National Merit Scholarship winners

This year’s National Merit $2,500 scholarship winners were chosen from a talent pool of more than 15,000 outstanding Finalists in the 2024 National Merit Scholarship Program. The winners are 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. These scholars 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; contributions and leadership in school and community activities; an essay written by the finalist; and a recommendation written by a high school official.

The San Mateo County winners are: Jackson Deutch, Menlo School; Ajax R. Fu, Menlo-Atherton High School; Sina S. Kassayan, Menlo-Atherton High School; Davinder C. Josephson, Carlmont High School; Xavier Lem, Carlmont High School; Angelyn Liu, Burlingame High School; Elise A. Spenner, Burlingame High School; Andrea Li, Menlo School; Rachel W. Ma, Aragon High School; Zaee A. Shah, San Mateo High School; Eric Li-Len Feng, Menlo School; Kent Li, Crystal Springs Uplands School; Noelle B. Mendoza, Sacred Heart Preparatory School; Ashlyn R. Roeder, Menlo-Atherton High School; Samuel Warman, Menlo School; Ronit Barman, Mills High School; Olivia Chiang, The Nueva School; Patrick George Van Hoven, Woodside High School; Spencer G. Bergland, Woodside High School; Michael M. Sarboraria, The Nueva School; Carl J. Crum, Sacred Heart Preparatory School; Collin C. Liou, Sequoia High School; Allison Wang, Sequoia High School; Alexandra E. Ding, Aragon High School; Shikha D. Kini, Crystal Springs Uplands School; Chin-Yi Kong, Aragon High School; Zachary I. Schanker, Aragon High School; and Quincy M. Teng, Aragon High School.