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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#14 | Brown University | 1 + |
#14 | Vanderbilt University | 1 + |
#17 | Cornell University | 1 + |
#25 | Carnegie Mellon University | 1 + |
LAC #5 | Wellesley College | 1 + |
#28 | New York University | 1 + |
#49 | Lehigh University | 1 + |
#49 | Ohio State University: Columbus Campus | 1 + |
#49 | Purdue University | 1 + |
#49 | Villanova University | 1 + |
#51 | Spelman College | 1 + |
#55 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | 1 + |
#55 | Santa Clara University | 1 + |
#55 | University of Miami | 1 + |
LAC #11 | United States Military Academy | 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 | University of Connecticut | 1 + |
#63 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | 1 + |
#68 | Fordham University | 1 + |
#68 | University of Massachusetts Amherst | 1 + |
#68 | University of Minnesota: Twin Cities | 1 + |
#75 | Clemson University | 1 + |
#75 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 1 + |
#76 | Allegheny College | 1 + |
#76 | Muhlenberg College | 1 + |
#79 | American University | 1 + |
#83 | Elon University | 1 + |
#83 | Howard University | 1 + |
#85 | Washington College | 1 + |
#89 | Stonehill College | 1 + |
#89 | Ursinus College | 1 + |
SUNY University at Buffalo | 1 + | |
#93 | University of Delaware | 1 + |
#93 | University of Denver | 1 + |
Auburn University | 1 + | |
#99 | University of Oregon | 1 + |
#103 | Clark University | 1 + |
#103 | Creighton University | 1 + |
#103 | Loyola University Chicago | 1 + |
#103 | Miami University: Oxford | 1 + |
#103 | Temple University | 1 + |
#103 | University of South Florida | 1 + |
#104 | University of Colorado Boulder | 1 + |
#104 | University of Tennessee: Knoxville | 1 + |
LAC #22 | University of Richmond | 1 + |
#111 | Drew University | 1 + |
#111 | Lycoming College | 1 + |
#111 | Ohio Wesleyan University | 1 + |
#111 | Susquehanna University | 1 + |
#115 | Fairfield University | 1 + |
Arizona State University | 1 + | |
#117 | Rochester Institute of Technology | 1 + |
#117 | University of South Carolina: Columbia | 1 + |
#117 | University of Vermont | 1 + |
#122 | University of Kansas | 1 + |
#127 | Seton Hall University | 1 + |
#127 | Thomas Jefferson University: East Falls | 1 + |
#127 | University of Dayton | 1 + |
#130 | Meredith College | 1 + |
#136 | Catholic University of America | 1 + |
#137 | George Mason University | 1 + |
#148 | Duquesne University | 1 + |
#148 | San Diego State University | 1 + |
LAC #30 | Bryn Mawr College | 1 + |
#151 | Colorado State University | 1 + |
#151 | Florida International University | 1 + |
#151 | James Madison University | 1 + |
#151 | University of Mississippi | 1 + |
#166 | Hofstra University | 1 + |
#166 | Quinnipiac University | 1 + |
#166 | Xavier University | 1 + |
#182 | University of Rhode Island | 1 + |
LAC #38 | Bucknell University | 1 + |
LAC #38 | Lafayette College | 1 + |
#194 | Chatham University | 1 + |
#202 | Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University | 1 + |
#202 | Florida Institute of Technology | 1 + |
#202 | La Salle University | 1 + |
#202 | University of Wyoming | 1 + |
#219 | Hampton University | 1 + |
#219 | Misericordia University | 1 + |
#219 | Texas Tech University | 1 + |
#219 | Widener University | 1 + |
#234 | East Carolina University | 1 + |
#234 | Georgia State University | 1 + |
#234 | Pace University | 1 + |
#234 | Suffolk University | 1 + |
#234 | University of Hartford | 1 + |
#234 | University of Massachusetts Boston | 1 + |
#234 | University of Massachusetts Dartmouth | 1 + |
#234 | West Virginia University | 1 + |
#234 | Wilkes University | 1 + |
#250 | Immaculata University | 1 + |
#250 | West Chester University of Pennsylvania | 1 + |
LAC #50 | Connecticut College | 1 + |
#263 | Point Park University | 1 + |
#285 | DeSales University | 1 + |
LAC #61 | Gettysburg College | 1 + |
#317 | Alvernia University | 1 + |
#317 | Morgan State University | 1 + |
Albright College | 1 + | |
Anna Maria College | 1 + | |
Arcadia University | 1 + | |
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania | 1 + | |
Bryant University | 1 + | |
Cabrini University | 1 + | |
california state university channel islands | 1 + | |
California State University: Los Angeles | 1 + | |
California State University: San Marcos | 1 + | |
California University of Pennsylvania | 1 + | |
Champlain College | 1 + | |
Chestnut Hill College | 1 + | |
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania | 1 + | |
City University of New York: Hunter College | 1 + | |
Clark Atlanta University | 1 + | |
College of Charleston | 1 + | |
College of Saint Rose | 1 + | |
Delaware County Community College | 1 + | |
Delaware State University | 1 + | |
Delaware Valley University | 1 + | |
DigiPen Institute of Technology | 1 + | |
Dillard University | 1 + | |
Eastern University | 1 + | |
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania | 1 + | |
Elizabethtown College | 1 + | |
Emmanuel College-Boston-MA | 1 + | |
Fairleigh Dickinson University | 1 + | |
Felician University | 1 + | |
Geneva College | 1 + | |
Georgian Court University | 1 + | |
Goldey-Beacom College | 1 + | |
Gwynedd Mercy University | 1 + | |
High Point University | 1 + | |
Holy Family University | 1 + | |
Humacao Community College | 1 + | |
Indiana University of Pennsylvania | 1 + | |
Ithaca College | 1 + | |
Johnson & Wales University: Providence | 1 + | |
Keystone College | 1 + | |
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania | 1 + | |
Lebanon Valley College | 1 + | |
Lincoln University | 1 + | |
Los Angeles City College | 1 + | |
Loyola University Maryland | 1 + | |
Manhattan College | 1 + | |
Marietta College | 1 + | |
Maryland Institute College of Art | 1 + | |
McDaniel College | 1 + | |
Millersville University of Pennsylvania | 1 + | |
Montgomery County Community College | 1 + | |
Moravian College | 1 + | |
Mount Saint Mary College | 1 + | |
Mount St. Mary's University | 1 + | |
Neumann University | 1 + | |
Nichols College | 1 + | |
Norfolk State University | 1 + | |
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University | 1 + | |
Penn State Brandywine | 1 + | |
Pennsylvania College of Technology | 1 + | |
Rosemont College | 1 + | |
Saint Joseph's University | 1 + | |
Savannah College of Art and Design | 1 + | |
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania | 1 + | |
Stockton University | 1 + | |
The King's College | 1 + | |
Tiffin University | 1 + | |
University of New Haven | 1 + | |
University of North Carolina School of the Arts | 1 + | |
