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 | Columbia University | 1 |
| #2 | Harvard College | 1 |
| #6 | Stanford University | 1 |
| #8 | University of Pennsylvania | 2 |
| #9 | Duke University | 1 |
| #9 | Johns Hopkins University | 1 |
| #14 | Brown University | 1 |
| #14 | Vanderbilt University | 1 |
| #14 | Washington University in St. Louis | 2 |
| #17 | Cornell University | 1 |
| #17 | Rice University | 1 |
| #20 | University of California: Los Angeles | 2 |
| #21 | Emory University | 1 |
| #22 | University of California: Berkeley | 1 |
| #23 | Georgetown University | 1 |
| #23 | University of Michigan | 2 |
| #25 | University of Virginia | 1 |
| #28 | New York University | 4 |
| #28 | Tufts University | 1 |
| #28 | University of California: Santa Barbara | 1 |
| #28 | University of Florida | 22 |
| #28 | Wake Forest University | 1 |
| #34 | University of California: San Diego | 1 |
| #34 | University of Rochester | 1 |
| #36 | Boston College | 3 |
| #38 | Georgia Institute of Technology | 2 |
| #42 | Boston University | 2 |
| #42 | Case Western Reserve University | 1 |
| #42 | Tulane University | 4 |
| #42 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 2 |
| #47 | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | 2 |
| #49 | Northeastern University | 3 |
| #49 | Ohio State University: Columbus Campus | 6 |
| #55 | Florida State University | 15 |
| #55 | University of Miami | 12 |
| #57 | Penn State University Park | 7 |
| #59 | Syracuse University | 3 |
| #59 | University of Maryland: College Park | 1 |
| #59 | University of Washington | 1 |
| #62 | Rutgers University | 1 |
| #63 | University of Connecticut | 1 |
| #63 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | 1 |
| #68 | Indiana University Bloomington | 4 |
| #68 | Southern Methodist University | 1 |
| #76 | Muhlenberg College | 1 |
| #79 | American University | 1 |
| #79 | Gonzaga University | 1 |
| #83 | Elon University | 1 |
| #83 | Michigan State University | 2 |
| #84 | Bennington College | 1 |
| SUNY University at Buffalo | 1 | |
| #100 | Saint Mary's College | 1 |
| #103 | University of Arizona | 1 |
| #103 | University of South Florida | 5 |
| #104 | University of Colorado Boulder | 1 |
| #104 | University of Tennessee: Knoxville | 1 |
| LAC #22 | University of Richmond | 1 |
| Arizona State University | 2 | |
| #122 | Chapman University | 1 |
| LAC #27 | Macalester College | 1 |
| #137 | University of Alabama | 2 |
| #137 | University of Central Florida | 4 |
| #151 | Florida International University | 3 |
| #182 | Belmont University | 2 |
| LAC #38 | Bucknell University | 1 |
| #202 | Florida Institute of Technology | 2 |
| #219 | Hampton University | 1 |
| LAC #46 | Furman University | 1 |
| #263 | Florida Atlantic University | 6 |
| #263 | University of North Florida | 1 |
| Bentley University | 1 | |
| Broward College | 3 | |
| EDHEC Business School | 1 | |
| ESPM Escola Superior de Propaganda e Marketing | 2 | |
| hult international business school | 1 | |
| Ithaca College | 1 | |
| Manhattan School of Music | 1 | |
| MCPHS University | 1 | |
| new world school of the arts | 1 | |
| Rollins College | 1 | |
| Savannah College of Art and Design | 3 | |
| School of the Art Institute of Chicago | 1 | |
| Stetson University | 1 | |
| stony brook university, state university of new york | 2 | |
| University of Denver University College | 1 | |
| University of Tampa | 1 |
| Matriculation | |||||||
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| Ranking | University/College | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | Total |
| All schools | 162 | 209 | 173 | 148 | 172 | ||
| #1 | Princeton University | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| #3 | Harvard College | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| #3 | Stanford University | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| #6 | University of Pennsylvania | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||
| #7 | Duke University | 1 | 2 admitted | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
| #9 | Johns Hopkins University | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| #9 | Northwestern University | 2 admitted | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |
| #9 | Brown University | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| #12 | Cornell University | 1 | 2 admitted | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| #12 | University of Chicago | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| #12 | Columbia University | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| #15 | University of California: Los Angeles | 2 | 1 admitted | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| #15 | University of California: Berkeley | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| #17 | Rice University | 1 | 1 admitted | 1 | 3 | ||
| #18 | Dartmouth College | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| #18 | Vanderbilt University | 1 | 3 admitted | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| #20 | University of Notre Dame | 2 admitted | 2 | ||||
| #21 | University of Michigan | 2 | 5 admitted | 4 | 4 | 15 | |
| #22 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 2 admitted | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| #22 | Georgetown University | 1 | 1 admitted | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| #24 | University of Virginia | 1 | 1 admitted | 3 | 1 | 6 | |
| #24 | Emory University | 1 | 2 admitted | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| #24 | Washington University in St. Louis | 2 | 2 admitted | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 |
| #24 | Carnegie Mellon University | 1 admitted | 1 | 2 | |||
| #28 | University of Southern California | 3 admitted | 3 | 5 | 2 | 13 | |
| #28 | University of California: Davis | 4 admitted | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | |
| #28 | University of Florida | 22 | 14 admitted | 1 | 17 | 12 | 66 |
| #28 | University of California: San Diego | 1 | 1 admitted | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| #33 | Georgia Institute of Technology | 2 | 1 admitted | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| #33 | University of California: Irvine | 3 admitted | 1 | 5 | 7 | 16 | |
