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.
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| #1 | Princeton University | 1 |
| #6 | Stanford University | 1 |
| #9 | Duke University | 2 |
| #9 | Johns Hopkins University | 1 |
| #9 | Northwestern University | 1 |
| LAC #2 | Amherst College | 1 |
| #14 | Brown University | 1 |
| #20 | University of California: Los Angeles | 1 |
| #21 | Emory University | 1 |
| #22 | University of California: Berkeley | 1 |
| #23 | Georgetown University | 3 |
| #25 | Carnegie Mellon University | 2 |
| #25 | University of Virginia | 1 |
| #27 | University of Southern California | 1 |
| #28 | New York University | 1 |
| #28 | University of Florida | 10 |
| #28 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 1 |
| LAC #6 | United States Naval Academy | 1 |
| #34 | University of California: San Diego | 1 |
| #36 | Boston College | 2 |
| #38 | Georgia Institute of Technology | 2 |
| #38 | University of Texas at Austin | 1 |
| #42 | Boston University | 1 |
| #42 | Tulane University | 2 |
| #42 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 1 |
| LAC #9 | Middlebury College | 1 |
| #48 | University of Georgia | 1 |
| #49 | Northeastern University | 1 |
| #55 | Florida State University | 21 |
| #55 | University of Miami | 3 |
| LAC #11 | Washington and Lee University | 3 |
| #57 | Penn State University Park | 2 |
| #59 | Syracuse University | 1 |
| #63 | George Washington University | 1 |
| #63 | University of Connecticut | 1 |
| LAC #13 | Davidson College | 1 |
| #68 | Indiana University Bloomington | 1 |
| #68 | Southern Methodist University | 1 |
| #68 | Texas A&M University | 2 |
| #75 | Baylor University | 2 |
| #75 | Clemson University | 6 |
| #75 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 3 |
| #83 | Colorado School of Mines | 1 |
| #83 | Elon University | 2 |
| #93 | University of Delaware | 1 |
| Auburn University | 8 | |
| #99 | University of Oregon | 1 |
| #103 | University of Arizona | 1 |
| #103 | University of South Florida | 6 |
| #104 | University of Colorado Boulder | 1 |
| LAC #22 | United States Air Force Academy | 2 |
| LAC #22 | University of Richmond | 1 |
| #117 | University of South Carolina: Columbia | 4 |
| #122 | Chapman University | 1 |
| #127 | Seton Hall University | 1 |
| #136 | Samford University | 1 |
| #148 | University of Cincinnati | 1 |
| LAC #42 | Denison University | 2 |
| LAC #46 | Furman University | 1 |
| LAC #50 | The University of the South | 5 |
| Belmont Abbey College | 1 | |
| Coastal Carolina University | 1 | |
| College of Charleston | 1 | |
| Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University: Daytona Beach Campus | 2 | |
| Flagler College | 2 | |
| Florida Atlantic University | 4 | |
| Florida Institute of Technology | 1 | |
| Gardner-Webb University | 1 | |
| Grove City College | 1 | |
| High Point University | 1 | |
| Jacksonville University | 10 | |
| James Madison University | 1 | |
| Kennesaw State University | 1 | |
| Louisiana State University at Eunice | 2 | |
| Muhlenberg College | 1 | |
| Nova Southeastern University | 1 | |
| Rhodes College | 1 | |
| Rollins College | 1 | |
| Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology | 1 | |
| Tallahassee Community College | 5 | |
| The Citadel | 2 | |
| University of Alabama | 3 | |
| University of Central Florida | 7 | |
| University of Hawaii at Manoa | 1 | |
| University of Louisville | 1 | |
| University of Mississippi | 5 | |
| University of North Florida | 4 | |
| University of Northern Colorado | 1 | |
| University of Sheffield | 1 | |
| University of Tampa | 3 | |
| Western Carolina University | 1 |
| Matriculation | |||||||
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| Ranking | University/College | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | Total |
| All schools | 146 | 139 | 130 | 145 | 123 | ||
| #1 | Princeton University | 1 | 1 | 1 admitted | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| #2 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 1 admitted | 1 | ||||
| #3 | Stanford University | 1 | 1 admitted | 1 | 3 | ||
| #3 | Harvard College | 1 admitted | 1 | 2 | |||
| #5 | Yale University | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
| #6 | University of Pennsylvania | 2 | 1 admitted | 2 | 5 | ||
| #7 | Duke University | 2 | 1 admitted | 1 | 4 | ||
| #9 | Brown University | 1 | 1 admitted | 3 | 1 | 6 | |
| #9 | Northwestern University | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| #9 | Johns Hopkins University | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| #12 | Cornell University | 2 admitted | 2 | ||||
| #12 | University of Chicago | 2 admitted | 2 | ||||
| #12 | Columbia University | 1 admitted | 1 | 2 | |||
| #15 | University of California: Los Angeles | 1 | 2 admitted | 1 | 4 | ||
| #15 | University of California: Berkeley | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| #17 | Rice University | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #18 | Vanderbilt University | 1 admitted | 2 | 3 | 6 | ||
| #20 | University of Notre Dame | 1 admitted | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| #21 | University of Michigan | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #22 | Georgetown University | 3 | 2 | 3 admitted | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| #22 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | |
| #24 | Carnegie Mellon University | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
| #24 | Emory University | 1 | 3 | 2 admitted | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| #24 | Washington University in St. Louis | 3 | 1 admitted | 2 | 6 | ||
| #24 | University of Virginia | 1 | 1 admitted | 1 | 3 | ||
| #28 | University of Florida | 10 | 12 | 10 admitted | 6 | 12 | 50 |
| #28 | University of California: Davis | 1 admitted | 2 | 3 | |||
| #28 | University of Southern California | 1 | 1 | 1 admitted | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| #28 | University of California: San Diego | 1 | 1 admitted | 1 | 3 | ||
| #33 | Georgia Institute of Technology | 2 | 1 admitted | 3 | 1 | 7 | |
| #35 | New York University | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | |
| #35 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| #38 | University of Texas at Austin | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| #39 | Boston College | 2 | 2 | 1 admitted | 5 | ||
| #40 | Rutgers University | 1 | 1 admitted | 2 | |||
| #40 | University of Washington | 2 admitted | 1 | 3 | |||
| #40 | Tufts University | 1 | 1 admitted | 2 | |||
| #43 | Boston University | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| #47 | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
