Last month the National Merit Scholarship Corporation began announcing scholarship winners for the spring, with four East Cobb students named recipients. 
On Wednesday, four more high school seniors from East Cobb were named recipients of $2.500 scholarships as Merit Scholar designees, scholarships that are financed by the NMSC.
The students are:
- Morris I. Wan, Wheeler: Probable career field: Computer Science;
- Ann-Marie A. Abunyewa, Wheeler: Probable career field: Classics and Biochemistry
- Viviana Elizabeth Lu, Walton: Probable career field: Classics
- Joseph P. Kramer, Lassiter: Probable career field: Biochemistry
They were, according to a release from the NMSC, among “the Finalists in each state judged to have the strongest combination of accomplishments, skills, and potential for success in rigorous college studies. The number of winners named in each state is proportional to the state’s percentage of the nation’s graduating high school seniors,” according to the NMSC.
“They were selected by a committee of college admissions officers and high school counselors, who appraised a substantial amount of information submitted by both the Finalists and their high schools: the academic record, including difficulty level of subjects studied and grades earned; scores from the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT®); contributions and leadership in school and community activities; an essay written by the Finalist; and a recommendation written by a high school official.”
The National Merit Scholarship Corporation will announce more winners in May and June and expects to award 7,600 students an estimated $30 million in scholarships.
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