College Preparatory Courses Online

We believe that our program provides rigorous background in the various fields of study, held together by a concern for the underlying structures of thought and expression — the dynamic relation of trivium and quadrivium envisioned by the architects of the original artes liberales. Our students regularly compete and place in national competitions, and go on to enter a range of selective and demanding schools (see list below). They often tell us that the online courses they took with us for high school credit were more demanding than courses they took in college, and they were well prepared for the challenges of their college education.

Recognitions and Awards

Scholars Online has been recognized by the homeschooling community as one of the best online schools available. We were voted first place honors four years running (2017-2020) by readers of Mary Pride's Practical Homeschooling magazine for our classical online school program at both the middle school and high school levels, and in particular for the best online Latin classes for homeschoolers, best history, science, and literature programs, and best classical education program.

National Examinations Performance

Over the years, we have had many students receive placement honors in National Latin, Greek, and language competitions. Here are some recent honors our students have won:

• In Classics:
  • In 2012, 199 students nationally took the Homeric form of the National Greek exam. Of those, only six earned Highest Honors; of those, two were the two from Dr. McMenomy's Greek IV class who took the exam that year. One of those, Lucie Buisson, also won the National Greek Exam scholarship that year (renewable for four years).
  • Students from the class of 2012 went on to win Classics Department awards at the University of Dallas and induction into Phi Beta Kappa.
  • In 2016, students won Gold and Silver awards; this was Olivia Liu's fourth gold medal in four years.
  • Over the last twenty years, three of DrMcM's students have competed in Amherst College's Harry de Forest Smith Greek scholarship competition. All three of them have been offered the prize (though not all have chosen to attend Amherst).
• In French:
  • In 2016, four SO French students won silver, bronze, and honorable mention awards in the National French Contest.

Advanced Placement Test Achievements

We offer a number of college preparatory courses, including several designed to prepare students to take the College Board Advanced Placement examinations offered in May each year. Many of our students score well enough on the examination to receive advanced placement and even college credit for work done at in these courses.

Recognition and placement or credit awards based on AP examination performance vary from college to college, and sometimes even from department to department within a college or university, so be sure to check with the colleges of your choice to determine their AP recognition policies.

College Admissions

We work with those students applying to college, informally supplying some information on the selection of colleges and providing letters of recommendation for students who have completed sufficient work with us to allow us to evaluate their abilities. More formal support includes a Moodle forum for parents and students on choosing colleges, writing application essays, creating portfolios and transcripts, taking National Merit, SAT, AP, and CLEP examinations to gain recognition for academic work, and filling out FAFSA and CEEB financial aid forms.

College Acceptances for Scholars Online Students 2006 - 2025

Class of 2024: be sure to let us know where you are accepted!

Our alumni have amassed an impressive list of admissions, many accompanied by generous scholarship offers, from these colleges:

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Scholars Online is fully accredited through the Middle States Accreditation Commissions on Elementary and Secondary Schools.