National Merit Finalists 2024 Maryland. Semifinalists are selected based on their scores. We’ve compiled the national merit semifinalist state cutoffs based on the most recent data from the fall of 2021.

 — columbia, md — another round of 2024 national merit scholars have been announced, including 12 students from howard county.  — becoming a national merit semifinalist is the first step toward potentially earning a national merit scholarship.