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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#2 | Harvard College | 1 + |
#5 | Yale University | 1 + |
LAC #1 | Williams College | 1 + |
#6 | University of Chicago | 1 + |
#8 | University of Pennsylvania | 1 + |
#9 | Duke University | 1 + |
#9 | Johns Hopkins University | 1 + |
#13 | Dartmouth College | 1 + |
#14 | Brown University | 1 + |
#14 | Vanderbilt University | 1 + |
#14 | Washington University in St. Louis | 1 + |
#17 | Cornell University | 1 + |
#19 | University of Notre Dame | 1 + |
#20 | University of California: Los Angeles | 1 + |
#21 | Emory University | 1 + |
#22 | University of California: Berkeley | 1 + |
#23 | Georgetown University | 1 + |
#23 | University of Michigan | 1 + |
#25 | Carnegie Mellon University | 1 + |
#25 | University of Virginia | 1 + |
#27 | University of Southern California | 1 + |
#28 | New York University | 1 + |
#28 | Tufts University | 1 + |
#28 | University of Florida | 1 + |
#28 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 1 + |
#28 | Wake Forest University | 1 + |
LAC #6 | United States Naval Academy | 1 + |
#34 | University of Rochester | 1 + |
#36 | Boston College | 1 + |
#36 | University of California: Irvine | 1 + |
#38 | Georgia Institute of Technology | 1 + |
#38 | University of California: Davis | 1 + |
#40 | College of William and Mary | 1 + |
Universidad de Navarra Universidad Pontificia Comillas | 1 + | |
#42 | Boston University | 1 + |
#42 | Tulane University | 1 + |
#42 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 1 + |
LAC #9 | Middlebury College | 1 + |
#47 | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | 1 + |
#49 | Lehigh University | 1 + |
#49 | Northeastern University | 1 + |
#49 | Pepperdine University | 1 + |
#49 | Purdue University | 1 + |
#49 | Villanova University | 1 + |
#55 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | 1 + |
#55 | Santa Clara University | 1 + |
#55 | University of Miami | 1 + |
LAC #11 | United States Military Academy | 1 + |
LAC #11 | Washington and Lee University | 1 + |
#57 | Penn State University Park | 1 + |
#57 | University of Pittsburgh | 1 + |
#59 | Syracuse University | 1 + |
#59 | University of Maryland: College Park | 1 + |
#62 | Rutgers University | 1 + |
#63 | George Washington University | 1 + |
#63 | University of Connecticut | 1 + |
#63 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | 1 + |
LAC #13 | Davidson College | 1 + |
LAC #13 | Grinnell College | 1 + |
#68 | Fordham University | 1 + |
#68 | Indiana University Bloomington | 1 + |
#68 | Southern Methodist University | 1 + |
#68 | St. Lawrence University | 1 + |
#68 | University of Massachusetts Amherst | 1 + |
#72 | Hobart and William Smith Colleges | 1 + |
#75 | Loyola Marymount University | 1 + |
#76 | Allegheny College | 1 + |
#76 | College of Wooster | 1 + |
#79 | American University | 1 + |
#83 | Elon University | 1 + |
#83 | Marquette University | 1 + |
#83 | Michigan State University | 1 + |
#83 | Texas Christian University | 1 + |
LAC #17 | Colby College | 1 + |
LAC #17 | Colgate University | 1 + |
LAC #17 | Wesleyan University | 1 + |
#89 | Ursinus College | 1 + |
SUNY University at Buffalo | 1 + | |
SUNY University at Stony Brook | 1 + | |
#93 | University of Denver | 1 + |
#99 | University of Oregon | 1 + |
#99 | University of Utah | 1 + |
#103 | Drexel University | 1 + |
#103 | Miami University: Oxford | 1 + |
#103 | University of Arizona | 1 + |
#103 | University of South Florida | 1 + |
#104 | University of Colorado Boulder | 1 + |
#104 | University of Tennessee: Knoxville | 1 + |
#107 | Whittier College | 1 + |
LAC #22 | United States Air Force Academy | 1 + |
LAC #22 | University of Richmond | 1 + |
LAC #22 | Vassar College | 1 + |
#115 | Fairfield University | 1 + |
#117 | Rochester Institute of Technology | 1 + |
#117 | University of Vermont | 1 + |
#122 | Chapman University | 1 + |
#122 | Illinois Institute of Technology | 1 + |
#122 | University of Missouri: Columbia | 1 + |
LAC #25 | Bates College | 1 + |
#127 | Clarkson University | 1 + |
#127 | University of Kentucky | 1 + |
LAC #26 | Colorado College | 1 + |
LAC #27 | Macalester College | 1 + |
#136 | Drake University | 1 + |
#137 | University of Alabama | 1 + |
#139 | University of St. Thomas | 1 + |
#148 | San Diego State University | 1 + |
LAC #30 | Kenyon College | 1 + |
#151 | James Madison University | 1 + |
#151 | University of Mississippi | 1 + |
#166 | California State University: Fullerton | 1 + |
#166 | Hofstra University | 1 + |
#166 | Quinnipiac University | 1 + |
SUNY University at Albany | 1 + | |
LAC #35 | College of the Holy Cross | 1 + |
#182 | Ohio University | 1 + |
LAC #38 | Bucknell University | 1 + |
LAC #38 | Franklin & Marshall College | 1 + |
LAC #38 | Lafayette College | 1 + |
LAC #38 | Skidmore College | 1 + |
#202 | Springfield College | 1 + |
LAC #42 | Denison University | 1 + |
#219 | Sacred Heart University | 1 + |
LAC #45 | Union College | 1 + |
LAC #46 | Furman University | 1 + |
LAC #46 | Trinity College | 1 + |
LAC #50 | Connecticut College | 1 + |
LAC #50 | Dickinson College | 1 + |
#263 | Montana State University | 1 + |
#285 | University of North Texas | 1 + |
#299 | Marshall University | 1 + |
LAC #60 | Bard College | 1 + |
LAC #61 | Gettysburg College | 1 + |
#317 | Alvernia University | 1 + |
Appalachian State University | 1 + | |
Assumption College | 1 + | |
Babson College | 1 + | |
Bentley University | 1 + | |
Bryant University | 1 + | |
Central Connecticut State University | 1 + | |
Christopher Newport University | 1 + | |
College of Charleston | 1 + | |
Elizabethtown College | 1 + | |
Emerson College | 1 + | |
Endicott College | 1 + | |
Frostburg State University | 1 + | |
High Point University | 1 + | |
Ithaca College | 1 + | |
Johnson C. Smith University | 1 + | |
Loyola University Maryland | 1 + | |
Lynn University | 1 + | |
Marist College | 1 + | |
Monmouth University | 1 + | |
Mount St. Mary's University | 1 + | |
Naugatuck Valley Community College | 1 + | |
Northwestern Connecticut Community College | 1 + | |
Northwestern Michigan College | 1 + | |
Norwich University | 1 + | |
Queen's University | 1 + | |
Roger Williams University | 1 + | |
Salve Regina University | 1 + | |
Southern Connecticut State University | 1 + | |
Southern New Hampshire University | 1 + | |
SUNY College at Geneseo | 1 + | |
SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Morrisville | 1 + | |
