Students Named Regional Finalist and Semifinalists in Coca-Cola Scholars Program Competition

Fox Chapel Area High School senior Arvind Seshan was recently selected as a Regional Finalist for the 35th class of the Coca-Cola Scholars Program. Arvind is one of 250 students from across the nation, and one of only 10 from Pennsylvania, to be selected as a Regional Finalist.

Prior to being named a Regional Finalist, Arvind and classmate Ananth Kashyap were both named Semifinalists for the 2023 class of the Coca-Cola Scholars Program. A total of 1,557 high school seniors from across the nation (and 100 from Pennsylvania) were chosen as Semifinalists from more than 91,000 applicants. Students are selected as Semifinalists based on their academic excellence, leadership, and service demonstrated in school and community activities.

Regional Finalists will now participate in the next phase of the selection process which includes a 20-minute interview with a regional committee comprised of a CocaCola Scholars Foundation staff member and previous CocaCola Scholars Program scholarship recipients. Following the interviews, a total of 150 Coca-Cola Scholars will be named in March 2023 and each will receive a $20,000 college scholarship.

A joint effort of Coca-Cola Bottlers across the country and The Coca-Cola Company, the Coca-Cola Scholars Program is the largest corporate-sponsored, achievementbased scholarship program in the United States. With the addition of the 2023 class, the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation will have provided more than $81 million in scholarships over the course of 35 years.