| #47 | University of Rochester | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #47 | Wake Forest University | 2 | 4 admitted | 3 | 4 | 13 | |
| #47 | University of Georgia | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | ||
| #47 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 3 | 2 | 3 admitted | 1 | 9 | |
| #47 | Texas A&M University | 2 | 2 | ||||
| #49 | Ohio State University: Columbus Campus | 1 admitted | 1 | ||||
| #53 | University of Minnesota: Twin Cities | 1 admitted | 1 | ||||
| #53 | Florida State University | 21 | 16 | 7 admitted | 25 | 14 | 83 |
| #53 | College of William and Mary | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #53 | Case Western Reserve University | 2 | 2 | ||||
| #53 | Northeastern University | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| #53 | Purdue University | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #57 | Penn State University Park | 2 | 1 admitted | 3 | |||
| #58 | University of Maryland: College Park | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #58 | University of Connecticut | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #60 | Brandeis University | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #60 | North Carolina State University | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #60 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #60 | Santa Clara University | 1 admitted | 1 | ||||
| #67 | Syracuse University | 1 | 2 | 1 admitted | 2 | 6 | |
| #67 | University of Pittsburgh | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #67 | Villanova University | 1 admitted | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| #67 | George Washington University | 1 | 5 admitted | 2 | 1 | 9 | |
| #67 | University of Miami | 3 | 4 | 1 admitted | 6 | 1 | 15 |
| #73 | Indiana University Bloomington | 1 | 1 | 2 admitted | 2 | 6 | |
| #73 | Tulane University | 2 | 3 admitted | 1 | 6 | ||
| #76 | University of Delaware | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| #76 | Colorado School of Mines | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| #76 | Stevens Institute of Technology | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #76 | SUNY University at Buffalo | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #86 | Clemson University | 6 | 2 | 1 admitted | 2 | 2 | 13 |
| #89 | Southern Methodist University | 1 | 3 admitted | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| #89 | Fordham University | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| #89 | University of South Florida | 6 | 1 admitted | 10 | 5 | 22 | |
| #89 | Temple University | 1 admitted | 1 | ||||
| #93 | Auburn University | 8 | 5 | 5 admitted | 7 | 4 | 29 |
| #93 | Loyola Marymount University | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| #93 | Baylor University | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
| #98 | Texas Christian University | 3 admitted | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
| #98 | Drexel University | 1 admitted | 1 | ||||
| #98 | University of Oregon | 1 | 1 admitted | 2 | |||
| #98 | University of San Diego | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #98 | Rochester Institute of Technology | 1 admitted | 1 | ||||
| #98 | Illinois Institute of Technology | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #105 | University of Colorado Boulder | 1 | 1 | 1 admitted | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| #105 | University of Tennessee: Knoxville | 3 | 2 admitted | 1 | 6 | ||
| #105 | American University | 2 | 4 admitted | 1 | 7 | ||
| #105 | George Mason University | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #115 | University of Arizona | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| #115 | University of Utah | 1 admitted | 1 | ||||
| #115 | Howard University | 1 admitted | 1 | ||||
| #118 | Iowa State University | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
| #124 | University of Denver | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #124 | James Madison University | 1 | 1 admitted | 2 | |||
| #124 | Florida International University | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
| #124 | University of Central Florida | 7 | 4 | 4 admitted | 1 | 2 | 18 |
| #124 | University of South Carolina: Columbia | 4 | 5 | 4 admitted | 4 | 5 | 22 |
| #133 | Chapman University | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #133 | Elon University | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
| #133 | Miami University: Oxford | 1 admitted | 1 | ||||
| #133 | University of Vermont | 2 | 2 | ||||
| #142 | University of Cincinnati | 1 | 1 admitted | 2 | |||
| #151 | Colorado State University | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
| #151 | DePaul University | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #151 | Seton Hall University | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #159 | University of Kentucky | 1 | 1 admitted | 2 | |||
| #163 | University of Mississippi | 5 | 3 | 2 admitted | 2 | 12 | |
| #170 | University of Hawaii at Manoa | 1 | 1 admitted | 2 | |||
| #178 | Drake University | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #185 | Samford University | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| #195 | University of Louisville | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ||
| #195 | East Carolina University | 2 | 2 | ||||
| #201 | La Salle University | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #201 | University of North Carolina at Wilmington | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #209 | Florida Atlantic University | 4 | 3 | 4 admitted | 1 | 2 | 14 |
| #216 | University of Wyoming | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #216 | Mississippi State University | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #227 | Nova Southeastern University | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #227 | Western Carolina University | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #227 | Georgia State University | 1 admitted | 1 | ||||
| #236 | Belmont University | 2 | 2 | ||||
| #236 | University of North Florida | 4 | 8 | 3 admitted | 2 | 3 | 20 |
| #236 | University of North Dakota | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #249 | Pace University | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #269 | Florida Institute of Technology | 1 | 2 | 1 admitted | 4 | ||
| #269 | Wilkes University | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #304 | Middle Tennessee State University | 1 admitted | 1 | ||||
| #304 | Florida Gulf Coast University | 1 admitted | 2 | 1 | 4 | ||
| #345 | University of Louisiana at Lafayette | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #352 | Georgia Southern University | 2 admitted | 1 | 3 | |||