United States Coast Guard Academy | 1 + | |
University of Cambridge | 1 + | |
University of Ottawa | 1 + | |
University of Oxford | 1 + | |
University of St. Andrews | 1 + | |
University of Tampa | 1 + | |
University of Toronto | 1 + | |
Wagner College | 1 + | |
Webb Institute | 1 + | |
Wentworth Institute of Technology | 1 + | |
Wheaton College | 1 + |
Matriculation | |||||||
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Ranking | University/College | 2019-2023 | 2018-2022 | 2017 | 2015 | 2007-2013 | Total |
All schools | 97 | 96 | 16 | 16 | 54 | ||
#3 | Harvard College | 1 + | 1 | 1 +admitted | 2 | 1 | 6 |
#5 | Yale University | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
#6 | University of Pennsylvania | 1 + | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
#7 | Duke University | 1 + | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
#9 | Brown University | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
#9 | Johns Hopkins University | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
#12 | University of Chicago | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
#12 | Cornell University | 1 + | 1 | 1 +admitted | 2 | 5 | |
#15 | University of California: Los Angeles | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
#15 | University of California: Berkeley | 1 + | 1 | 1 +admitted | 3 | ||
#18 | Vanderbilt University | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
#18 | Dartmouth College | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
#20 | University of Notre Dame | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
#21 | University of Michigan | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
#22 | Georgetown University | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
#22 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
#24 | Emory University | 1 + | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
#24 | Carnegie Mellon University | 1 + | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
#24 | University of Virginia | 1 + | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
#24 | Washington University in St. Louis | 1 + | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
#28 | University of Florida | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
#28 | University of Southern California | 1 + | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
#28 | University of California: Davis | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
#33 | University of California: Irvine | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
#33 | Georgia Institute of Technology | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
#35 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
#35 | New York University | 1 + | 1 | 1 +admitted | 1 | 1 | 5 |
#39 | Boston College | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
#40 | Tufts University | 1 + | 1 | 1 +admitted | 1 | 1 | 5 |
#40 | Rutgers University | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
#43 | Boston University | 1 + | 1 | 3 | 5 | ||
#47 | Wake Forest University | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
#47 | Lehigh University | 1 + | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
#47 | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
#47 | University of Georgia | 1 +admitted | 1 | 2 | |||
#47 | University of Rochester | 1 + | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
#49 | Purdue University | 1 + | 1 | 1 +admitted | 3 | ||
#53 | College of William and Mary | 1 + | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
#53 | Florida State University | 1 | 1 | ||||
#53 | Case Western Reserve University | 2 | 2 | ||||
#53 | Northeastern University | 1 + | 1 | 1 +admitted | 1 | 4 | 8 |
#57 | Penn State University Park | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
#58 | SUNY University at Stony Brook | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
#58 | University of Connecticut | 1 + | 1 | 3 | 5 | ||
#59 | University of Maryland: College Park | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
#60 | Santa Clara University | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
#60 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | 1 + | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
#60 | Brandeis University | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
#60 | Michigan State University | 1 + | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
#67 | University of Pittsburgh | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
#67 | Villanova University | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
#67 | George Washington University | 1 + | 1 | 1 +admitted | 1 | 6 | 10 |
#67 | University of Miami | 1 + | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
#67 | University of Massachusetts Amherst | 1 + | 1 | 1 +admitted | 3 | ||
#67 | Syracuse University | 1 + | 1 | 4 | 6 | ||
#73 | Indiana University Bloomington | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
#73 | Tulane University | 1 + | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
#76 | Pepperdine University | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
#76 | SUNY University at Buffalo | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
#82 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | 1 + | 1 +admitted | 1 | 3 | ||
#86 | Clemson University | 1 | 1 | ||||
#86 | Marquette University | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#89 | Fordham University | 1 + | 1 | 1 +admitted | 1 | 1 | 5 |
#89 | Southern Methodist University | 1 + | 1 | 1 +admitted | 1 | 4 | |
#89 | Temple University | 1 | 1 | ||||
#89 | University of South Florida | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
#93 | Loyola Marymount University | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
#98 | Texas Christian University | 1 + | 1 | 1 +admitted | 3 | ||
#98 | Rochester Institute of Technology | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
#98 | Illinois Institute of Technology | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#98 | Drexel University | 1 + | 4 | 5 | |||
#98 | University of Oregon | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
#105 | University of Tennessee: Knoxville | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
#105 | San Diego State University | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
#105 | University of Colorado Boulder | 1 + | 1 | 1 +admitted | 3 | ||
