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...statistics released by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation and published in The Chronicle of Higher Education this week, Harvard "as always" topped the list, with 391 matriculating in the Class...

Author: By Aby. Fung, | Title: Harvard Tops List of National Merit Scholars | 2/5/1997 | See Source »

Merit scholars comprise a large portion of students admitted because many students accepted by the office also hold credentials which earn them a Merit scholarship, McGrath-Lewis said...

Author: By Aby. Fung, | Title: Harvard Tops List of National Merit Scholars | 2/5/1997 | See Source »

...thousand of the finalists receive $2000 scholarships from the National Merit Scholarship Corporation, and many more received money from the nearly 200 sponsoring colleges and universities and about 340 businesses and foundations. 1996 National Merit Scholars Harvard has 92 more Scholars than next best Graphic: Rebecca T. Brown University Number Scholars Number Sponsored 1. Harvard U. 391 0 2. U. Texas, Austin 299 233 3. Rice U. 204 138 4. Stanford U. 184 0 5. Texas A&M U. 183 141 6. U. Florida 177 162 7. Yale U. 165 0 8. lowa State U. 154 134 9. U. Oklahoma...

Author: By Aby. Fung, | Title: Harvard Tops List of National Merit Scholars | 2/5/1997 | See Source »

...honor student, her parents are hoping that she can win a college scholarship but are worried that her new school may not be providing adequate preparation for the next level...

Author: By Richard M. Burnes, | Title: Rent Control's Demise: A Tale of Two Families | 1/29/1997 | See Source »

...potential rewards for all these outlays of money and time are tempting. While some contests merely offer trophies or teddy bears as prizes, others award cars, cash or scholarship money. A pageant based in Florida, Sunburst U.S.A. International, gives away more than $1 million in prizes every year. At age six, Lisa Iverson is already "Miss American Beauty Queen of Hearts," "Children of the World Supreme Winner," "U.S.A. National Scholarship Little Miss," Hawaiian Tropic "Superstar Photogenic," Hawaiian Tropic "Hollywood Babe" and "Miss American Starlet Fashion Model." She has won enough money to pay for college...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: PLAYING AT PAGEANTS | 1/20/1997 | See Source »

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