National Merit Scholar

June 9, 2015

Carl Modl is being offered a college-sponsored Merit Scholarship award for the University of Minnesota. 

From approximately 1.5 million students who entered the 2015 National Merit Scholarship Program, only about 16,000 were named Semifinalists. In order to advance in the competition and to be considered for a Merit Scholarship award, a Semifinalist had to become a Finalist by fulfilling several requirements that included submitting a detailed scholarship application and presenting a record of very high academic performance.  All winners of about 8,0000 National Merit Scholarships are being chosen from the group of approxiimately 15,000 distinguished Finalists.

About 200 colleges and universities underwrite approximately 4500 National Merit Scholarships in each annual competition.  Winners are chosen by officials of the sponsoring college or university.

Quite an honor! Congratulations Carl Modl!