PSAT/NMSQT high scorers

Twenty-seven Fox Chapel Area High School rising seniors are among the 50,000 highest-scoring participants on the 2024 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT) and have met the requirements to enter the 2026 National Merit Scholarship Program. The students are: Marin Airik, Arman Alborzi, Tobias Conklin, Michael Costello, Greta Erdner, Laila Golla, Charles Hahl, Riley Hemingray, Alan Jiang, Eloise Johnson, Nora Kelley, Ulyana Kubini, Joanna Li, Steven Li, Gavin Lynch, James Manges, Max Melocchi, August Mierwald, Dayna Mullan, Zehra Ozkaya, Zachary Rubin, Joshua Shah, Joseph Shin, Rodrigo Silva, Yash Tahiliani, Ian Wellman and Helen Xu. More than 1.3 million students took the 2024 PSAT/NMSQT and these Fox Chapel Area students are among the 50,000 highest-scoring participants on that test from across the nation and have shown outstanding academic potential.

Approximately 16,000 of these highest scoring students will be named National Merit Scholarship Program Semifinalists in September 2025, representing the top scorers in each state, and approximately 34,000 of the students will be named Commended Students for their performance on the PSAT/NMSQT. The Semifinalists will have the opportunity to continue in the competition for about 6,870 Merit Scholarship awards to be offered in 2026.