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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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#1 | Princeton University | 1 + |
#7 | Johns Hopkins University | 1 + |
#7 | University of Pennsylvania | 1 + |
#10 | Northwestern University | 1 + |
LAC #2 | Amherst College | 1 + |
#12 | Dartmouth College | 1 + |
#13 | Vanderbilt University | 1 + |
#15 | Washington University in St. Louis | 1 + |
#17 | Cornell University | 1 + |
#18 | University of Notre Dame | 1 + |
LAC #4 | Swarthmore College | 1 + |
#22 | Georgetown University | 1 + |
#25 | New York University | 1 + |
#25 | University of Michigan | 1 + |
#25 | University of Southern California | 1 + |
#25 | University of Virginia | 1 + |
#29 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 1 + |
#29 | Wake Forest University | 1 + |
#32 | University of California: Santa Barbara | 1 + |
#34 | University of California: Irvine | 1 + |
#34 | University of California: San Diego | 1 + |
#36 | Boston College | 1 + |
#36 | University of Rochester | 1 + |
#38 | University of Texas at Austin | 1 + |
#38 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 1 + |
#41 | Boston University | 1 + |
#44 | Brandeis University | 1 + |
#44 | Case Western Reserve University | 1 + |
#44 | Georgia Institute of Technology | 1 + |
#44 | Northeastern University | 1 + |
#48 | Hillsdale College | 1 + |
#49 | University of Georgia | 1 + |
#51 | Lehigh University | 1 + |
#51 | Purdue University | 1 + |
#51 | Spelman College | 1 + |
#51 | Villanova University | 1 + |
#55 | University of Washington | 1 + |
#62 | Syracuse University | 1 + |
#62 | University of Pittsburgh | 1 + |
#62 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 1 + |
#67 | University of Connecticut | 1 + |
#67 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | 1 + |
#70 | Wofford College | 1 + |
#72 | Fordham University | 1 + |
#72 | Indiana University Bloomington | 1 + |
#72 | North Carolina State University | 1 + |
#76 | Muhlenberg College | 1 + |
#77 | Baylor University | 1 + |
#77 | Clemson University | 1 + |
#83 | Stevens Institute of Technology | 1 + |
SUNY University at Binghamton | 1 + | |
#89 | Elon University | 1 + |
#89 | Howard University | 1 + |
#89 | University of Delaware | 1 + |
#89 | Ursinus College | 1 + |
LAC #18 | Haverford College | 1 + |
LAC #18 | University of Richmond | 1 + |
Auburn University | 1 + | |
#105 | Drexel University | 1 + |
#105 | Miami University: Oxford | 1 + |
#105 | Rochester Institute of Technology | 1 + |
#105 | University of Denver | 1 + |
#115 | University of South Carolina: Columbia | 1 + |
LAC #24 | Colby College | 1 + |
#121 | Temple University | 1 + |
#127 | Samford University | 1 + |
#137 | George Mason University | 1 + |
#137 | University of Alabama | 1 + |
#137 | University of Central Florida | 1 + |
#147 | Covenant College | 1 + |
#151 | Gordon College | 1 + |
#151 | James Madison University | 1 + |
#151 | University of Cincinnati | 1 + |
LAC #36 | Mount Holyoke College | 1 + |
#182 | Belmont University | 1 + |
LAC #37 | Bucknell University | 1 + |
LAC #39 | Lafayette College | 1 + |
LAC #45 | Furman University | 1 + |
#250 | West Chester University of Pennsylvania | 1 + |
LAC #60 | Bard College | 1 + |
Berry College | 1 + | |
Cedarville University | 1 + | |
College of William and Mary | 1 + | |
Eastern University | 1 + | |
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University: Daytona Beach Campus | 1 + | |
EU Templeton Honors College | 1 + | |
Franklin & Marshall College | 1 + | |
Grove City College | 1 + | |
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania | 1 + | |
LeTourneau University | 1 + | |
Liberty University | 1 + | |
McGill University | 1 + | |
Messiah College | 1 + | |
Ohio State University: Columbus Campus | 1 + | |
Penn State University Park | 1 + | |
Savannah College of Art and Design | 1 + | |
Taylor University | 1 + | |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | 1 + | |
University of Maryland: College Park | 1 + | |
University of the Arts | 1 + | |
University of Toronto | 1 + | |
Wheaton College | 1 + | |
Williamson College of the Trades | 1 + |
Matriculation | |||||||
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Ranking | University/College | 2019-2023 | 2018-2022 | 2017-2021 | 2016-2020 | 2015-2019 | Total |
All schools | 69 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 70 | ||
#1 | Princeton University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 5 |
#3 | Stanford University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 4 | |
#3 | Harvard College | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 4 | |
#6 | University of Pennsylvania | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 5 |
#7 | Duke University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 3 | ||
#9 | Northwestern University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 5 |
#9 | Johns Hopkins University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 5 |
#12 | University of Chicago | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 4 | |
#12 | Cornell University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 5 |
#15 | University of California: Los Angeles | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | |||
#15 | University of California: Berkeley | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 3 | ||
#18 | Dartmouth College | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 5 |
#18 | Vanderbilt University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 5 |
#20 | University of Notre Dame | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 3 | ||
#21 | University of Michigan | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 5 |
#22 | Georgetown University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 5 |
#22 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 5 |
#24 | Washington University in St. Louis | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 5 |
#24 | University of Virginia | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 5 |
#28 | University of Southern California | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 3 | ||
#28 | University of California: San Diego | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 5 |
#33 | Georgia Institute of Technology | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 5 |
#33 | University of California: Irvine | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 5 |
#35 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 5 |
#35 | University of California: Santa Barbara | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 5 |
#35 | New York University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 5 |
#38 | University of Texas at Austin | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 3 | ||
#39 | Boston College | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 5 |
#40 | University of Washington | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 5 |
#43 | Boston University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 5 |
#47 | Lehigh University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 5 |
#47 | University of Rochester | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 5 |
#47 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 5 |
#47 | Wake Forest University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 5 |
#47 | University of Georgia | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 5 |
#51 | Purdue University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 5 |
#53 | Northeastern University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 5 |
#53 | College of William and Mary | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 5 |
#53 | Case Western Reserve University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 5 |
#58 | SUNY University at Stony Brook | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 3 | ||
#58 | University of Connecticut | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 3 | ||
#60 | Brandeis University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 5 |
#60 | North Carolina State University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 5 |
#67 | Syracuse University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 5 |
#67 | Villanova University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 5 |
#67 | University of Pittsburgh | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 5 |
#73 | Indiana University Bloomington | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | |||
#73 | SUNY University at Binghamton | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 5 |
#76 | University of Delaware | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 5 |
#76 | Stevens Institute of Technology | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 5 |
#82 | University of Illinois at Chicago | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||||
