{"id":46933,"date":"2026-09-11T12:19:57","date_gmt":"2026-09-11T17:19:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.risd.org\/home\/?p=46933"},"modified":"2026-09-11T12:32:04","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T17:32:04","slug":"national-merit-semifinalists-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.risd.org\/home\/national-merit-semifinalists-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"6 RISD Students Named National Merit Semifinalists","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>These outstanding students are among 16,000 national semifinalists recognized in the 72nd annual National Merit Scholarship Program. Recognized students are academically talented high school seniors who represent less than 1% of all seniors across the country and include the highest test-scoring entrants in each state. 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