Potential Magazine august 2013 | Page 17

SO WHAT’S THE BIG DEAL? MONEY! Every year since 1955, the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) recognizes and honors our country’s academically talented students through its Scholarship Program, and the PSAT is the qualifying test for these scholarships, annually screening 1.5 million entrants. Beginning in March and continuing to mid-June, NMSC selects and notifies approximately 8,300 Finalists that they have been selected to receive one of three Merit Scholarship awards: KNOW THIS: Even if your teen is not a National Merit Finalist, th