| #35 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 2 | 4 admitted | 2 | 1 | 9 | |
| #35 | New York University | 4 | 5 admitted | 5 | 8 | 5 | 27 |
| #35 | University of California: Santa Barbara | 1 | 1 admitted | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 |
| #38 | University of Texas at Austin | 2 admitted | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | |
| #39 | Boston College | 3 | 2 admitted | 2 | 4 | 2 | 13 |
| #40 | Tufts University | 1 | 2 admitted | 1 | 4 | ||
| #40 | Rutgers University | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| #40 | University of Washington | 1 | 2 admitted | 1 | 10 | 14 | |
| #43 | Boston University | 2 | 8 admitted | 9 | 9 | 6 | 34 |
| #47 | Lehigh University | 2 | 2 | ||||
| #47 | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | 2 | 1 admitted | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| #47 | Texas A&M University | 1 admitted | 4 | 5 | |||
| #47 | University of Rochester | 1 | 1 admitted | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| #47 | Wake Forest University | 1 | 3 admitted | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
| #47 | University of Georgia | 4 admitted | 1 + | 1 | 6 | ||
| #49 | Purdue University | 2 admitted | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| #49 | Ohio State University: Columbus Campus | 6 | 4 admitted | 2 | 1 | 13 | |
| #53 | College of William and Mary | 1 + | 1 | ||||
| #53 | Florida State University | 15 | 4 admitted | 11 | 1 | 13 | 44 |
| #53 | Case Western Reserve University | 1 | 2 admitted | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| #53 | Northeastern University | 3 | 5 admitted | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 |
| #53 | University of Minnesota: Twin Cities | 2 | 2 | ||||
| #57 | Penn State University Park | 7 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 17 | |
| #58 | SUNY University at Stony Brook | 1 admitted | 1 | ||||
| #58 | University of Connecticut | 1 | 4 admitted | 1 | 5 | 11 | |
| #59 | University of Maryland: College Park | 1 | 10 admitted | 4 | 2 | 2 | 19 |
| #60 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | 1 admitted | 1 | 2 | |||
| #60 | Michigan State University | 2 | 6 admitted | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| #60 | North Carolina State University | 1 admitted | 1 | ||||
| #60 | Brandeis University | 1 admitted | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| #67 | University of Massachusetts Amherst | 1 admitted | 2 | 1 | 4 | ||
| #67 | George Washington University | 4 admitted | 2 | 2 | 8 | ||
| #67 | Villanova University | 2 admitted | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| #67 | University of Pittsburgh | 1 admitted | 2 | 3 | |||
| #67 | University of Miami | 12 | 3 admitted | 7 | 1 | 8 | 31 |
| #67 | Syracuse University | 3 | 3 admitted | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 |
| #73 | Tulane University | 4 | 3 admitted | 5 | 2 | 14 | |
| #73 | SUNY University at Binghamton | 2 | 2 | ||||
| #73 | Indiana University Bloomington | 4 | 6 admitted | 2 | 5 | 7 | 24 |
| #76 | SUNY University at Buffalo | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #76 | University of Delaware | 1 admitted | 1 | ||||
| #76 | Pepperdine University | 1 admitted | 1 | 2 | |||
| #82 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #82 | University of Illinois at Chicago | 2 | 2 | ||||
| #84 | University of California: Santa Cruz | 4 | 4 | ||||
| #86 | Clemson University | 3 admitted | 2 | 5 | |||
| #89 | Fordham University | 1 admitted | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| #89 | Southern Methodist University | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| #89 | University of South Florida | 5 | 11 admitted | 4 | 20 | ||
| #93 | Auburn University | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #93 | Baylor University | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #93 | Gonzaga University | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| #98 | Drexel University | 4 admitted | 1 | 5 | |||
| #98 | Rochester Institute of Technology | 3 | 3 | ||||
| #98 | University of Oregon | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #105 | University of Colorado Boulder | 1 | 3 admitted | 1 | 5 | ||
| #105 | University of Tennessee: Knoxville | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #105 | American University | 1 | 2 admitted | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 |
| #105 | George Mason University | 1 admitted | 1 | 2 | |||
| #105 | Arizona State University | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| #115 | University of San Francisco | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #115 | University of Utah | 1 admitted | 1 | 2 | |||
| #115 | University of Arizona | 1 | 4 admitted | 1 | 6 | ||
| #124 | University of Denver | 2 admitted | 1 | 3 | |||
| #124 | University of Central Florida | 4 | 5 admitted | 10 | 3 | 22 | |
| #124 | Florida International University | 3 | 1 admitted | 3 | 2 | 9 | |
| #124 | University of Missouri: Columbia | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #133 | University of Vermont | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #133 | Elon University | 1 | 1 admitted | 3 | 1 | 6 | |
| #133 | Chapman University | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #136 | University of Texas at Dallas | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #136 | University of Nebraska - Lincoln | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #137 | University of Alabama | 2 | 3 admitted | 1 | 1 | 7 | |
| #151 | Simmons University | 1 admitted | 1 | ||||
| #151 | DePaul University | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #159 | University of Kentucky | 2 admitted | 1 | 3 | |||
| #163 | University of St. Thomas | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #201 | The New School College of Performing Arts | 1 admitted | 5 | 6 | |||
| #209 | Florida Atlantic University | 6 | 1 admitted | 3 | 10 | ||
| #216 | University of Massachusetts Boston | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #227 | Nova Southeastern University | 2 admitted | 3 | 1 | 6 | ||
