Data Scale: FindingSchool leverages an extensive data set that exceeds that of similar rankings, ensuring accurate and relevant evaluations through well-defined weight distributions and scoring mechanisms.
Weight Distribution: We gathered feedback from thousands of families and consulted over 50 industry experts to create ranking weights tailored to the needs of Asian students.
Scoring Mechanism: Each of the 46 distinct data points is evaluated using unique mathematical models, scoring based on its position within the overall data distribution.
Basis for Ranking: Instead of absolute values, we focus on relative differences in data. There is no fixed score threshold for separating schools; instead, the “admission cutoff” is adjusted annually based on data trends, similar to college entrance exams.
The school page currently displays an evaluation card that includes an overall rating and ratings across five key categories, totaling 46 data points. The five categories are: Geographic Community, Academic Strength, Matriculation Level, Extracurricular Activities, and FindingSchool Reviews. Visitors can easily view the overall score and ratings for each dimension (ranging from A+ to C). For boarding schools, detailed total score rankings are also included
The data used for evaluations and rankings comes from three primary sources: official school data, public data, and user-submitted data on FindingSchool.
The entire scoring system is based on mathematical models derived from statistical analysis of samples from hundreds of schools across various levels. Each data point receives a corresponding rating based on its percentile position within the overall predicted distribution.
In the boarding school evaluation:: A- and above account for 45% of the total, B- and above account for 40%, C accounts for 15%.
In the day school evaluation: A- and above account for 30% of the total, B- and above account for 51%, C and others account for 19%.
1. [30% - Matriculation Dimension] : Ivy League admission rate, admission rate for Top 25 National Universities and Top 5 Liberal Arts Colleges, admission rate for Top 50 National Universities and Top 10 Liberal Arts Colleges, admission rate for Top 100 National Universities and Top 25 Liberal Arts Colleges, along with a summary of historical admissions data.
2. [24% - Academic Dimension]: Course offerings (AP, IB, Honors, and Advanced courses), percentage of teachers with a master’s degree or higher, percentage of AP exam scores of 3, 4, or 5, average scores on standardized tests (SAT and ACT), scores in AMC math competitions, and results in FRC robotics competitions.
3. [14% - Extracurricular Activities]: Alumni donation rate, number of clubs and activities, ratings for competitive sports teams, and ratings for arts programs.
4. [12% - FindingSchool Reviews] : FindingSchool website rating, review comments on FindingSchool, and historical rating trends.
5. [8% - Geographic Community]: State resource evaluation, density score of nearby top universities, distance to the nearest international airport, convenience of local amenities, transportation convenience, city crime rate, and educational level of the local population.
Ranking | University/College | Students |
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#6 | University of Pennsylvania | 1 + |
#10 | Johns Hopkins University | 1 + |
LAC #2 | Amherst College | 1 + |
#12 | Dartmouth College | 1 + |
#14 | Brown University | 1 + |
#15 | University of Notre Dame | 1 + |
#17 | Cornell University | 1 + |
#20 | University of California: Los Angeles | 1 + |
#21 | Emory University | 1 + |
#22 | University of Southern California | 1 + |
#24 | Georgetown University | 1 + |
#25 | Carnegie Mellon University | 1 + |
#27 | Wake Forest University | 1 + |
#29 | Georgia Institute of Technology | 1 + |
#29 | New York University | 1 + |
#29 | Tufts University | 1 + |
#29 | University of Rochester | 1 + |
LAC #6 | Bowdoin College | 1 + |
#34 | University of California: Santa Barbara | 1 + |
#34 | University of Florida | 1 + |
#36 | University of California: Irvine | 1 + |
#37 | Boston College | 1 + |
#37 | University of California: San Diego | 1 + |
#39 | University of California: Davis | 1 + |
#40 | Boston University | 1 + |
#40 | Case Western Reserve University | 1 + |
#40 | College of William and Mary | 1 + |
#40 | Northeastern University | 1 + |
#40 | Tulane University | 1 + |
#46 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 1 + |
#46 | Villanova University | 1 + |
#48 | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | 1 + |
#48 | University of Texas at Austin | 1 + |
#50 | Pepperdine University | 1 + |
#50 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | 1 + |
#54 | Ohio State University: Columbus Campus | 1 + |
#54 | Syracuse University | 1 + |
#57 | Penn State University Park | 1 + |
#57 | Purdue University | 1 + |
#57 | University of Miami | 1 + |
#57 | University of Pittsburgh | 1 + |
#62 | Rutgers University | 1 + |
#62 | University of Washington | 1 + |
#64 | University of Maryland: College Park | 1 + |
#64 | University of Massachusetts Amherst | 1 + |
#64 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | 1 + |
#70 | George Washington University | 1 + |
#70 | Texas A&M University | 1 + |
LAC #14 | Hamilton College | 1 + |
#72 | Hobart and William Smith Colleges | 1 + |
#74 | Fordham University | 1 + |
#74 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 1 + |
#77 | American University | 1 + |
SUNY University at Binghamton | 1 + | |
SUNY University at Buffalo | 1 + | |
#84 | Elon University | 1 + |
#84 | Marquette University | 1 + |
#84 | Michigan State University | 1 + |
#84 | University of California: Santa Cruz | 1 + |
#84 | University of Iowa | 1 + |
#85 | Lake Forest College | 1 + |
#85 | Washington College | 1 + |
LAC #17 | Wesleyan University | 1 + |
#89 | Stonehill College | 1 + |
#91 | Clark University | 1 + |
#91 | Miami University: Oxford | 1 + |
#91 | University of California: Riverside | 1 + |
#91 | University of San Diego | 1 + |
#97 | Drexel University | 1 + |
#97 | Saint Louis University | 1 + |
#97 | Texas Christian University | 1 + |
Auburn University | 1 + | |
#104 | Loyola University Chicago | 1 + |
#104 | Rochester Institute of Technology | 1 + |
#104 | Temple University | 1 + |
#104 | University of Oregon | 1 + |
LAC #21 | Bates College | 1 + |
#111 | Ohio Wesleyan University | 1 + |
#115 | Fairfield University | 1 + |
Arizona State University | 1 + | |
#121 | University of Vermont | 1 + |
#125 | Chapman University | 1 + |
#125 | Simmons University | 1 + |
#125 | University of New Hampshire | 1 + |
#130 | University of Kansas | 1 + |
#132 | Duquesne University | 1 + |
#132 | University of Illinois at Chicago | 1 + |
#132 | University of Kentucky | 1 + |
LAC #27 | College of the Holy Cross | 1 + |
LAC #27 | Kenyon College | 1 + |
#137 | University of Alabama | 1 + |
#137 | University of Central Florida | 1 + |
#139 | Catholic University of America | 1 + |
#139 | Seattle University | 1 + |
#147 | San Diego State University | 1 + |
LAC #32 | Mount Holyoke College | 1 + |
LAC #33 | Oberlin College | 1 + |
