National Merit Scholarship Coporation announced Sandeep K. Srinivasan winner of the National Merit $2,500 scholarship.

Sandeep Srinivasan, son of Ramesh and Sujatha Srinivasan and a senior at the Green Valley High School, is planning to study Electrical Engineering.

The 2,500 Merit Scholar designees were chosen from a talent pool of more than 15,000 outstanding Finalists in the 2012 National Merit Scholarship Program.

In an interview with the Las Vegas Review Journal, Sandeep said “I hope to attend Stanford University and major in electrical engineering and computer science.”  Sandeep is involved in numerous clubs, including National Honor Society, International Baccalaureate Honor Society, varsity… FULL ARTICLE AT LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL / SUN
National Merit $2500 Scholarship winners are the Finalists in each state judged to have the strongest combination of accomplishments, skills, and potential for success in rigorous college studies.

To select scholarship winners, a committee of educators 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 two standardized tests; contributions and leadership in school and community activities; an essay written by the Finalist; and a recommendation written by a high school official.