The National Merit Scholarship Corporation recently awarded $2,500 per year scholarships to six high school students in Hudson County, New Jersey, with three winners hailing from McNair Academic High School in Jersey City. These scholarships are awarded based on the PSAT/NMSQT scores, which began the application process in October 2024. Only the highest-scoring participants, representing less than 1% of seniors nationwide, qualify as semi-finalists, with 6,700 ultimately becoming merit scholars. McNair Academic High School is a public magnet school known for its rigorous admissions, accepting fewer than 25% of applicants. The scholarship winners from Hudson County include Max C. Koppelman, Remi Graullera, Tian Hu, Chloe Koo, Neil Mehra, and Mila Varela, who have aspirations in fields ranging from law to biomedical engineering.