#166 | Hofstra University | 1 + |
#166 | Quinnipiac University | 1 + |
#166 | Xavier University | 1 + |
#176 | University of Idaho | 1 + |
#176 | University of Massachusetts Lowell | 1 + |
#182 | University of Rhode Island | 1 + |
LAC #38 | Franklin & Marshall College | 1 + |
LAC #39 | Lafayette College | 1 + |
LAC #39 | Skidmore College | 1 + |
#202 | Florida Institute of Technology | 1 + |
#202 | Loyola University New Orleans | 1 + |
#202 | Springfield College | 1 + |
#212 | Lipscomb University | 1 + |
#219 | Nova Southeastern University | 1 + |
#219 | Sacred Heart University | 1 + |
#219 | University of Maine | 1 + |
LAC #45 | Union College | 1 + |
LAC #46 | Connecticut College | 1 + |
LAC #46 | Dickinson College | 1 + |
#234 | Georgia State University | 1 + |
#234 | Suffolk University | 1 + |
#234 | University of Hartford | 1 + |
#234 | University of Massachusetts Dartmouth | 1 + |
#234 | Western New England University | 1 + |
#263 | Florida Atlantic University | 1 + |
#285 | University of New England | 1 + |
LAC #61 | Gettysburg College | 1 + |
Academy of Art University | 1 + | |
American International College | 1 + | |
Assumption College | 1 + | |
Babson College | 1 + | |
Becker College | 1 + | |
Bentley University | 1 + | |
Bryant University | 1 + | |
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University: Worldwide Campus | 1 + | |
Emerson College | 1 + | |
Emmanuel College-Boston-MA | 1 + | |
Endicott College | 1 + | |
Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising: Los Angeles | 1 + | |
Franciscan University of Steubenville | 1 + | |
Franklin Pierce University | 1 + | |
High Point University | 1 + | |
Johnson & Wales University: Providence | 1 + | |
Lasell College | 1 + | |
Louisiana State University at Eunice | 1 + | |
Loyola University Maryland | 1 + | |
Marist College | 1 + | |
Maryland Institute College of Art | 1 + | |
McGill University | 1 + | |
Merrimack College | 1 + | |
Moravian College | 1 + | |
new york film academy | 1 + | |
Nichols College | 1 + | |
Palm Beach Atlantic University | 1 + | |
Plymouth State University | 1 + | |
Pratt Institute | 1 + | |
Providence College | 1 + | |
Rhode Island College | 1 + | |
Rhode Island School of Design | 1 + | |
Roger Williams University | 1 + | |
Rollins College | 1 + | |
Saint Anselm College | 1 + | |
Saint Joseph's University | 1 + | |
Saint Leo University | 1 + | |
Saint Michael's College | 1 + | |
Salve Regina University | 1 + | |
Savannah College of Art and Design | 1 + | |
School of Visual Arts | 1 + | |
The New School College of Performing Arts | 1 + | |
University of British Columbia | 1 + | |
University of New Haven | 1 + | |
University of Scranton | 1 + | |
University of Tampa | 1 + | |
University of Texas at San Antonio | 1 + | |
Wentworth Institute of Technology | 1 + | |
Worcester State University | 1 + |
Matriculation | |||||
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Ranking | University/College | 2015-2019 | 2015-2018 | 2013-2015 | Total |
All schools | 107 | 40 | 10 | ||
#6 | University of Pennsylvania | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 2 | |
#9 | Johns Hopkins University | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 2 | |
#9 | Brown University | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 1 +admitted | 3 |
#12 | Cornell University | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 2 | |
#15 | University of California: Los Angeles | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 2 | |
#15 | University of California: Berkeley | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||
#18 | Dartmouth College | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||
#20 | University of Notre Dame | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||
#22 | Georgetown University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | |
#24 | Carnegie Mellon University | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||
#24 | Emory University | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 2 | |
#28 | University of Florida | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 2 | |
#28 | University of California: Davis | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 2 | |
#28 | University of Southern California | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 2 | |
#28 | University of California: San Diego | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||
#33 | Georgia Institute of Technology | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 2 | |
#33 | University of California: Irvine | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||
#35 | University of California: Santa Barbara | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 2 | |
#35 | New York University | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 1 +admitted | 3 |
#35 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||
#39 | Boston College | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 1 +admitted | 3 |
#40 | University of Washington | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||
#40 | Tufts University | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 2 | |
#40 | Rutgers University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | |
#43 | Boston University | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 1 +admitted | 3 |
#47 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||
#47 | Wake Forest University | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 2 | |
#47 | Texas A&M University | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 2 | |
#47 | University of Rochester | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 2 | |
#48 | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 2 | |
#48 | University of Texas at Austin | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||
#53 | Northeastern University | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 2 | |
#53 | Case Western Reserve University | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 2 | |
#53 | College of William and Mary | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 2 | |
#54 | Ohio State University: Columbus Campus | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 2 | |
#57 | Purdue University | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 2 | |
#57 | Penn State University Park | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 2 | |
#58 | University of Connecticut | 1 + | 1 | ||
#60 | Michigan State University | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 2 | |
#60 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 1 +admitted | 3 |
#64 | University of Maryland: College Park | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||
#67 | University of Pittsburgh | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 2 | |
#67 | Syracuse University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | |
#67 | Villanova University | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||
#67 | George Washington University | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 2 | |
#67 | University of Miami | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 2 | |