University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg | 1 + | |
University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown | 1 + | |
University of Portland | 1 + | |
University of Scranton | 1 + | |
University of Tampa | 1 + | |
University of the Arts | 1 + | |
University of the Sciences | 1 + | |
Washington & Jefferson College | 1 + | |
Wesley College | 1 + | |
Wichita State University | 1 + | |
Wingate University | 1 + | |
Xavier University of Louisiana | 1 + | |
York College of Pennsylvania | 1 + |
Matriculation | ||||||
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Ranking | University/College | 2021 | 2019 | 2017 | 2013-2015 | Total |
All schools | 90 | 65 | 26 | 26 | ||
#1 | Princeton University | 1 + | 1 | |||
#6 | University of Pennsylvania | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 2 | ||
#9 | Johns Hopkins University | 1 + | 1 | |||
#9 | Brown University | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 2 | ||
#12 | Cornell University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | ||
#15 | University of California: Los Angeles | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#15 | University of California: Berkeley | 1 + | 1 | |||
#18 | Vanderbilt University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#18 | Dartmouth College | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 2 | ||
#20 | University of Notre Dame | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 2 | ||
#21 | University of Michigan | 1 + | 1 | |||
#22 | Georgetown University | 1 + | 1 | |||
#22 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#24 | University of Virginia | 1 + | 1 | |||
#24 | Carnegie Mellon University | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 2 | ||
#28 | University of Florida | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#28 | University of California: San Diego | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 2 | ||
#28 | University of California: Davis | 1 + | 1 | |||
#33 | University of California: Irvine | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 2 | ||
#35 | New York University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 3 | |
#35 | University of California: Santa Barbara | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#35 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#39 | Boston College | 1 + | 1 + | 2 | ||
#40 | University of Washington | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 2 | ||
#40 | Rutgers University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | ||
#41 | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | 1 + | 1 | |||
#43 | Boston University | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 2 | ||
#47 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 3 | |
#47 | University of Rochester | 1 + | 1 | |||
#47 | Texas A&M University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#47 | Lehigh University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 1 + | 4 |
#49 | Purdue University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#49 | Ohio State University: Columbus Campus | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#53 | Florida State University | 1 + | 1 | |||
#53 | University of Minnesota: Twin Cities | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#53 | Northeastern University | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 1 + | 3 | |
#57 | Penn State University Park | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | ||
#58 | University of Connecticut | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 1 + | 3 | |
#59 | University of Maryland: College Park | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | ||
#60 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 3 | |
#60 | Santa Clara University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#60 | North Carolina State University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#67 | University of Miami | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | ||
#67 | University of Pittsburgh | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 1 + | 4 |
#67 | George Washington University | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 2 | ||
#67 | Syracuse University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 1 + | 4 |
#67 | Villanova University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | ||
#67 | University of Massachusetts Amherst | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 3 | |
#73 | Indiana University Bloomington | 1 + | 1 | |||
#76 | Pepperdine University | 1 + | 1 | |||
#76 | University of Delaware | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 1 + | 4 |
#76 | SUNY University at Buffalo | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#82 | University of California: Santa Cruz | 1 + | 1 | |||
#82 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#86 | Marquette University | 1 + | 1 | |||
#86 | Clemson University | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 1 + | 3 | |
#89 | Temple University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | ||
#89 | Fordham University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 1 + | 4 |
#89 | University of South Florida | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#93 | Auburn University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#93 | Loyola Marymount University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#98 | Drexel University | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 1 + | 3 | |
#98 | University of Oregon | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#98 | Rochester Institute of Technology | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#105 | University of Tennessee: Knoxville | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#105 | San Diego State University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#105 | American University | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 2 | ||
#105 | University of Colorado Boulder | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | ||
#105 | Arizona State University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | ||
#105 | George Mason University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | ||
#115 | Howard University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | ||
#115 | University of Arizona | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#124 | University of South Carolina: Columbia | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | ||