| #352 | University of Northern Colorado | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #356 | Gardner-Webb University | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #361 | Clark Atlanta University | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #390 | Saint Leo University | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Liberty University | 1 admitted | 1 | 2 | ||||
| University of Alabama | 3 | 2 | 2 admitted | 2 | 3 | 12 | |
| Kennesaw State University | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Barry University | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Valdosta State University | 1 | 1 | |||||
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| Ranking | University/College | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | Total |
| All schools | 20 | 19 | 17 | 21 | 17 | ||
| #1 | Williams College | 1 admitted | 1 | ||||
| #2 | Amherst College | 1 | 1 | 1 admitted | 3 | ||
| #3 | United States Naval Academy | 1 | 4 | 1 admitted | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| #4 | Wellesley College | 3 | 3 | ||||
| #7 | United States Air Force Academy | 2 | 2 admitted | 1 | 2 | 7 | |
| #11 | Wesleyan University | 1 admitted | 1 | ||||
| #11 | Middlebury College | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #16 | Davidson College | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| #21 | Haverford College | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #21 | Washington and Lee University | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | |
| #21 | Colgate University | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| #24 | Bates College | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| #25 | University of Richmond | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
| #30 | Lafayette College | 1 admitted | 1 | ||||
| #30 | Bryn Mawr College | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #30 | Bucknell University | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| #35 | Occidental College | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #36 | Oberlin College | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #39 | Spelman College | 2 admitted | 2 | ||||
| #39 | Trinity College | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||
| #39 | Denison University | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
| #39 | Kenyon College | 1 admitted | 1 | 2 | |||
| #46 | Furman University | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| #46 | DePauw University | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #51 | The University of the South | 5 | 2 admitted | 1 | 8 | ||
| #56 | Rhodes College | 1 | 1 admitted | 2 | |||
| #59 | Wofford College | 1 admitted | 1 | ||||
| #59 | Wabash College | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #70 | Muhlenberg College | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #70 | Hobart and William Smith Colleges | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #93 | Washington College | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #100 | New College of Florida | 1 admitted | 1 | 2 | |||
| #129 | Monmouth College | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #130 | Roanoke College | 1 admitted | 1 | ||||
| #130 | Eckerd College | 2 | 2 | ||||
| #130 | Meredith College | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #139 | Presbyterian College | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #139 | University of North Carolina at Asheville | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #154 | University of Mary Washington | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #156 | Wartburg College | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #182 | ave maria university | 1 admitted | 1 | ||||
| Warren Wilson College | 1 | 1 | |||||
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| Ranking | University/College | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | Total |
| All schools | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| #2 | University of British Columbia | 1 | 1 | ||||
| #12 | Dalhousie University | 1 admitted | 1 | ||||
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| Ranking | University/College | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | Total |
| All schools | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| #14 | University of Sheffield | 1 | 1 | ||||
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Art History
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Calculus AB
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Statistics
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Computer Science A
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Studio Art: Drawing
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Spanish Literature and Culture
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Art History
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Calculus AB
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Statistics
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Computer Science A
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Studio Art: Drawing
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Spanish Literature and Culture
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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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French Language and Culture
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Latin
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United States Government and Politics
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United States History
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Chinese Language and Culture
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Computer Science Principles
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Physics 1
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Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism
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Human Geography
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Psychology
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Research
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Seminar
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Biology
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Precalculus
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Comparative Government and Politics
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World History
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Baseball
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Basketball
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Cheerleading
