McAuley Scholars
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Recognizing Academic Excellence
At Mercy, scholarly achievement is celebrated and intentionally nurtured through programs that challenge and inspire students to reach their highest potential.
The McAuley Scholars Program is an invitation to Mercy’s top academic achievers at entrance - students who demonstrate exceptional ability, intellectual curiosity, and a deep love of learning. From day one, McAuley Scholars are encouraged to embrace academic challenge, lean into educational courage, pursue their ambitions with purpose, and cultivate the habits of scholarship and leadership that define a Mercy education. The program is designed to elevate the academic experience, pairing a rigorous and enriching course of study with the personalized support of Mercy’s counseling team and dedicated teachers. Over their four years, McAuley Scholars are called to further engage with their academics through the many extracurricular and enrichment opportunities available to them, deepening their learning and leadership beyond the classroom. These experiences help to ensure that McAuley Scholars excel academically while also thriving as confident, compassionate, and well-rounded learners.
Acceptance
This rigorous four-year honors program is offered to the top 10% of incoming freshmen, students poised to thrive in a demanding college-preparatory environment. Freshman year McAuley Scholars enroll in Honors or AP Biology, Honors English I, and an Honors or higher-level math.
Recognizing their commitment to excellence and their love of learning, Mercy High School awards McAuley Scholars a $14,000 scholarship over four years ($3,500 per year) and designates them as McAuley Honors Scholars on their transcripts for as long as they remain in the program.
Program Expectations
McAuley Scholars are expected to maintain at least three Honors or AP courses each year, uphold a minimum weighted GPA of 3.75, and remain actively engaged in extracurricular life at Mercy.
McAuley Scholars are able to enroll in any three Honors and AP courses offered in our course catalog that they are eligible and interested in studying.