The National Merit Scholarship Program has determined which of the 16,000 Semifinalists named in September 2017 have met all requirements to advance to Finalist standing in the competition. All Finalists will be considered for the National Merit Scholarship to be offered in 2018. Congratulations to Ben Brody, Jessica Chen, Kevin Ji, Rachel Laing, Jackson Pullman, Sofia Schlozman, Zachary Tseng, and Mirilla Zhu for being selected as Finalist.