#105 | American University | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#115 | University of Arizona | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
#115 | University of Utah | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
#115 | University of New Hampshire | 1 | 1 | ||||
#124 | James Madison University | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
#124 | University of Missouri: Columbia | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
#124 | University of Denver | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
#124 | Fairfield University | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
#133 | University of Vermont | 1 + | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | |
#133 | Chapman University | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
#133 | SUNY University at Albany | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#133 | Elon University | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
#133 | Miami University: Oxford | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
#133 | California State University: Fullerton | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
#137 | University of Alabama | 1 + | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
#142 | Clark University | 1 +admitted | 1 | 2 | |||
#142 | Loyola University Chicago | 1 | 1 | ||||
#142 | Clarkson University | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
#159 | University of Kentucky | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
#163 | University of St. Thomas | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
#163 | University of Mississippi | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
#170 | Quinnipiac University | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#178 | Ohio University | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
#178 | Drake University | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
#185 | Hofstra University | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
#209 | Sacred Heart University | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
#216 | West Virginia University | 1 | 1 | ||||
#216 | Springfield College | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#260 | University of North Texas | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#296 | Alvernia University | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
#303 | Montana State University | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
#304 | University of Hartford | 1 | 1 | ||||
#332 | Marshall University | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
#352 | University of Southern Mississippi | 1 | 1 | ||||
Ohio State University: Columbus Campus | 1 | 1 |
Matriculation | |||||||
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Ranking | University/College | 2019-2023 | 2018-2022 | 2017 | 2015 | 2007-2013 | Total |
All schools | 37 | 42 | 9 | 10 | 11 | ||
#1 | Williams College | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#2 | Amherst College | 1 | 1 +admitted | 1 | 3 | ||
#3 | United States Naval Academy | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
#4 | Swarthmore College | 1 | 1 | ||||
#7 | United States Air Force Academy | 1 + | 2 | 3 | |||
#11 | Grinnell College | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
#11 | Wesleyan University | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
#11 | Middlebury College | 1 + | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
#11 | United States Military Academy | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
#16 | Davidson College | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
#16 | Vassar College | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
#21 | Washington and Lee University | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
#21 | Colgate University | 1 + | 1 | 1 +admitted | 3 | ||
#24 | Bates College | 1 + | 1 | 1 +admitted | 2 | 5 | |
#25 | University of Richmond | 1 + | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
#25 | Colby College | 1 + | 1 | 1 +admitted | 1 | 4 | |
#27 | College of the Holy Cross | 1 + | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
#27 | Macalester College | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#30 | Bucknell University | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
#30 | Lafayette College | 1 + | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
#33 | Colorado College | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
#35 | Franklin & Marshall College | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
#38 | Skidmore College | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
#39 | Trinity College | 1 + | 1 | 1 +admitted | 3 | ||
#39 | Kenyon College | 1 + | 1 | 1 +admitted | 1 | 4 | |
#39 | Pitzer College | 1 | 1 | ||||
#39 | Denison University | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
#45 | Union College | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
#46 | Furman University | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
#46 | Connecticut College | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
#46 | Dickinson College | 1 + | 1 | 1 +admitted | 3 | 4 | 10 |
#51 | The University of the South | 1 | 1 +admitted | 2 | |||
#56 | Wheaton College | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
#59 | Wofford College | 1 | 1 | ||||
#59 | St. Lawrence University | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#63 | Gettysburg College | 1 + | 1 +admitted | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
#70 | Hobart and William Smith Colleges | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
#72 | Bard College | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
#73 | Lake Forest College | 1 | 1 | ||||
#75 | Allegheny College | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
#86 | Ursinus College | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
#93 | Whittier College | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
#107 | Susquehanna University | 1 | 1 | ||||
#130 | Eckerd College | 1 | 1 | ||||
#172 | Johnson C. Smith University | 1 + | 1 | 2 |
Matriculation | |||||||
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Ranking | University/College | 2019-2023 | 2018-2022 | 2017 | 2015 | 2007-2013 | Total |
All schools | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
#1 | University of Toronto | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
