After serving in the  Civil War, Scott attended Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania and the Columbia University-affiliated Union Theological Seminary.
ˈæftɚ sˈɜːvɪŋ ɪnðə sˈɪvəl wˈɔːɹ, skˈɑːt ɐtˈɛndᵻd lˌæfeɪˈɛt kˈɑːlɪdʒ ɪn ˈiːstən, pˌɛnsɪlvˈeɪniə ænd ðə kəlˈʌmbiə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾiɐfˈɪlɪˌeɪɾᵻd jˈuːniən θiːəlˈɑːdʒɪkəl sˈɛmɪnˌɛɹi.