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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#1 | Princeton University | 1 |
#3 | Stanford University | 1 |
#7 | University of Pennsylvania | 2 |
LAC #2 | Amherst College | 1 |
#17 | Cornell University | 1 |
LAC #5 | Wellesley College | 1 |
#29 | Wake Forest University | 1 |
#32 | University of California: Santa Barbara | 1 |
#34 | University of California: Irvine | 1 |
#36 | University of Rochester | 1 |
#41 | Boston University | 1 |
#44 | Brandeis University | 1 |
#51 | Lehigh University | 1 |
#51 | Purdue University | 1 |
#51 | Villanova University | 2 |
#62 | Syracuse University | 3 |
LAC #13 | Smith College | 1 |
#76 | Muhlenberg College | 1 |
#111 | Susquehanna University | 1 |
#115 | Fairfield University | 2 |
#121 | Temple University | 1 |
LAC #39 | Lafayette College | 1 |
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University: Worldwide Campus | 1 | |
Oberlin College | 1 | |
Rutgers University | 2 | |
University of Tennessee: Knoxville | 1 |
Matriculation | |||||||
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Ranking | University/College | 2022 | 2019-2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2014-2018 | Total |
All schools | 24 | 41 | 20 | 20 | 92 | ||
#1 | Princeton University | 1 | 1 + | 15 | 17 | ||
#2 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 1 | 1 | ||||
#3 | Harvard College | 4 | 4 | ||||
#3 | Stanford University | 1 | 1 | ||||
#5 | Yale University | 1 | 1 | ||||
#6 | University of Pennsylvania | 2 | 1 + | 1 | 4 | 8 | |
#7 | Duke University | 1 + | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
#7 | California Institute of Technology | 1 | 1 | ||||
#9 | Johns Hopkins University | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
#9 | Brown University | 1 + | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
#9 | Northwestern University | 1 + | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
#12 | Columbia University | 1 | 1 | ||||
#12 | University of Chicago | 2 | 2 | ||||
#12 | Cornell University | 1 | 1 + | 1 | 3 | ||
#15 | University of California: Berkeley | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#15 | University of California: Los Angeles | 1 | 1 | ||||
#17 | Rice University | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#20 | University of Notre Dame | 1 | 1 | ||||
#21 | University of Michigan | 2 | 2 | ||||
#22 | Georgetown University | 1 + | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
#24 | Carnegie Mellon University | 1 + | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
#24 | Emory University | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
#24 | Washington University in St. Louis | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
#24 | University of Virginia | 1 | 1 | ||||
#28 | University of Florida | 1 | 1 | ||||
#28 | University of Southern California | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
#28 | University of California: San Diego | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
#33 | Georgia Institute of Technology | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
#33 | University of California: Irvine | 1 | 1 | ||||
#35 | University of California: Santa Barbara | 1 | 1 | ||||
#35 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 2 | 2 | ||||
#35 | New York University | 1 + | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
#39 | Boston College | 4 | 4 | ||||
#40 | Rutgers University | 2 | 1 + | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
#40 | Tufts University | 1 + | 2 | 2 | 5 | ||
#43 | Boston University | 1 | 1 + | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
#47 | Lehigh University | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
#47 | University of Rochester | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
#47 | Wake Forest University | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
#47 | Penn State University Park | 1 | 1 | ||||
#51 | Purdue University | 1 | 1 | ||||
#52 | University of Texas at Austin | 1 | 1 | ||||
#52 | Ohio State University: Columbus Campus | 1 | 1 | ||||
#53 | Northeastern University | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#53 | College of William and Mary | 1 + | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
#60 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | 1 | 1 | ||||
#60 | Brandeis University | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
#67 | Syracuse University | 3 | 3 | ||||
#67 | Villanova University | 2 | 1 + | 3 | |||
#67 | George Washington University | 3 | 3 | ||||
#67 | University of Pittsburgh | 1 + | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
#67 | University of Miami | 1 + | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
#73 | Tulane University | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#76 | Stevens Institute of Technology | 2 | 2 | ||||
#86 | New Jersey Institute of Technology | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
#89 | Temple University | 1 | 1 | ||||
#89 | Fordham University | 1 + | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | |
#98 | Drexel University | 1 + | 3 | 6 | 10 | ||
#98 | Texas Christian University | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
#105 | University of Tennessee: Knoxville | 1 | 1 | ||||
#105 | American University | 1 + | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
#115 | Howard University | 1 + | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
#124 | Fairfield University | 2 | 2 | ||||
#133 | Elon University | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#142 | Clark University | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
#159 | University of Kentucky | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#163 | Rowan University | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
#170 | Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#178 | Catholic University of America | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#227 | Widener University | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#332 | Morgan State University | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
#369 | long island university-liu post | 1 + | 1 |
Matriculation | |||||||
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Ranking | University/College | 2022 | 2019-2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2014-2018 | Total |
All schools | 7 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 37 | ||
#1 | Williams College | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
#2 | Amherst College | 1 | 1 | ||||
#4 | Wellesley College | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
#7 | United States Air Force Academy | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#11 | Grinnell College | 1 + | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
#11 | Barnard College | 4 | 4 | ||||
#11 | Wesleyan University | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
#16 | Vassar College | 1 + | 2 | 3 | 6 | ||
#16 | Davidson College | 4 | 4 | ||||
#16 | Smith College | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
#21 | Haverford College | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
#21 | Colgate University | 2 | 2 | ||||
#22 | United States Military Academy | 1 | 1 | ||||
#24 | Bates College | 1 | 1 | ||||
#25 | Colby College | 1 | 1 | ||||
#30 | Lafayette College | 1 | 1 + | 1 | 3 | ||
#30 | Bucknell University | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#30 | Bryn Mawr College | 1 + | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
#33 | Colorado College | 2 | 2 | ||||
#34 | Mount Holyoke College | 1 | 1 | ||||
#35 | Occidental College | 1 | 1 | ||||
#35 | Franklin & Marshall College | 1 + | 2 | 3 | |||
#38 | Union College | 1 | 1 | ||||
#39 | Trinity College | 2 | 2 | ||||
#39 | Denison University | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
#39 | Kenyon College | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
#46 | Furman University | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
#46 | Dickinson College | 1 + | 2 | 1 | 4 | ||
#56 | Wheaton College | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#63 | Gettysburg College | 1 | 1 | ||||
#70 | Muhlenberg College | 1 | 1 | ||||
#72 | Bard College | 1 | 1 | ||||
#75 | Lawrence University | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
#82 | Juniata College | 1 + | 2 | 1 | 4 | ||