#124 | Creighton University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#124 | University of Denver | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#124 | Florida International University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#124 | Fairfield University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#124 | James Madison University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | ||
#133 | University of Dayton | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#133 | Elon University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | ||
#133 | Miami University: Oxford | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 2 | ||
#133 | University of Vermont | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 3 | |
#137 | University of Alabama | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 2 | ||
#142 | Thomas Jefferson University: East Falls | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | ||
#142 | Loyola University Chicago | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | ||
#142 | Clark University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#151 | University of Rhode Island | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | ||
#151 | Colorado State University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#151 | University of Kansas | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#151 | Duquesne University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | ||
#151 | DePaul University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#151 | Seton Hall University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#151 | Michigan Technological University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#163 | University of Mississippi | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#163 | Montclair State University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#163 | Rowan University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#170 | Quinnipiac University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#170 | Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#178 | Catholic University of America | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | ||
#185 | Hofstra University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | ||
#195 | East Carolina University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#201 | Xavier University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#201 | La Salle University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | ||
#209 | Chatham University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#209 | West Chester University of Pennsylvania | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#209 | University of Massachusetts Dartmouth | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | ||
#216 | West Virginia University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | ||
#216 | University of Wyoming | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#216 | Springfield College | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#216 | University of Massachusetts Boston | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | ||
#216 | Texas Tech University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#227 | Misericordia University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | ||
#227 | Widener University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | ||
#227 | Georgia State University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#249 | Pace University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#249 | Suffolk University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#260 | Gwynedd Mercy University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | ||
#269 | Florida Institute of Technology | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#269 | Wilkes University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#280 | Hampton University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#280 | Immaculata University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | ||
#280 | DeSales University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#296 | Alvernia University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#304 | University of Hartford | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | ||
#320 | Indiana University of Pennsylvania | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | ||
#332 | Morgan State University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#332 | Wichita State University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#352 | Point Park University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#361 | Clark Atlanta University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#376 | Wingate University | 1 +admitted | 1 |
Matriculation | ||||||
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Ranking | University/College | 2021 | 2019 | 2017 | 2013-2015 | Total |
All schools | 24 | 10 | 4 | 9 | ||
#3 | United States Naval Academy | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 1 + | 3 | |
#4 | Wellesley College | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#11 | United States Military Academy | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#25 | University of Richmond | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#30 | Bryn Mawr College | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 1 + | 4 |
#30 | Bucknell University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 1 + | 4 |
#30 | Lafayette College | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#35 | Occidental College | 1 + | 1 | |||
#35 | Franklin & Marshall College | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#38 | Union College | 1 + | 1 | |||
#39 | Trinity College | 1 + | 1 | |||
#39 | Kenyon College | 1 + | 1 | |||
#39 | Spelman College | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#46 | Connecticut College | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#46 | Dickinson College | 1 + | 1 | |||
#63 | Gettysburg College | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 1 + | 3 | |
#70 | Muhlenberg College | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#75 | Allegheny College | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#86 | Stonehill College | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#86 | Ursinus College | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | ||
#93 | Washington College | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | ||
#93 | Drew University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#100 | Morehouse College | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#107 | Susquehanna University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | ||