#67 | University of Massachusetts Amherst | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 2 | |
#73 | SUNY University at Binghamton | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||
#73 | Tulane University | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 2 | |
#76 | Pepperdine University | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||
#76 | SUNY University at Buffalo | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||
#82 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||
#82 | University of Illinois at Chicago | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||
#84 | University of California: Santa Cruz | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 2 | |
#86 | Marquette University | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 2 | |
#89 | Fordham University | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||
#89 | Temple University | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||
#91 | University of California: Riverside | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||
#93 | University of Iowa | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||
#93 | Baylor University | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||
#93 | Auburn University | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||
#98 | Texas Christian University | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 2 | |
#98 | Rochester Institute of Technology | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||
#98 | University of Oregon | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||
#98 | Drexel University | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 2 | |
#98 | University of San Diego | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 2 | |
#105 | Saint Louis University | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||
#105 | American University | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 2 | |
#105 | San Diego State University | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||
#105 | Arizona State University | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||
#115 | University of New Hampshire | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||
#124 | Fairfield University | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||
#124 | University of Central Florida | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||
#133 | Miami University: Oxford | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||
#133 | Chapman University | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||
#133 | Elon University | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||
#133 | University of Vermont | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||
#137 | University of Alabama | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||
#142 | Loyola University Chicago | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||
#142 | Clark University | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 2 | |
#151 | University of Rhode Island | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||
#151 | University of Kansas | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||
#151 | Duquesne University | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||
#151 | Simmons University | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||
#159 | University of Kentucky | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||
#159 | University of Massachusetts Lowell | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||
#163 | Seattle University | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||
#170 | Quinnipiac University | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||
#178 | Catholic University of America | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||
#185 | University of Idaho | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||
#185 | Hofstra University | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||
#201 | The New School College of Performing Arts | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||
#201 | Xavier University | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||
#209 | Florida Atlantic University | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||
#209 | Sacred Heart University | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||
#209 | University of Massachusetts Dartmouth | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||
#216 | Springfield College | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||
#227 | Georgia State University | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||
#227 | Nova Southeastern University | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||
#236 | Western New England University | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||
#236 | Lipscomb University | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||
#249 | University of Maine | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||
#249 | Suffolk University | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||
#260 | University of New England | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||
#260 | Loyola University New Orleans | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||
#269 | Florida Institute of Technology | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||
#304 | University of Hartford | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||
#382 | Palm Beach Atlantic University | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||
#390 | Saint Leo University | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||
American International College | 1 +admitted | 1 |
Matriculation | |||||
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Ranking | University/College | 2015-2019 | 2015-2018 | 2013-2015 | Total |
All schools | 24 | 11 | 1 | ||
#2 | Amherst College | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 1 +admitted | 3 |
#9 | Bowdoin College | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 2 | |
#11 | Wesleyan University | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 2 | |
#16 | Hamilton College | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 2 | |
#24 | Bates College | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||
#27 | College of the Holy Cross | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 2 | |
#30 | Lafayette College | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 2 | |
#33 | Oberlin College | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||
#34 | Mount Holyoke College | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||
#35 | Franklin & Marshall College | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 2 | |
#38 | Skidmore College | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 2 | |
#39 | Kenyon College | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 2 | |
#45 | Union College | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||
#46 | Dickinson College | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||
#46 | Connecticut College | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 2 | |
#63 | Gettysburg College | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 2 | |
#70 | Hobart and William Smith Colleges | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||
