Academics
Seton Scholars Program
Thomas R. Farley '44 Seton Scholars Program
Since 2007 the Thomas R. Farley '44 Seton Scholars program has been the academic home for incoming Prep students with the most potential for academic excellence and distinction, preparing them for admission to the most competitive colleges and universities in the nation. This scholarship program identifies a cohort of students who will embark on our most challenging curriculum opportunities, beginning the AP curriculum as Freshmen, pursuing an intensive testing and test preparation plan, and developing into individual exemplars of academic excellence, creativity, and integrity. Please see the “Seton Scholar College and University Acceptances” below.
Program Highlights:
- Applicants who score in the top 5% on our Entrance Exam, who have demonstrated exemplary academic achievement in grammar or middle school, and who are willing to assume the mantle of leadership are invited to participate.
- All Seton Scholars are required to take AP Human Geography, Honors Physics or Honors Physical Science, High Honors Theology and High Honors English as Freshmen. They choose whether to take Band or Gym, a world language (Chinese H, Latin H, Spanish H, or Italian H), and the level of Honors Math appropriate for them.
- In Sophomore year, students are required to take AP World History, High Honors English and Theology, Honors Math, Language and Science.
- In Junior year, students begin to individualize their curricula, while all courses are taken at the Honors or AP levels.
- By junior year, standardized test preparation and meetings with the Dean of Academics, School Counseling, and College Placement are aimed at fostering the Seton Scholars unique interests, deepening his approach to academics, and gaining the best college placement outcomes.
'21 - '24 Seton Scholar College & University Acceptances
Boston College
Boston University
Brandeis University
Brown University
Bucknell University
Colgate University
Colorado College
Columbia University
Columbia University
Cornell University
Dartmouth College
Duke University
Emory University
Georgetown University
Georgia Institute of Technology
Harvard University
Johns Hopkins University
Lafayette College
Lehigh University
McGill University
New York University
Northeastern University
Northwestern University
Princeton University
Tufts University
Tulane University
United States Military Academy
University of California-Berkeley
University of California-Los Angeles
University of Chicago
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University of Notre Dame
University of Pennsylvania
University of Richmond
University of Southern California
University of Virginia
Vanderbilt University
Vassar College
Villanova University
Wake Forest University
Washington & Lee University
Washington University in St. Louis
Wesleyan University
William & Mary
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