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 | 21 |
| #3 | Stanford University | 1 |
| #3 | Yale University | 6 |
| LAC #1 | Williams College | 6 |
| #6 | University of Chicago | 5 |
| #7 | Johns Hopkins University | 2 |
| #7 | University of Pennsylvania | 7 |
| #10 | Northwestern University | 3 |
| LAC #2 | Amherst College | 4 |
| #12 | Dartmouth College | 12 |
| #13 | Brown University | 6 |
| #13 | Vanderbilt University | 2 |
| #15 | Rice University | 1 |
| #15 | Washington University in St. Louis | 4 |
| #17 | Cornell University | 8 |
| #18 | Columbia University | 2 |
| #20 | University of California: Berkeley | 1 |
| #22 | Carnegie Mellon University | 1 |
| #22 | Emory University | 3 |
| #22 | Georgetown University | 10 |
| #25 | New York University | 2 |
| #25 | University of Michigan | 2 |
| #25 | University of Southern California | 1 |
| #25 | University of Virginia | 4 |
| #29 | Wake Forest University | 10 |
| LAC #6 | Bowdoin College | 10 |
| LAC #6 | United States Naval Academy | 1 |
| #32 | Tufts University | 11 |
| #34 | University of California: San Diego | 1 |
| #36 | Boston College | 18 |
| #38 | University of Texas at Austin | 1 |
| #38 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 1 |
| #41 | Boston University | 4 |
| #44 | Brandeis University | 2 |
| #44 | Northeastern University | 8 |
| #44 | Tulane University | 5 |
| #51 | Lehigh University | 1 |
| #51 | Villanova University | 2 |
| #55 | University of Miami | 2 |
| LAC #11 | Middlebury College | 6 |
| LAC #11 | Washington and Lee University | 1 |
| #62 | George Washington University | 1 |
| #62 | Syracuse University | 7 |
| #67 | University of Massachusetts Amherst | 4 |
| #67 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | 3 |
| #68 | St. Lawrence University | 1 |
| #72 | American University | 1 |
| #72 | Southern Methodist University | 4 |
| LAC #15 | Davidson College | 2 |
| LAC #15 | Grinnell College | 1 |
| LAC #15 | Hamilton College | 2 |
| #77 | Michigan State University | 1 |
| #89 | Brigham Young University | 3 |
| #89 | Texas Christian University | 1 |
| LAC #18 | Colgate University | 8 |
| LAC #18 | United States Air Force Academy | 2 |
| LAC #18 | University of Richmond | 5 |
| LAC #18 | Wesleyan University | 2 |
| #97 | University of San Diego | 1 |
| LAC #24 | Colby College | 4 |
| #121 | University of Vermont | 1 |
| LAC #25 | Bates College | 3 |
| LAC #27 | Colorado College | 2 |
| LAC #31 | Kenyon College | 1 |
| LAC #33 | College of the Holy Cross | 4 |
| #182 | University of Louisville | 1 |
| LAC #37 | Bucknell University | 2 |
| LAC #37 | Occidental College | 3 |
| LAC #39 | Lafayette College | 2 |
| LAC #39 | Skidmore College | 3 |
| LAC #39 | Trinity College | 4 |
| #234 | West Virginia University | 1 |
| #250 | Utah State University | 1 |
| LAC #51 | Dickinson College | 2 |
| LAC #55 | Connecticut College | 5 |
| Assumption College | 1 | |
| Babson College | 11 | |
| Bentley University | 4 | |
| College of William and Mary | 1 | |
| Franklin & Marshall College | 2 | |
| LeMoyne-Owen College | 1 | |
| Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College | 1 | |
| Providence College | 1 | |
| Union College | 1 | |
| University of Colorado Boulder | 1 | |
| University of Edinburgh | 1 | |
| University of St. Andrews | 1 |
| Matriculation | |||||||
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| Ranking | University/College | 2020-2023 | 2019-2022 | 2018-2021 | 2020 | 2016-2019 | Total |
| All schools | 204 | 198 | 214 | 69 | 168 | ||
| #1 | Princeton University | 8 | 9 | 1 +admitted | 18 | ||
| #2 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| #3 | Harvard College | 21 | 20 | 20 | 1 +admitted | 20 | 82 |
| #3 | Stanford University | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
| #5 | Yale University | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 +admitted | 8 | 23 |
| #6 | University of Pennsylvania | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 +admitted | 4 | 25 |
| #7 | Duke University | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | ||
| #9 | Johns Hopkins University | 2 | 1 | 1 +admitted | 3 | 7 | |
| #9 | Northwestern University | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 +admitted | 7 | 20 |
| #9 | Brown University | 6 | 8 | 14 | 1 +admitted | 16 | 45 |
| #12 | Columbia University | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 +admitted | 7 | |
| #12 | Cornell University | 8 | 9 | 9 | 1 +admitted | 1 | 28 |
| #12 | University of Chicago | 5 | 5 | 8 | 1 +admitted | 19 | |
| #15 | University of California: Berkeley | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| #17 | Rice University | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 +admitted | 4 | |
| #18 | Vanderbilt University | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 +admitted | 1 | 8 |
| #18 | Dartmouth College | 12 | 10 | 14 | 1 +admitted | 14 | 51 |
| #20 | University of Notre Dame | 3 | 4 | 1 +admitted | 6 | 14 | |
| #21 | University of Michigan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 +admitted | 1 | 6 |
| #22 | Georgetown University | 10 | 8 | 9 | 1 +admitted | 9 | 37 |
| #24 | Carnegie Mellon University | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #24 | University of Virginia | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 +admitted | 3 | 17 |
| #24 | Washington University in St. Louis | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 +admitted | 5 | 18 |
| #24 | Emory University | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 +admitted | 3 | 13 |
| #28 | University of Southern California | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 +admitted | 1 | 5 |
| #28 | University of California: San Diego | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| #35 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 +admitted | 1 | 5 |
| #35 | New York University | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 +admitted | 1 | 6 |
| #38 | University of Texas at Austin | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| #39 | Boston College | 18 | 16 | 14 | 1 +admitted | 7 | 56 |
| #40 | Tufts University | 11 | 12 | 14 | 1 +admitted | 16 | 54 |
| #43 | Boston University | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 +admitted | 6 | 21 |
| #47 | Lehigh University | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| #47 | University of Georgia | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||||
| #47 | University of Rochester | 1 | 1 | 1 +admitted | 1 | 4 | |
