Finalists Commended

Seven Dominican seniors were named National Merit Finalists. They were among the 15,000 Finalists in the 67th annual National Merit® Scholarship Program. As Finalists, these academically talented high school seniors had an opportunity for some 7,500 National Merit Scholarships worth more than $32 million that were offered in the spring. To be considered for a Merit Scholarship® award, Semifinalists must fulfill several requirements to advance to the Finalist level of the competition.

Beginning in March and continuing to mid-June, NMSC notifies approximately 7,600 finalists that they have been selected to receive a Merit Scholarship, corporate, or collegesponsored monetary award.

Seven Dominican seniors were named Commended Students in the 2022 National Merit® Scholarship Program. Commended Students place among the top 50,000 scorers of more than 1.5 million students who entered the competition by taking the Preliminary SAT/ National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. Although these students will not continue in the competition for National Merit Scholarships, they are being recognized for their exceptional academic promise. Some of these students become candidates for Special Scholarships sponsored by corporations and businesses.