The Iowa Stater
September1996
Merit scholar numbers nearly triple
owa State welcomed 154 National Merit scholars and four National
Achievement scholars (specifically for black Americans) to its freshman
class this fall, the most in the university's history. The scholarship
programs identify top high school students nationally who performed well
both during their high school years and on a series of standard entrance
exams. Tom Thielen, vice president for student affairs, said Iowa State strengthened its commitment to the National Merit and Achievement programs in several ways in the last year: providing more scholarship dollars; contacting finalists earlier; and providing personalized campus visits for finalists.
For the first time at ISU, the scholarship covers tuition and room and board and is renewable for three more years if the student maintains a GPA of 2.5. When the national rankings are published in January, ISU officials expect Iowa State will be among the top five public universities in the number of National Merit scholars.
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