Lower Merion High Student Wins National Merit Scholarship

ARDMORE, PA — A Lower Merion High School student has been named a National Merit Scholarship winner.

According to the National Merit Scholarship Corporation, Andrew McCann has won the National Merit Boston College Scholarship.

McCann, of Ardmore, is expected to pursue a career in mathematics.

College-sponsored Merit Scholarships award between $500 and $2,000 annually for up to four years of undergraduate study at the institution financing the scholarship.

McCann is among 7,140 Merit Scholar designees who were chosen from a talent pool of more than 15,000 finalists in the 2023 National Merit Scholarship Program.

To compete for Merit Scholarship awards, Semifinalists first had to advance to the Finalist level of the competition by fulfilling additional requirements.

Each Semifinalist was asked to submit a detailed scholarship application, which included writing an essay and providing information about extracurricular activities, awards, and leadership positions.

Semifinalists also had to have an outstanding academic record, be endorsed and recommended by a high school official, and earn SAT or ACT scores that confirmed the qualifying test performance.

From the Semifinalist group, over 15,000 met requirements for Finalist standing, and about half of the Finalists will be Merit Scholarship winners in 2023.