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Crew
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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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Cheerleading
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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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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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Weightlifting
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Wrestling
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Bolles Buddies
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Characters for Care
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Chinese Club
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Dreams Come True
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French Club
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India Club
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Bolles Buddies
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Characters for Care
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Chinese Club
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Dreams Come True
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French Club
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India Club
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Japanese Club
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Latin Club
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American Sign Language
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Arabic Club
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Art Club
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Black Student Union
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Caitlin's Closet
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DIPG Ellie
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Gay Straight Alliance
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International Student Union
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Jewish Student Union
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Joy for Jax
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Nanny's Nation
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Soles 4 Souls
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Surfrider Club
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V.E.T.S. (Veterans Encouraging Teen Success)
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Video Production Club
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Angels for Allison
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Bolles Premedical Society
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Bolles Supporting First Responders
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Building Leaders Today and Tomorrow (BLT2)
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CISV
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Computer Science Club
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D.E.S.C. Club (Downtown Ecumenical Service Council)
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Fight Against Hunger
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Future Business Leaders of America
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Hispanic Student Union
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Hope Across Oceans
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Hope for All
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International Community Soccer Alliance
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JaxTHRIVE
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Mind Over Matter
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Mission: MOSH
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Senior Women
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Spread the Love with Band Club
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Students for Students
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Young Life
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AIM (Asian Inspiration Multiplied)
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Betty Griffin and One Love Unite Club
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Bolles Chess Club
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Bolles Rethreaded Club
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Books for Jax
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Bulldogs Fighting Cancers
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Club Council
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Community Connections
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CyberAI Club
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Debate Club
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Dungeons and Dragons
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FTC Robotics Competition Teams
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FurEver Friends
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Green P.E.A.S. (Planet
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Equity and Sustainability)
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Honor Council
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Isaiah 117 House
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Jacksonville Congo Support Club
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Junior Mentors
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Lower School Academic Counsel
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Mock Trial
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Paws-itive Change Club
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PedsCare Community
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Pen Pals
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Pets for Patients
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Red Cross Club
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Riverkeeper Club
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Ronald McDonald House Club
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Spanish Club
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Speech Team
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Sporting Clay Club
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Student Council
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Student Science Advisory Council
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The Community Connections Club Supporting the Florida School for the Deaf and Blind
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