Test takers who score in the top 1% of the PSAT become Semifinalists, a significant accomplishment. Each year the NMSC awards semifinalist status to around 16,000 high school students. The PSAT is taken the fall of junior year.
The following National Merit Semi-Finalists from Piedmont may go on to compete for the scholarship and become a National Merit Finalist:
Maximo Detlefsen
Sophia Glass
Ellen Gudiksen
Aman Jajodia
Sabrina Olliphant
Ava Sauer
Aliana Tang
August (Gus) von Metzch