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 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 1 + |
#3 | Harvard College | 1 + |
#3 | Stanford University | 1 + |
#7 | University of Pennsylvania | 1 + |
LAC #2 | Amherst College | 1 + |
#12 | Dartmouth College | 1 + |
#13 | Brown University | 1 + |
#13 | Vanderbilt University | 1 + |
#17 | Cornell University | 1 + |
#18 | Columbia University | 1 + |
#18 | University of Notre Dame | 1 + |
#20 | University of California: Berkeley | 1 + |
#20 | University of California: Los Angeles | 1 + |
#22 | Carnegie Mellon University | 1 + |
#22 | Georgetown University | 1 + |
#25 | New York University | 1 + |
#25 | University of Michigan | 1 + |
#25 | University of Southern California | 1 + |
LAC #6 | United States Naval Academy | 1 + |
#34 | University of California: Irvine | 1 + |
#34 | University of California: San Diego | 1 + |
#36 | Boston College | 1 + |
#38 | University of Texas at Austin | 1 + |
#41 | Boston University | 1 + |
#44 | Case Western Reserve University | 1 + |
#44 | Georgia Institute of Technology | 1 + |
#44 | Northeastern University | 1 + |
#44 | Tulane University | 1 + |
LAC #9 | Claremont McKenna College | 1 + |
#51 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | 1 + |
#55 | Pepperdine University | 1 + |
#55 | Rhodes College | 1 + |
#55 | University of Washington | 1 + |
#62 | George Washington University | 1 + |
#62 | Syracuse University | 1 + |
#62 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 1 + |
#67 | Texas A&M University | 1 + |
#72 | American University | 1 + |
#76 | College of Wooster | 1 + |
#77 | Baylor University | 1 + |
#77 | Clemson University | 1 + |
#77 | Loyola Marymount University | 1 + |
#77 | Michigan State University | 1 + |
#83 | Gonzaga University | 1 + |
#83 | Marquette University | 1 + |
#85 | University of Puget Sound | 1 + |
#89 | Colorado School of Mines | 1 + |
#89 | Texas Christian University | 1 + |
LAC #18 | Colgate University | 1 + |
LAC #18 | United States Air Force Academy | 1 + |
#97 | University of San Diego | 1 + |
#105 | Drexel University | 1 + |
#105 | Saint Louis University | 1 + |
#105 | University of Arizona | 1 + |
#105 | University of Denver | 1 + |
#105 | University of Oregon | 1 + |
#105 | University of San Francisco | 1 + |
#105 | University of Utah | 1 + |
#115 | Creighton University | 1 + |
#115 | Loyola University Chicago | 1 + |
#121 | Chapman University | 1 + |
#137 | DePaul University | 1 + |
#137 | Seattle University | 1 + |
#137 | Seton Hall University | 1 + |
#137 | University of Alabama | 1 + |
#149 | University of Mary Washington | 1 + |
#151 | Colorado State University | 1 + |
#151 | Oregon State University | 1 + |
#151 | University of the Pacific | 1 + |
#166 | Kansas State University | 1 + |
#176 | Catholic University of America | 1 + |
#176 | University of Idaho | 1 + |
LAC #37 | Bucknell University | 1 + |
LAC #37 | Occidental College | 1 + |
#194 | Pacific University | 1 + |
#212 | Ball State University | 1 + |
#212 | Washington State University | 1 + |
#219 | Texas Tech University | 1 + |
#234 | Bellarmine University | 1 + |
LAC #48 | Whitman College | 1 + |
#250 | Regis University | 1 + |
#250 | University of North Dakota | 1 + |
#263 | Harding University | 1 + |
#299 | Marshall University | 1 + |
#299 | Marymount University | 1 + |
Belmont Abbey College | 1 + | |
Benedictine University | 1 + | |
Boise State University | 1 + | |
Butler University | 1 + | |
California Lutheran University | 1 + | |
California Maritime Academy | 1 + | |
California Polytechnic State University: San Luis Obispo | 1 + | |
California State University: East Bay | 1 + | |
Carroll College | 1 + | |
College of William and Mary | 1 + | |
Durham University | 1 + | |
Eastern Washington University | 1 + | |
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University: Daytona Beach Campus | 1 + | |
Grand Canyon University | 1 + | |
Linfield College | 1 + | |
Mills College | 1 + | |
Mount St. Mary's University | 1 + | |
Ohio State University: Columbus Campus | 1 + | |
Pacific Lutheran University | 1 + | |
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology | 1 + | |
Rutgers University | 1 + | |
Saint Martin's University | 1 + | |
Saint Mary's College of California | 1 + | |
St. John's University | 1 + | |
United States Military Academy | 1 + | |
University of British Columbia | 1 + | |
University of Colorado Boulder | 1 + | |
University of Minnesota: Twin Cities | 1 + | |
University of Portland | 1 + | |
University of Redlands | 1 + | |
University of St. Thomas | 1 + | |
University of Victoria | 1 + | |
university of washington, bothell | 1 + | |
Western Washington University | 1 + | |
Westminster College | 1 + |
Matriculation | ||||||
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Ranking | University/College | 2012-2023 | 2012-2022 | 2012-2020 | 2009-2015 | Total |
All schools | 83 | 86 | 53 | 22 | ||
#2 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 3 | |
#3 | Harvard College | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 3 | |
#3 | Stanford University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 3 | |
#6 | University of Pennsylvania | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 1 + | 4 |
#9 | Northwestern University | 1 + | 1 | |||
#9 | Brown University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 1 + | 4 |
#12 | Columbia University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 1 + | 4 |
#12 | Cornell University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 1 + | 4 |
#15 | University of California: Berkeley | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 3 | |
#15 | University of California: Los Angeles | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 3 | |
#17 | Rice University | 1 + | 1 | |||
#18 | Dartmouth College | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 3 | |
#18 | Vanderbilt University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | ||
#20 | University of Notre Dame | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 1 + | 4 |
#21 | University of Michigan | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | ||
#22 | Georgetown University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | ||
#24 | University of Virginia | 1 + | 1 | |||
#24 | Carnegie Mellon University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 3 | |
#28 | University of Southern California | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 1 + | 4 |
#28 | University of California: San Diego | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 3 | |
#33 | University of California: Irvine | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 3 | |
#33 | Georgia Institute of Technology | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 3 | |
#35 | New York University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 1 + | 4 |
