MIT undergraduates Rupert Li and Audrey Xie have been selected to receive Barry Goldwater Scholarships for the 2023-24 academic year. From an estimated pool of more than 5,000 college sophomores and juniors, nearly 1,300 students were nominated by 427 academic institutions to compete for the scholarship, with Li and Xie representing two of only 413 recipients selected based on academic merit. Since 1989, the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation has awarded more than 10,000 Goldwater scholarships. The program was designed to foster and encourage outstanding students to…
