Four Baldwin Senior Students Named National Merit Scholarship Winners

Congratulations to Baldwin’s four seniors who have been awarded National Merit Scholarships:

Summer He ’25, who will be attending New York University; Allie Meng ’25, who will be attending University of Pennsylvania; Avani Shah-Lipman ’25, who will be attending Harvard University; and Georgia Jane Whamond ’25 who will be attending University of Pennsylvania.

These students are among the 2,500 Merit Scholar designees who were chosen from a talent pool of more than 15,000 outstanding Finalists in the 2025 National Merit Scholarship Program. Each student has secured a $2,500 scholarship and 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 (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.