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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#3 | Harvard College | 1 + |
#10 | Northwestern University | 1 + |
#13 | Vanderbilt University | 1 + |
#15 | Washington University in St. Louis | 1 + |
#18 | University of Notre Dame | 1 + |
#22 | Emory University | 1 + |
#22 | Georgetown University | 1 + |
#25 | New York University | 1 + |
#25 | University of Michigan | 1 + |
#29 | Wake Forest University | 1 + |
LAC #6 | United States Naval Academy | 1 + |
#34 | University of California: Irvine | 1 + |
#34 | University of California: San Diego | 1 + |
#36 | Boston College | 1 + |
#41 | Boston University | 1 + |
#44 | Brandeis University | 1 + |
#44 | Case Western Reserve University | 1 + |
#44 | Georgia Institute of Technology | 1 + |
#44 | Tulane University | 1 + |
#48 | Hillsdale College | 1 + |
#51 | Purdue University | 1 + |
#51 | Villanova University | 1 + |
#55 | Florida State University | 1 + |
#55 | University of Washington | 1 + |
#62 | George Washington University | 1 + |
#62 | University of Pittsburgh | 1 + |
#72 | American University | 1 + |
#72 | Fordham University | 1 + |
#72 | Indiana University Bloomington | 1 + |
#72 | North Carolina State University | 1 + |
#76 | Allegheny College | 1 + |
#76 | College of Wooster | 1 + |
#77 | Clemson University | 1 + |
#77 | Loyola Marymount University | 1 + |
#77 | Michigan State University | 1 + |
#83 | Marquette University | 1 + |
#89 | Elon University | 1 + |
#89 | Howard University | 1 + |
LAC #18 | Colgate University | 1 + |
LAC #18 | United States Air Force Academy | 1 + |
#97 | Clark University | 1 + |
#102 | Transylvania University | 1 + |
#105 | Miami University: Oxford | 1 + |
#105 | Rochester Institute of Technology | 1 + |
#105 | Saint Louis University | 1 + |
#105 | University of Arizona | 1 + |
#105 | University of Denver | 1 + |
#105 | University of Utah | 1 + |
#115 | Loyola University Chicago | 1 + |
#115 | University of South Carolina: Columbia | 1 + |
Arizona State University | 1 + | |
#121 | Chapman University | 1 + |
#127 | Clarkson University | 1 + |
#127 | Samford University | 1 + |
#127 | University of Dayton | 1 + |
#137 | DePaul University | 1 + |
#137 | University of Alabama | 1 + |
#137 | University of Central Florida | 1 + |
#137 | University of Kentucky | 1 + |
#147 | Wittenberg University | 1 + |
#151 | Colorado State University | 1 + |
#151 | Duquesne University | 1 + |
#151 | University of Cincinnati | 1 + |
LAC #31 | Kenyon College | 1 + |
LAC #33 | College of the Holy Cross | 1 + |
#166 | Bradley University | 1 + |
#166 | Xavier University | 1 + |
#176 | Valparaiso University | 1 + |
#182 | Belmont University | 1 + |
#182 | Ohio University | 1 + |
#182 | University of Louisville | 1 + |
LAC #39 | Denison University | 1 + |
LAC #39 | Trinity College | 1 + |
#202 | Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University | 1 + |
#202 | Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis | 1 + |
#202 | Loyola University New Orleans | 1 + |
#212 | Ball State University | 1 + |
#212 | Kent State University | 1 + |
#219 | Hampton University | 1 + |
#234 | West Virginia University | 1 + |
#263 | Grand Valley State University | 1 + |
#285 | University of Toledo | 1 + |
#299 | Marshall University | 1 + |
#299 | Marymount University | 1 + |
#317 | University of Findlay | 1 + |
#317 | Walsh University | 1 + |
Art Center College of Design | 1 + | |
Ashland University | 1 + | |
Baldwin Wallace University | 1 + | |
Bowling Green State University: Firelands College | 1 + | |
Bryant & Stratton College: Milwaukee | 1 + | |
Butler University | 1 + | |
Canisius College | 1 + | |
Capital University | 1 + | |
Cleveland Institute of Art | 1 + | |
Cleveland State University | 1 + | |
Coastal Carolina University | 1 + | |
Columbia College Chicago | 1 + | |
Columbus State Community College | 1 + | |
Cuyahoga Community College | 1 + | |
Edinburgh Napier University | 1 + | |
Florida Gulf Coast University | 1 + | |
Franciscan University of Steubenville | 1 + | |
Grove City College | 1 + | |
Heidelberg University | 1 + | |
High Point University | 1 + | |
