CFISD Graduates Earn National Merit College-Sponsored Scholarships
Three CFISD Class of 2022 graduates were recently awarded college-sponsored scholarships through the National Merit Scholarship program.
Cy-Fair High School graduate Alejandro Cantu, Cypress Ranch High School graduate Miguel Alarcon and Cypress Woods High School graduate Tanvi Khandekar were all named scholarship winners. All three are part of a distinguished group of approximately 7,500 high school graduates who will receive National Merit scholarships for college undergraduate study. Officials of each sponsor college selected scholarship winners from among the finalists in the 2022 National Merit Scholarship Program who plan to enroll at their institution. The scholarships provide between $500 and $2,000 annually for up to four years of undergraduate study.
Khandekar also received the National Merit University of Texas at Dallas Scholarship and plans to study molecular biology.
To compete for National Merit scholarships, semifinalists in the National Merit Scholarship Competition had to advance to the finalist level, which included a scholarship application detailing extracurricular activities, awards, leadership positions and a written essay. Semifinalists also had to have an outstanding academic record, be endorsed and recommended by a high school official and earn high SAT or ACT scores. From the semifinalist group, more than 15,000 met the requirements to reach finalist status. Half of National Merit finalists will be awarded college-based scholarships.
