
Noah
Egan,
a
senior
attending
Brentsville
District
High
School
and
the
Governor's
School
@
Innovation
Park,
is
a
2020
National
Merit®
Scholarship
Program
finalist.
Egan
was
one
of
2,500
Merit
Scholars
chosen
from
a
group
of
over
15,000
finalists.
Egan
entered
the
2020
National
Merit®
Scholarship
Program
by
taking
the
2018
SAT/National
Merit
Scholarship
Qualifying
Test
(PSAT/NMSQT®),
which
serves
as
an
initial
screening.
By
being
one
of
the
highest-scoring
entrants
in
the
state,
Egan
was
first
recognized
as
a
semifinalist;
semifinalists
make
up
less
than
one
percent
of
all
U.S.
high
school
seniors,
proving
Egan
is
an
exceptionally
talented
academic
student.
In
a
previous
interview
when
asked
about
his
academic
success
and
becoming
a
semifinalist,
he
identified
his
love
of
reading
and
math
as
a
stepping-stone
of
his
success.
"I've
always
liked
math,
and
I
read
a
lot
of
books
outside
of
school.
I
think
my
experience
in
reading
and
math
outside
of
school
helped
me
a
lot
for
the
test,"
explained
Egan.
Egan
is
part
of
a
second
group
of
winners
announced
by
the
2020
National
Merit
Scholarship
Program.
The
number
of
winners
in
each
state
is
proportional
to
the
state's
percentage
of
all
the
graduating
high
school
seniors
nationwide.
By
the
conclusion
of
this
year's
program,
he
will
be
one
of
approximately
7,600
Merit
Scholar
finalists
who
are
collectively
awarded
over
$30
million
in
college
scholarships.
Finalists
from
each
state
are
chosen
by
a
combination
of
academic
acumen,
potential
of
future
success
in
rigorous
college
courses,
as
well
as
demonstrated
leadership
and
contributions
in
their
schools
and
community
activities.
Egan
has
exemplified
leadership
through
his
contributions
to
the
school
community.
Egan
is
the
founder
and
co-president
of
the
Brentsville
District
High
chapter
of
Mu
Alpha
Theta.
As
part
of
this
club,
he
offers
tutoring
sessions
for
both
high
school
and
elementary
school
students.
He
is
also
co-captain
of
the
academics
team
and
the
lead
programmer
for
his
VEX
robotics
team.
Egan
plans
to
attend
a
four-year
university
to
study
aerospace
or
mechanical
engineering.
The
National
Merit
Scholarship
Corporation
(NMSC),
a
not-for-profit
corporation,
was
founded
in
1955
to
conduct
the
National
Merit®
Scholarship
Program.
NMSC
offers
three
types
of
National
Merit®
Scholarships.
The
finalists
compete
for
one
of
2,500
National
Merit®
$2,500
Scholarships
that
are
awarded
on
a
state-representational
basis.
About
1,000
corporate-sponsored
scholarship
awards
are
provided
by
more
than
200
corporations
and
business
organizations
for
finalists
who
meet
their
specified
criteria,
and
another
4,100
college-sponsored
scholarships
are
provided
by
nearly
180
colleges
and
universities.
Learn
more
about
the
National
Merit®
Scholarship
Program.