#8 | University of Ottawa | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
#16 | Queen's University | 1 + | 1 | 2 |
Matriculation | |||||||
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Ranking | University/College | 2019-2023 | 2018-2022 | 2017 | 2015 | 2007-2013 | Total |
All schools | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
#1 | University of Oxford | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
#2 | University of Cambridge | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
#33 | University of St. Andrews | 1 + | 1 | 2 |
Biology
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Statistics
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Calculus AB
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Calculus BC
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Chemistry
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United States History
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Biology
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Statistics
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Calculus AB
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Calculus BC
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Chemistry
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United States History
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English Language and Composition
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Environmental Science
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Computer Science A
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Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism
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Computer Science Principles
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Physics C: Mechanics
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Microeconomics
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World History
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English Literature and Composition
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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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American Football
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Golf
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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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American Football
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Golf
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Lacrosse
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Mountain Biking
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Sailing
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Skiing
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Soccer
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Squash
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Tennis
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Wrestling
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Big Brothers
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Student Government
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Culinary Club
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Theater
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Prefects
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Robotics
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Big Brothers
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Student Government
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Culinary Club
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Theater
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Prefects
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Robotics
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Math Team
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Boat Building
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Sarum Games
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Paddle Tennis
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Fashion Club
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Alzheimers Club
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Vestry
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Blood Drive Team
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Yoga
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Pizza Club
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Mindfullness Club
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Habitat for Humanity
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Yearbook
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Wonderland Book Savers
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Key Society
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Chinese Club
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Live Stream Club
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Diversity Club
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Philosophy Club
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The Cupola
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Sunday Club
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Current Events Club
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Classical Music Ensemble
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Jazz Ensemble
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Rock Bank
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Ceramics
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Digital Music
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Digital Photography
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Drawing
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Film
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Painting
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Ceramics
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Digital Music
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Digital Photography
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Drawing
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Film
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Painting
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Sculpture
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Woodworking
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Art Survey
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