#107 | Lycoming College | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#116 | Ohio Wesleyan University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#130 | Meredith College | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#130 | Eckerd College | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#146 | Albright College | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#152 | Emmanuel College-Boston-MA | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#159 | Dillard University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#167 | The King's College | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#182 | Cheyney University of Pennsylvania | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 |
Biology
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Calculus AB
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Calculus BC
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Chemistry
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English Language and Composition
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English Literature and Composition
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Biology
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Calculus AB
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Calculus BC
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Chemistry
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English Language and Composition
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English Literature and Composition
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Environmental Science
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Human Geography
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Music Theory
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Physics 1
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Statistics
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United States Government and Politics
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United States History
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Studio Art: 2-D Design
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Psychology
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Baseball
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Basketball
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Bowling
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Cheerleading
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Crew
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Cross Country
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Baseball
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Basketball
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Bowling
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Cheerleading
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Crew
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Cross Country
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Field Hockey
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Flag Football
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American Football
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Golf
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Ice Hockey
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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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Hi-Q
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Mixed Select Chorus
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National Art Honor Society
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National Honor Society
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National Science Honor Society
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Tri-M Musical Honor Society
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Hi-Q
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Mixed Select Chorus
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National Art Honor Society
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National Honor Society
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National Science Honor Society
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Tri-M Musical Honor Society
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Community Service Corps
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Diversity Club
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Interact Club
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PatrioTHON
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Pro-Life Club
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Red Cross-Blood Drive
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Student Ambassadors
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Student Council
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Dance Committees
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Intramurals
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Archbishop Carroll Theater Society (ACTS)
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Band
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Best Buddies
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Game Club
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Mock Trial Club
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TV Crew
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Ultimate Frisbee
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Band
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Chorus
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Jazz
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Music
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Music Theory
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2D Studio Art
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Band
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Chorus
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Jazz
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Music
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Music Theory
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2D Studio Art
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Ceramics
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Digital Photography
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Video Production
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3D Art
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Art
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Digital Design
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