#86 | Ursinus College | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#93 | Drew University | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#100 | Sarah Lawrence College | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
#107 | Susquehanna University | 1 | 1 | ||||
#130 | Roanoke College | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
Oberlin College | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Matriculation | |||||||
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Ranking | University/College | 2022 | 2019-2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2014-2018 | Total |
All schools | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
#3 | McGill University | 1 + | 1 |
Matriculation | |||||||
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Ranking | University/College | 2022 | 2019-2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2014-2018 | Total |
All schools | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Biology
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Calculus AB
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Calculus BC
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Chemistry
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Computer Science A
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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 A
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Environmental Science
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French Language and Culture
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Latin
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Music Theory
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Spanish Language and Culture
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United States History
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Statistics
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English Literature and Composition
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Computer Science Principles
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United States Government and Politics
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Studio Art: Drawing
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Physics 1
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Art History
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Studio Art: 2-D Design
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Basketball
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Cross Country
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Field Hockey
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Lacrosse
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Tennis
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Track and Field
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Basketball
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Cross Country
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Field Hockey
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Lacrosse
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Tennis
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Track and Field
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Volleyball
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Admissions Club
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All About Anime (AAA)
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Art Factory (Design and Printing Club)
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Black Student Union
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Book Club
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Campus Ministry
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Admissions Club
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All About Anime (AAA)
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Art Factory (Design and Printing Club)
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Black Student Union
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Book Club
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Campus Ministry
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Cornhole Club
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Diversity and Activism
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Earth Wise
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Engineering Club
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Envirothon
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Girl Up
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Health and Wellness Committee
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Hello
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World!
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Instrumental Ensemble
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International Student Affinity Group
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Latinx Heritage Club (LHC)
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Math Club/Mu Alpha Theta (Math Honor Society)
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Medical Club
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Mock Trial
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Model UN
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Multicultural Club
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NAACHE
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National Honor Society
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Operation Smile
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Outreach Committee
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Photography
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Prism
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RepresentASIAN
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Robotics
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Sacred Heart to Heart
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Science National Honor Society
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Seeds to Sew
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Social Committee
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Speech and Debate
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Spirit Committee
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Student Government
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Suggestions with Seniors**
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The Tartan
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Tartantones
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Tutoring Club
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Vox Unum
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Watermelon Club
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Women's Voices
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Yearbook
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Directing
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Music
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Music Technology
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Music Theory
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Orchestra
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Stagecraft
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Directing
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Music
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Music Technology
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Music Theory
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Orchestra
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Stagecraft
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Theater
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Clay
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Color
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Digital Art
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Editing
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Graphic Design
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Photography
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Printmaking
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Studio Art
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Architecture
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Art
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Design
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Mixed Media
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Pop
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