Two Arlington students are winners of National Merit Scholarships. They are Ashley E. Wicks of Arlington High School and Maxwell P. Hardcastle, who attends Boston University Academy.
Wicks, whose probable career field is chemical engineering, is receiving the National Merit Tufts University Scholarship.
Hardcastle, whose probable career field is computer programming, is receiving the National Merit Northeastern University Scholarship
Tufts offers the personal attention of a small college and the options of a complex university for 4,400 undergraduates in liberal arts and engineering.
Northeastern, a private research university, is a leader in interdisciplinary and use-inspired research, urban engagement, and the integration of classroom learning with real-world experience.
The National Merit Scholarship Corporation announced these winners from among about 3,000 awards. Officials of each sponsor college selected winners from among the finalists in the 2016 National Merit Scholarship Program who plan to attend their institution. These awards provide between $500 and $2,000 annually for up to four years of undergraduate study at the institution financing the scholarship.
This year, 184 higher education institutions are underwriting Merit Scholarship awards through the National Merit Scholarship Program. Sponsor colleges and universities include 106 private and 78 public institutions located in 45 states and the District of Columbia.
College-sponsored Merit Scholarship winners are a part of the distinguished group of about 7,500 high school seniors who will receive National Merit Scholarships for college undergraduate study worth approximately $33 million.
This announcement was published Wednesday, June 1, 2016.