#38 | University of Texas at Austin | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 3 | |
#39 | Boston College | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 3 | |
#40 | Rutgers University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 3 | |
#40 | University of Washington | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 1 + | 4 |
#43 | Boston University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 3 | |
#47 | Texas A&M University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 3 | |
#47 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 3 | |
#53 | College of William and Mary | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 1 + | 4 |
#53 | Northeastern University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 3 | |
#53 | University of Minnesota: Twin Cities | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | ||
#53 | Case Western Reserve University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 1 + | 4 |
#60 | Michigan State University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 3 | |
#60 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 1 + | 4 |
#60 | Santa Clara University | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 2 | ||
#67 | George Washington University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 1 + | 4 |
#67 | Syracuse University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 3 | |
#73 | Tulane University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 3 | |
#76 | Colorado School of Mines | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | ||
#76 | Pepperdine University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 3 | |
#82 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | 1 + | 1 | |||
#86 | Marquette University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 1 + | 4 |
#86 | Clemson University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 3 | |
#93 | Baylor University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 1 + | 4 |
#93 | Gonzaga University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | ||
#93 | Loyola Marymount University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | ||
#98 | Texas Christian University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 3 | |
#98 | University of San Diego | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 3 | |
#98 | Drexel University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 3 | |
#98 | University of Oregon | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | ||
#105 | San Diego State University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#105 | University of Colorado Boulder | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 3 | |
#105 | American University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 1 + | 4 |
#105 | Saint Louis University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | ||
#115 | University of Utah | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 3 | |
#115 | University of Arizona | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | ||
#115 | University of San Francisco | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | ||
#124 | University of Denver | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | ||
#124 | Creighton University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | ||
#133 | Chapman University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 3 | |
#137 | University of Alabama | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 3 | |
#142 | Loyola University Chicago | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 3 | |
#142 | Clark University | 1 + | 1 | |||
#142 | Oregon State University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | ||
#142 | University of the Pacific | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | ||
#151 | Seton Hall University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | ||
#151 | Colorado State University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 3 | |
#151 | DePaul University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 3 | |
#163 | University of St. Thomas | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | ||
#163 | Seattle University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | ||
#163 | St. John's University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | ||
#170 | Kansas State University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | ||
#178 | Catholic University of America | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 3 | |
#178 | Washington State University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 3 | |
#185 | University of Idaho | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | ||
#201 | Xavier University | 1 + | 1 | |||
#209 | Pacific University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | ||
#216 | Texas Tech University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | ||
#216 | Ball State University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 3 | |
#236 | University of North Dakota | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | ||
#260 | Regis University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | ||
#269 | Seattle Pacific University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||
#280 | Bellarmine University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | ||
#280 | California State University: East Bay | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | ||
#304 | Harding University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | ||
#320 | Marymount University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 3 | |
#332 | Boise State University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | ||
#332 | Marshall University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | ||
Grand Canyon University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 3 | ||
Ohio State University: Columbus Campus | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 3 |
Matriculation | ||||||
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Ranking | University/College | 2012-2023 | 2012-2022 | 2012-2020 | 2009-2015 | Total |
All schools | 13 | 13 | 8 | 6 | ||
#2 | Amherst College | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | ||
#3 | United States Naval Academy | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 1 + | 4 |
#7 | United States Air Force Academy | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 3 | |
#11 | Claremont McKenna College | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 3 | |
#21 | Colgate University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 1 + | 4 |
#30 | Bucknell University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 3 | |
#33 | Colorado College | 1 + | 1 | |||
