The National Merit Scholarship Corporation is continuing to announce recipients of its 2023 scholarship program this spring, this time for $2,500 scholarships from its own funds. 
Three of the students from East Cobb attend Wheeler High School, two are from Walton High School and one each are seniors at Lassiter High School and Kell High School:
- Erin E. Cooney, Lassiter. Probable career field: Landscape Architecture
- Gavin J. Du, Walton. Probable career field: Consulting
- Rithu A. Hegde, Wheeler. Probable career field: Computer Science
- Shaunak R. Karnik, Pope. Probable career field: Computer Science
- Kabir A. Maindarkar, Wheeler. Probable career field: Chemical Engineering
- Lakshmi Valliyappan, Wheeler. Probable career field: Medicine
- Chaitanya Sri Yetukuri, Walton. Probable career field: Business Administration
According to the NMSC, they are among the 2,500 students chosen nationwide for this particular scholarship, from a field of 15,000 finalists.
They are “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.”
The criteria includes their academic record, including difficulty level of subjects studied and grades earned; scores from the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test; contributions and leadership in school and community activities; an essay; and a recommendation written by a high school official.
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