Hiram College | 1 + | |
John Carroll University | 1 + | |
Lakeland Community College | 1 + | |
Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College | 1 + | |
Malone University | 1 + | |
Marietta College | 1 + | |
Mercyhurst University | 1 + | |
Montana Technological Middle | 1 + | |
Muskingum University | 1 + | |
Niagara University | 1 + | |
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University | 1 + | |
Notre Dame College-Cleveland-OH | 1 + | |
Ohio Dominican University | 1 + | |
Ohio Northern University | 1 + | |
Ohio State University: Columbus Campus | 1 + | |
Otterbein University | 1 + | |
Penn State University Park | 1 + | |
Saint Bonaventure University | 1 + | |
Saint Peter's University | 1 + | |
Saint Xavier University | 1 + | |
Savannah College of Art and Design | 1 + | |
St. John's University | 1 + | |
Tennessee State University | 1 + | |
Tiffin University | 1 + | |
University of Akron | 1 + | |
University of Charleston | 1 + | |
University of Colorado Boulder | 1 + | |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | 1 + | |
University of Maryland: College Park | 1 + | |
University of Mount Union | 1 + | |
University of Northwestern - St. Paul | 1 + | |
University of Tennessee: Knoxville | 1 + | |
Ursuline College | 1 + | |
Virginia State University | 1 + | |
Wheeling Jesuit University | 1 + | |
Wright State University: Lake Campus | 1 + | |
Youngstown State University | 1 + |
Matriculation | ||||||
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Ranking | University/College | 2020-2023 | 2019-2022 | 2016-2019 | 2014-2017 | Total |
All schools | 84 | 75 | 224 | 42 | ||
#1 | Princeton University | 1 + | 1 | |||
#3 | Harvard College | 1 + | 1 + | 2 | ||
#5 | Yale University | 1 | 1 | |||
#6 | University of Pennsylvania | 1 + | 1 | |||
#7 | California Institute of Technology | 1 | 1 | |||
#9 | Northwestern University | 1 + | 1 + | 1 | 1 + | 4 |
#9 | Brown University | 1 + | 1 | |||
#12 | Columbia University | 1 + | 1 | |||
#12 | University of Chicago | 1 + | 1 | |||
#12 | Cornell University | 1 + | 1 | |||
#18 | Vanderbilt University | 1 + | 1 + | 1 | 1 + | 4 |
#20 | University of Notre Dame | 1 + | 1 + | 1 + | 1 + | 4 |
#21 | University of Michigan | 1 + | 1 + | 1 | 1 + | 4 |
#22 | Georgetown University | 1 + | 1 + | 1 + | 1 + | 4 |
#24 | Emory University | 1 + | 1 + | 1 | 1 + | 4 |
#24 | Carnegie Mellon University | 1 + | 1 | |||
#24 | University of Virginia | 1 + | 1 | |||
#24 | Washington University in St. Louis | 1 + | 1 | 2 | ||
#28 | University of California: San Diego | 1 + | 1 + | 2 | ||
#33 | University of California: Irvine | 1 + | 1 + | 2 | ||
#33 | Georgia Institute of Technology | 1 + | 1 + | 1 | 1 + | 4 |
#35 | New York University | 1 + | 1 + | 1 + | 1 + | 4 |
#39 | Boston College | 1 + | 1 + | 1 + | 3 | |
#40 | Tufts University | 1 | 1 | |||
#40 | Rutgers University | 1 | 1 | |||
#40 | University of Washington | 1 + | 1 + | 1 | 3 | |
#43 | Boston University | 1 + | 1 + | 1 | 1 + | 4 |
#47 | Wake Forest University | 1 + | 1 + | 1 | 3 | |
#47 | Texas A&M University | 1 + | 1 | 2 | ||
#47 | Lehigh University | 1 | 1 | |||
#47 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 1 + | 1 + | 2 | ||
#51 | Purdue University | 1 + | 1 + | 1 + | 1 + | 4 |
#53 | Northeastern University | 1 + | 1 | 2 | ||
#53 | Florida State University | 1 + | 1 + | 2 | ||
#53 | College of William and Mary | 1 + | 1 | |||
#53 | Case Western Reserve University | 1 + | 1 + | 1 + | 1 + | 4 |
#60 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | 1 + | 1 | |||
#60 | North Carolina State University | 1 + | 1 + | 2 | ||
#60 | Michigan State University | 1 + | 1 + | 1 + | 1 + | 4 |
#60 | Brandeis University | 1 + | 1 | |||
#67 | University of Pittsburgh | 1 + | 1 + | 1 + | 1 + | 4 |
#67 | George Washington University | 1 + | 1 + | 1 | 1 + | 4 |
#67 | Syracuse University | 1 + | 1 | |||
#67 | Villanova University | 1 + | 1 + | 1 + | 3 | |
#73 | Indiana University Bloomington | 1 + | 1 + | 1 | 1 + | 4 |
#73 | Tulane University | 1 + | 1 + | 1 | 3 | |
#76 | Colorado School of Mines | 1 | 1 + | 2 | ||
#76 | University of Delaware | 1 | 1 | |||