#73 | Lake Forest College | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||
#86 | Stonehill College | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||
#89 | Saint Anselm College | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||
#93 | Washington College | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||
#116 | Ohio Wesleyan University | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||
#116 | Saint Michael's College | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||
#152 | Emmanuel College-Boston-MA | 1 +admitted | 1 |
Matriculation | |||||
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Ranking | University/College | 2015-2019 | 2015-2018 | 2013-2015 | Total |
All schools | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
#2 | University of British Columbia | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||
#3 | McGill University | 1 +admitted | 1 |
Biology
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Calculus AB
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Calculus BC
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Spanish Language and Culture
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Spanish Literature and Culture
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Statistics
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Biology
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Calculus AB
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Calculus BC
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Spanish Language and Culture
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Spanish Literature and Culture
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Statistics
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Chemistry
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English Literature and Composition
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European History
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United States History
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English Language and Composition
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Computer Science Principles
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Physics 1
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Psychology
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Studio Art: 2-D Design
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World History
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Badminton
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Baseball
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Basketball
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Crew
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Cross Country
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Field Hockey
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Badminton
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Baseball
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Basketball
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Crew
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Cross Country
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Field Hockey
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Golf
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Lacrosse
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Soccer
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Softball
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Swimming
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Tennis
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Track and Field
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Volleyball
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Wrestling
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A Capella Club
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Ambassador Club
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American Sign Language Club
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Business & Entrepreneurship Club
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Calliope
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Chinese Language & Culture Club
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A Capella Club
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Ambassador Club
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American Sign Language Club
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Business & Entrepreneurship Club
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Calliope
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Chinese Language & Culture Club
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Chinese National Honor Society
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Coding Club
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Comic/Illustration Club
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Community Service Club
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Disaster Relief Club
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Film Club
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The Green Knights
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Knitting/Crocheting Club
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Marianapolis Engineering & Robotics Club
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Marianapolis Family Network
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Math & Science Lab
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Math Team
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Model United Nations
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Mountain Biking Club
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National Honor Society
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NOSB Team
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Politics & Pastry Club
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Retro Video Game Club
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Schola Choir
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Sociedad Honoraria Hispanica
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Tech Innovation Club
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Writing Center
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Dance
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Drama
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Music
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Drawing
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Painting
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Photography
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Dance
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Drama
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Music
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Drawing
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Painting
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Photography
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Design
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