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By SHARON KILPATRICK
Rappahannock News Staff Writer
Rappahannock Senior Elizabeth Oliver received notice earlier this month that she qualified as one of Virginia’s 358 National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists. She joins 15,000 students nationwide in competing for 6,000 scholarships worth $23 million.
The last Rappahannock County High School student to qualify was Elizabeth’s sister, Ann Oliver, who made it into the pool of finalists in 1984 but didn’t receive any scholarship money through the National Merit Scholarship system.
Semi-finalists are selected on the basis of their scores on the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test (PSAT), which most college bound students take in their junior year. Students must get a score of at least 200 points to qualify. The number is computed by doubling the verbal score and adding the math score to it.
Elizabeth’s score was 211, the result of 75 on the verbal test and 61 on the math test. About one half of one percent of students nationwide qualifty as semi-finalists.
When scholarships are handed out, 1,800 students will receive $2,000 each. Another 1,300 will receive schol
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