What is National Merit?

The National Merit Scholarship is a program that High School Juniors can qualify for with a sufficiently high PSAT score. The program is very impressive on your college application and opens opportunities for scholarships for college tuition. 

The bar for National Merit Scholarship is very high (top 1-3% of scores in your state). For students who miss the mark, they won’t be excluded from consideration at top colleges. In other words, students who earn National Merit can benefit, while students who don’t won’t be penalized.