Admissions
Admission to Georgetown Prep is selective - only about one in four applicants is offered a place in the incoming class. In making admission decisions, the most important factors are: grades (accepted students usually have a B+ or higher average); recommendations; and results from the Secondary School Admissions Test.

The majority of students are from the Washington, D.C. area, however students hail from states as far away as California and Alaska, and from 19 foreign countries including Mexico, Korea and China.

Prep's student body is racially, ethnically and socio-economically diverse. About 70 percent of students are Catholic, however there are students of many faiths. About 25 percent of students receive need-based financial aid.

Academics at Prep
Prep's academic program is challenging yet rewarding. Graduation requirements include: four years of mathematics, English and religious studies; three and a half years of social studies; two years of science, Latin and a modern language; and one year of fine arts. Prep offers 24 Advanced Placement classes. With a committed staff of college counselors and a mean SAT score of 1292, Prep graduates attend the nation's most prestigious colleges and universities, such as Harvard, Georgetown, Stanford, the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Virginia.

Accreditation and Affiliations
Georgetown Prep is accredited by the Maryland State Department of Education and by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. Georgetown Prep is a member of the Jesuit Secondary Education Association, the Jesuit High School College Counselors Association, the National Catholic Education Association, the National Association of Independent Schools, the Secondary School Admission Test Board, the College Board, the Association of Independent Maryland Schools, and the National Association for College Admission Counseling. Georgetown Prep complies with the NACAC Statement of Principles of Good Practice.

Academic Procedure and Program of Study
The Georgetown Prep school day consists of eight 45-minute class periods. Classes are held Monday through Friday, on a six-day cycle. The school follows a semester system; each term has two marking periods and an examination period.

Grade reporting and scale
Grades are recorded on the transcript each semester with yearly grades being determined by averaging the two semester grades. Grades are reported on a scale of 60-100; the passing grade is 70. An average is reported on the students' secondary school report.

Program of study
The program of study at Georgetown Prep prepares the student for success in college. The program is preparatory in the strict sense: every student who graduates will have taken all the units necessary for his admission to college. Each student takes six courses each year.

Honors/Advanced Courses
All courses which are not Advanced Placement are presented at the same college preparatory level, with the following exceptions: a select group of students is invited to take one or more of the following accelerated math courses: Intermediate Algebra, Summer Geometry, and Algebra 3/Trigonometry. Advanced Calculus BC is offered to those students who have completed the AP Calculus AB course. This course completes the AP Calculus BC curriculum and proceeds with more advanced concepts. A select group of students also pursues an honors track in the sciences: Honors Biology, Honors Chemistry, and Honors Physics are offered.

The Arts
The Arts are an important part of the Prep experience. Students have the option to take visual art classes, including studio art and art history. The Prep Players perform three plays each school year and students can earn credit through a technical theater class. Instrumental and vocal music is offered before school and students perform at winter and spring concerts, as well as at events on and off campus throughout the year. For those students and faculty members who want to show off their musical talents, there is Oasis, a musical talent show of sorts, which is a forum for student bands.

AP Studio Art
Theater

Athletics at Georgetown Prep
Every student at Georgetown Prep is given the opportunity to become a spiritually, intellectually and physically stronger person. Prep focuses on each student as a complete person and encourages him to explore all aspects of human experience.

Prep's Athletic Department fosters an atmosphere that enables the student-athlete not only to be coached in the intricacies of his individual sport, but to learn the values and lessons of life that are closely associated with the Ignatian experience.

Varsity, JV and freshmen teams are fielded in football, basketball, lacrosse and soccer. Varsity and JV teams are offered in baseball, golf, track and field, cross country, swimming, wrestling, tennis, indoor track, rugby, hockey. and fencing.

Teams and Conferences
Georgetown Prep has 33 teams competing throughout the school year during the fall, winter and spring seasons:
Fall: Football, soccer, cross country
Winter: Swimming, basketball, wrestling, hockey, and indoor track
Spring: Baseball, tennis, golf, lacrosse, track, rugby, fencing

Prep competes in the IAC for most sports. Following the 2004 fall season, the IAC headmasters voted Prep out the conference for football due to their excellence and what the headmasters felt was an uncompetitive balance in the league. Prep now competes in the A division of the MIAA with Loyola, Gilman, Mt. St. Joe's, Calvert Hall, and McDonogh. Other interscholastic sports outside of the IAC are rugby and fencing.

Spirituality at Georgetown Prep
Spiritual formation of our young men is central to Prep's mission. This is achieved through a combination of religious studies, retreats, personal and communal prayer, and the celebration of the Eucharist, as well as opportunities for service. Over the course of four years, a Prep student will have the opportunity to go on overnight retreats each year, with the highlight being the Kairos retreat in the junior year.

In keeping with the Jesuit philosophy of forming students who will be "Men for Others," each student chooses a community service project in which he shares his time and particular gifts with those who are less fortunate.

Tuition
Tuition for the 2009-2010 school year is:
Day Student Tuition: $25,650 (US)
Resident Tuition: $45,000 (US)
English as a Second Language Program: $5,885 (US) additional

Other Fees:
Optional Tution Refund Insurance Plan .09%
Parents Club Dues: $105
Estimated Book Cost: $500
Resident Room Deposit: $250 (Refunded at the end of stay)