1.   Applications are brisk, and the use of merit scholarship has brought some first-class students to Brandeis.

2.   Because of financial pressures on parents, and in some cases expanded state merit scholarships, relatively inexpensive state colleges are increasingly desirable options for top students.

3.   Admissions officials are recruiting more heavily and offering merit scholarships to students with high scores.

4.   He helped establish a variety of programs for students and faculty members, merit scholarships, international internships, a professorship in Asian economics and the McKenna Auditorium.

5.   He points to a tightening of admissions standards, an increase in merit scholarships and an ongoing examination of the Fitchburg curriculum.

6.   Second- and third-tier schools began to offer merit scholarships to attract academically able students.

7.   Swarthmore already gives merit scholarships to bag the occasional music prodigy or star soccer player.

8.   The change has resulted in girls winning a larger proportion of merit scholarships than they had previously.

9.   The exams have been used for years to determine how prepared high school students are for college and to award state-financed merit scholarships.

10.   The Regents examinations are commonly used to determine preparedness for college and to assess qualifications for state-financed merit scholarships.