| #47 | Wake Forest University | 10 | 10 | 8 | 1 +admitted | 5 | 34 |
| #49 | Purdue University | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| #53 | College of William and Mary | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 +admitted | 1 | 5 |
| #53 | Ohio State University: Columbus Campus | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||||
| #53 | Northeastern University | 8 | 7 | 9 | 1 +admitted | 5 | 30 |
| #57 | Penn State University Park | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||||
| #58 | University of Connecticut | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||||
| #58 | University of Maryland: College Park | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||||
| #60 | Santa Clara University | 1 | 1 +admitted | 1 | 3 | ||
| #60 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||||
| #60 | Michigan State University | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 +admitted | 4 | |
| #60 | Brandeis University | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 +admitted | 1 | 8 |
| #67 | Syracuse University | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 +admitted | 1 | 15 |
| #67 | University of Miami | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 +admitted | 4 | 14 |
| #67 | George Washington University | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 +admitted | 4 | |
| #67 | University of Massachusetts Amherst | 4 | 5 | 1 +admitted | 2 | 12 | |
| #67 | Villanova University | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 +admitted | 13 | |
| #73 | Indiana University Bloomington | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||||
| #73 | Tulane University | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 +admitted | 2 | 13 |
| #82 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | 3 | 3 | ||||
| #86 | Marquette University | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||||
| #89 | Southern Methodist University | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 +admitted | 9 | |
| #89 | Fordham University | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||||
| #89 | Brigham Young University | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 +admitted | 8 | |
| #98 | Rochester Institute of Technology | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||||
| #98 | University of San Diego | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 +admitted | 4 | |
| #98 | Texas Christian University | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #105 | American University | 1 | 1 +admitted | 2 | |||
| #105 | University of Colorado Boulder | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 +admitted | 4 | |
| #105 | Arizona State University | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||||
| #115 | University of San Francisco | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #115 | University of Utah | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||||
| #124 | Fairfield University | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||||
| #124 | University of South Carolina: Columbia | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||||
| #133 | University of Vermont | 1 | 1 +admitted | 2 | |||
| #133 | Elon University | 2 | 3 | 1 +admitted | 1 | 7 | |
| #133 | Miami University: Oxford | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||||
| #142 | University of Cincinnati | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||||
| #142 | Clark University | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||||
| #151 | University of Rhode Island | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||||
| #159 | University of Massachusetts Lowell | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||||
| #185 | Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #195 | University of Louisville | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 +admitted | 4 | |
| #209 | Sacred Heart University | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||||
| #216 | West Virginia University | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #216 | University of Massachusetts Boston | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||||
| #236 | Belmont University | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||||
| #269 | Florida Institute of Technology | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #269 | Utah State University | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 +admitted | 4 | |
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| Ranking | University/College | 2020-2023 | 2019-2022 | 2018-2021 | 2020 | 2016-2019 | Total |
| All schools | 89 | 97 | 90 | 28 | 75 | ||
| #1 | Williams College | 6 | 7 | 8 | 1 +admitted | 10 | 32 |
| #2 | Amherst College | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1 +admitted | 6 | 24 |
| #3 | United States Naval Academy | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #4 | Pomona College | 2 | 2 | ||||
| #7 | United States Air Force Academy | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 +admitted | 5 | |
| #9 | Bowdoin College | 10 | 10 | 8 | 1 +admitted | 7 | 36 |
| #11 | Grinnell College | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| #11 | Claremont McKenna College | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||||
| #11 | Middlebury College | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 +admitted | 8 | 26 |
| #11 | Wesleyan University | 2 | 2 | 1 +admitted | 2 | 7 | |
| #16 | Davidson College | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 +admitted | 3 | 12 |
| #16 | Hamilton College | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 +admitted | 11 | |
| #21 | Colgate University | 8 | 7 | 6 | 1 +admitted | 5 | 27 |
| #21 | United States Military Academy | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #21 | Haverford College | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| #21 | Washington and Lee University | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 +admitted | 2 | 6 |
| #24 | Bates College | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 +admitted | 14 | |
| #25 | University of Richmond | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 +admitted | 2 | 12 |
| #25 | Colby College | 4 | 7 | 7 | 1 +admitted | 7 | 26 |
| #27 | Macalester College | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||||
| #27 | College of the Holy Cross | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 +admitted | 13 | |
| #30 | Lafayette College | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