| #236 | University of North Florida | 1 | 2 admitted | 1 | 4 | ||
| #236 | Belmont University | 2 | 2 | ||||
| #249 | Suffolk University | 1 admitted | 1 | ||||
| #269 | Florida Institute of Technology | 2 | 2 | ||||
| #280 | Hampton University | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #304 | Florida Gulf Coast University | 2 admitted | 2 | 4 | |||
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| Ranking | University/College | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | Total |
| All schools | 7 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 4 | ||
| #2 | Amherst College | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #4 | Wellesley College | 1 admitted | 2 | 3 | |||
| #11 | Wesleyan University | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| #11 | Middlebury College | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| #11 | Barnard College | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #16 | Vassar College | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #16 | Smith College | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| #16 | Davidson College | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #21 | Colgate University | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #25 | University of Richmond | 1 | 1 + | 2 | |||
| #27 | Macalester College | 1 | 1 admitted | 2 | |||
| #30 | Bucknell University | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #34 | Mount Holyoke College | 1 admitted | 1 | ||||
| #35 | Franklin & Marshall College | 1 + | 1 | ||||
| #36 | Oberlin College | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #38 | Skidmore College | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #46 | Furman University | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #51 | St. Olaf College | 1 admitted | 1 | ||||
| #63 | Gettysburg College | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #70 | Muhlenberg College | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| #73 | Lake Forest College | 1 admitted | 1 | ||||
| #75 | Wheaton College-Norton-MA | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #82 | Saint Mary's College | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #86 | Ursinus College | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #100 | New College of Florida | 1 admitted | 1 | ||||
| #112 | Bennington College | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #130 | Eckerd College | 2 admitted | 2 | ||||
| #174 | Marymount Manhattan College | 1 admitted | 1 | ||||
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| Ranking | University/College | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | Total |
| All schools | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| #1 | University of Toronto | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #2 | University of British Columbia | 1 admitted | 1 | ||||
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Calculus AB
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Calculus BC
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Human Geography
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Psychology
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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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Human Geography
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Psychology
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Statistics
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World History
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Chemistry
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United States Government and Politics
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United States History
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Music Theory
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Computer Science A
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Computer Science Principles
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Studio Art: Drawing
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Studio Art: 2-D Design
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Studio Art: 3-D Design
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IB Chinese
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IB Spanish
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IB Economics
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IB Global Politics
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IB Computer Science
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IB Design Technology
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IB Chinese
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IB Spanish
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IB Economics
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IB Global Politics
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IB Computer Science
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IB Design Technology
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IB Physics
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IB Dance
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IB Film
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IB Music
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IB English B
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IB Spanish B
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IB History
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IB Pre-Calculus
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IB French ab Initio
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IB Biology
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IB Environmental Systems and Societies
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IB Theatre
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IB Analysis and Approaches
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IB Art
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IB English A: Language and Literature
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IB Chinese B
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Baseball