#35 | Occidental College | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 3 | |
#46 | Whitman College | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 1 + | 4 |
#56 | Rhodes College | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | ||
#72 | Bard College | 1 + | 1 | |||
#89 | University of Puget Sound | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | ||
#107 | Linfield College | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | ||
#154 | University of Mary Washington | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 3 | |
United States Military Academy | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 3 |
Matriculation | ||||||
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Ranking | University/College | 2012-2023 | 2012-2022 | 2012-2020 | 2009-2015 | Total |
All schools | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
#2 | University of British Columbia | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 3 | |
#13 | University of Victoria | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 |
Matriculation | ||||||
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Ranking | University/College | 2012-2023 | 2012-2022 | 2012-2020 | 2009-2015 | Total |
All schools | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
#28 | Durham University | 1 +admitted | 1 |
Biology
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Calculus AB
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Calculus BC
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Chemistry
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French Language 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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Chemistry
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French Language and Culture
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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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Macroeconomics
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Computer Science Principles
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English Literature and Composition
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World History
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Spanish Language and Culture
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Physics 1
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Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism
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Physics C: Mechanics
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Baseball
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Basketball
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Cheerleading
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American Football
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Golf
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Lacrosse
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Baseball
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Basketball
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Cheerleading
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American Football
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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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AMHS Ambassadors
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ARK
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Cheer Squad
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Chess Team
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Chinese Club
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Choral-Aires
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AMHS Ambassadors
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ARK
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Cheer Squad
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Chess Team
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Chinese Club
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Choral-Aires
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Costa Rica Trip
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DECA
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Europe Language Trip
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Fall Play
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Fashion Club
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French Club
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Hi-Q
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Into the Jungle
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Investment Club
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Knowledge Bowl
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Leaders of Change
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LINK
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Math Team
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Mock Trial
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Multicultural Club
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National Honor Society
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Nerd Club
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Robotics
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Ski Bus
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Spring Musical
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Wildcat Barbell Club
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Wildcat Service Team
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Yearbook
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Young Women of Change
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Acting
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Band
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Chamber Choir
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Guitar
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Jazz
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Music
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Acting
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Band
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Chamber Choir
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Guitar
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Jazz
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Music
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Piano
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Production
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Theater
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Ceramics
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Drawing
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Painting
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Art
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