#82 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 5 |
#86 | Clemson University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 5 |
#89 | Fordham University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 5 |
#89 | Temple University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 5 |
#93 | Auburn University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 5 |
#93 | Baylor University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 5 |
#98 | Drexel University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 5 |
#98 | Rochester Institute of Technology | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 5 |
#105 | George Mason University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 5 |
#115 | Howard University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 5 |
#124 | University of South Carolina: Columbia | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 5 |
#124 | University of Denver | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | |||
#124 | James Madison University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 5 |
#124 | University of Central Florida | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 3 | ||
#133 | Elon University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 5 |
#133 | Miami University: Oxford | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 5 |
#137 | University of Alabama | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 5 |
#142 | University of Cincinnati | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 5 |
#185 | Samford University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 5 |
#209 | West Chester University of Pennsylvania | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 5 |
#236 | Belmont University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 5 |
Ohio State University: Columbus Campus | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 4 | ||
University of Maryland: College Park | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 5 | |
Penn State University Park | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 5 | |
Liberty University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 5 | |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 4 |
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Ranking | University/College | 2019-2023 | 2018-2022 | 2017-2021 | 2016-2020 | 2015-2019 | Total |
All schools | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | ||
#2 | Amherst College | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 5 |
#4 | Swarthmore College | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 5 |
#16 | Davidson College | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 3 | ||
#21 | Washington and Lee University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | |||
#21 | Haverford College | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 5 |
#25 | University of Richmond | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 5 |
#25 | Colby College | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | |||
#30 | Bucknell University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 5 |
#30 | Lafayette College | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 5 |
#34 | Mount Holyoke College | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 5 |
#35 | Franklin & Marshall College | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 5 |
#39 | Hillsdale College | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 5 |
#39 | Spelman College | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 5 |
#46 | Furman University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 5 |
#56 | Wheaton College | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 4 | |
#59 | Wofford College | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||||
#70 | Muhlenberg College | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 5 |
#72 | Bard College | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||||
#75 | Wheaton College-Norton-MA | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||||
#86 | Ursinus College | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 5 |
#135 | Covenant College | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 5 |
#163 | Gordon College | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 5 |
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Ranking | University/College | 2019-2023 | 2018-2022 | 2017-2021 | 2016-2020 | 2015-2019 | Total |
All schools | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
#1 | University of Toronto | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 3 | ||
#3 | McGill University | 1 +admitted | 1 |
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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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European History
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Statistics
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Biology
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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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European History
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Statistics
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United States History
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Physics 1
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Physics 2
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United States Government and Politics
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World History
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Psychology
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Calculus AB
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Computer Science A
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Computer Science Principles
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Art History
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Baseball
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Basketball
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Cheerleading
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Cross Country
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Field Hockey
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American Football
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Baseball
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Basketball
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Cheerleading
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Cross Country
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Field Hockey
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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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Chapel Committee
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Drama
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Hi-Q
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Math Club
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Mock Trials
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National Honors Society
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Chapel Committee
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Drama
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Hi-Q
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Math Club
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Mock Trials
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National Honors Society
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Prefect Board/Student Senate
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Robotics
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Student Ministry Outreach
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Tech Crew
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Worship Team
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Band
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Choir
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Theater
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Computer Graphic
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Drawing
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Graphic Design
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Band
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Choir
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Theater
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Computer Graphic
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Drawing
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Graphic Design
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Painting
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Photography
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Pottery
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Sculpture
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