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Basketball
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Beach Volleyball
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Cheerleading
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Cross Country
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American Football
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Baseball
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Basketball
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Beach Volleyball
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Cheerleading
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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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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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Multicultural Club
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National Honor Society
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Spanish Club
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French Club
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Engineering Club
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Psychology Club
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Multicultural Club
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National Honor Society
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Spanish Club
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French Club
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Engineering Club
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Psychology Club
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Key Club
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The Hebrew Language and Culture Club
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Band Aids
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Education Rocks Club
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Kids for Wish Kids
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Kids Helping Heroes
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N.I.C.K’s Camp Club
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Project Tanzania
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Ronald McDonald House Charities
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Volantis Business Entrepreneurship Club
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National Honor Society for Dance Arts
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French Honor Society (Societe Honoraire de Francais)
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National Art Honor Society
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National Science Honor Society
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National Spanish Honor Society
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National Technical Honor Society
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The Rho Kappa Social Sciences Honor Society
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Tri-M Music Honor Society
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Math Honor Society
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Book Club
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Chem Club
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Coding Club
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Creative Writing Club
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Cryptocurrency Club
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D.E.C.A.
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DJ and Music Production Club
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Film Club
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Fishing Club
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The Harry Potter Club
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Journalism Club
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Model UN and Diplomacy Club
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Politics Club
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Pre-Med Club
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Cricket Club
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The Debate Team
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Fantasy Sports Club
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Senior International Thespian Society
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The Interact Club
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National Chinese Honor Society
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Chamber Orchestra
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Choir
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Dance
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Guitar
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Jazz
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Band
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Chamber Orchestra
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Choir
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Dance
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Guitar
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Jazz
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Music
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Music Theory
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Percussion
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Piano
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Theater
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Digital Art
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Film Production
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Photography
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Portfolio
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Studio Art
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2D Art
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3D Art
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Art
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Ballet
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