| #30 | Bucknell University | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 +admitted | 2 | 8 |
| #33 | Colorado College | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 +admitted | 4 | 10 |
| #35 | Occidental College | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 +admitted | 10 | |
| #35 | Franklin & Marshall College | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 +admitted | 6 | |
| #38 | Skidmore College | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 +admitted | 2 | 11 |
| #39 | Trinity College | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 +admitted | 5 | 19 |
| #39 | Kenyon College | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 +admitted | 2 | 6 |
| #45 | Union College | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 +admitted | 2 | 7 |
| #46 | Connecticut College | 5 | 6 | 3 | 14 | ||
| #46 | Dickinson College | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 +admitted | 5 | |
| #56 | Rhodes College | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| #59 | St. Lawrence University | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| #63 | Gettysburg College | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||||
| #73 | Lake Forest College | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| #75 | Allegheny College | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||||
| #89 | Saint Anselm College | 1 | 1 | 1 +admitted | 3 | ||
| #116 | Saint Michael's College | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
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| Ranking | University/College | 2020-2023 | 2019-2022 | 2018-2021 | 2020 | 2016-2019 | Total |
| All schools | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| #5 | University of Edinburgh | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| #33 | University of St. Andrews | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
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Chemistry
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Computer Science Principles
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Environmental Science
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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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Computer Science Principles
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Environmental Science
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European History
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French Language and Culture
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Latin
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Spanish Language and Culture
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Statistics
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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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United States History
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English Literature and Composition
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Computer Science A
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Human Geography
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Art History
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Alpine Skiing
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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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Alpine Skiing
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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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Ice Hockey
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Lacrosse
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Nordic Skiing
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Sailing
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Soccer
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Squash
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Strength and Conditioning
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Tennis
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Track and Field
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Wrestling
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B Flats & Upper School Glee Club
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Upper School Jazz Ensemble
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School Orchestra
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US Jazz Combo
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Chamber Society
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US Rock Group
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B Flats & Upper School Glee Club
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Upper School Jazz Ensemble
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School Orchestra
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Chamber Society
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Improv Club
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Drama Club
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Alumni Ambassadors Group
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Amnesty International
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Gender & Sexuality
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Meadowgreen Nursing Home
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Peer Leaders
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Peer Tutoring
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Student Admissions Committee
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Student Senate
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Sustainability Club
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Work Crew
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FOCUS
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Poetry Club
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Investment Club
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Math Team
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Robotics Club
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Spanish Club
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French Club
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Classics Club
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Music
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Music Production
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Music
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