#76 | Pepperdine University | 1 + | 1 | |||
#82 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | 1 + | 1 | |||
#82 | University of Illinois at Chicago | 1 + | 1 | |||
#86 | Clemson University | 1 + | 1 + | 1 + | 3 | |
#86 | Marquette University | 1 + | 1 + | 1 + | 1 + | 4 |
#89 | Fordham University | 1 + | 1 + | 1 | 1 + | 4 |
#93 | Auburn University | 1 | 1 | |||
#93 | Loyola Marymount University | 1 + | 1 + | 2 | ||
#98 | Rochester Institute of Technology | 1 + | 1 + | 1 | 3 | |
#98 | Drexel University | 1 + | 1 | |||
#105 | Saint Louis University | 1 + | 1 + | 1 | 1 + | 4 |
#105 | Arizona State University | 1 + | 1 + | 1 + | 3 | |
#105 | University of Colorado Boulder | 1 + | 1 + | 1 | 1 + | 4 |
#105 | American University | 1 + | 1 + | 1 | 3 | |
#105 | University of Tennessee: Knoxville | 1 + | 1 | 2 | ||
#115 | Howard University | 1 + | 1 + | 2 | ||
#115 | University of Utah | 1 + | 1 + | 1 | 3 | |
#115 | University of Arizona | 1 + | 1 + | 1 | 3 | |
#124 | University of Denver | 1 + | 1 + | 1 | 3 | |
#124 | University of South Carolina: Columbia | 1 + | 1 + | 2 | ||
#124 | University of Central Florida | 1 + | 1 + | 1 | 3 | |
#124 | Creighton University | 1 | 1 | |||
#133 | Miami University: Oxford | 1 + | 1 + | 20 + | 1 + | 23 |
#133 | Chapman University | 1 + | 1 | |||
#133 | University of Dayton | 1 + | 1 + | 20 + | 22 | |
#133 | Elon University | 1 + | 1 + | 1 | 3 | |
#137 | University of Alabama | 1 + | 1 + | 1 | 1 + | 4 |
#142 | Loyola University Chicago | 1 + | 1 + | 1 + | 1 + | 4 |
#142 | University of Cincinnati | 1 + | 1 + | 20 + | 22 | |
#142 | Clarkson University | 1 + | 1 + | 2 | ||
#142 | Clark University | 1 + | 1 | |||
#151 | Duquesne University | 1 + | 1 + | 1 + | 3 | |
#151 | Colorado State University | 1 + | 1 + | 2 | ||
#151 | DePaul University | 1 + | 1 + | 1 | 3 | |
#159 | University of Kentucky | 1 + | 1 + | 20 + | 22 | |
#163 | St. John's University | 1 + | 1 + | 2 | ||
#163 | Seattle University | 1 + | 1 | 2 | ||
#170 | Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University | 1 + | 1 | |||
#178 | Ohio University | 1 + | 20 + | 21 | ||
#185 | Oklahoma State University | 1 | 1 | |||
#185 | Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College | 1 + | 1 | |||
#185 | Bradley University | 1 + | 1 + | 2 | ||
#185 | Samford University | 1 + | 1 + | 2 | ||
#195 | University of Louisville | 1 + | 1 + | 1 | 3 | |
#201 | Xavier University | 1 + | 1 + | 20 + | 22 | |
#201 | Valparaiso University | 1 + | 1 + | 2 | ||
#201 | University of North Carolina at Wilmington | 1 | 1 | |||
#201 | The New School College of Performing Arts | 1 + | 1 | 2 | ||
#216 | Ball State University | 1 + | 1 + | 2 | ||
#216 | West Virginia University | 1 + | 1 | 2 | ||
#227 | Kent State University | 1 + | 1 + | 20 + | 22 | |
#235 | Grand Valley State University | 1 + | 1 | |||
#236 | Belmont University | 1 + | 1 + | 1 | 3 | |
#260 | Gannon University | 1 | 1 | |||
#260 | Loyola University New Orleans | 1 + | 1 + | 1 | 3 | |
#280 | Hampton University | 1 + | 1 + | 2 | ||
#304 | Florida Gulf Coast University | 1 + | 1 + | 2 | ||
#320 | Cleveland State University | 1 + | 1 + | 1 + | 3 | |
#320 | Campbell University | 1 | 1 | |||
#320 | Marymount University | 1 + | 1 | |||
#332 | Marshall University | 1 + | 1 | |||
#332 | University of Findlay | 1 + | 1 + | 1 | 3 | |
#352 | Walsh University | 1 + | 1 + | 1 + | 3 | |
#376 | Mount St. Joseph University | 1 | 1 | |||
Tennessee State University | 1 + | 1 | ||||
Penn State University Park | 1 + | 1 + | 1 + | 1 + | 4 | |
Ohio State University: Columbus Campus | 1 + | 1 + | 20 + | 1 + | 23 | |
University of Charleston | 1 + | 1 + | 2 | |||
University of Maryland: College Park | 1 + | 1 + | 2 | |||
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | 1 + | 1 |
Matriculation | ||||||
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Ranking | University/College | 2020-2023 | 2019-2022 | 2016-2019 | 2014-2017 | Total |
All schools | 11 | 13 | 13 | 4 | ||
#3 | United States Naval Academy | 1 + | 1 + | 1 + | 3 | |
#7 | United States Air Force Academy | 1 + | 1 + | 2 | ||
#16 | Harvey Mudd College | 1 + | 1 | |||
#16 | Vassar College | 1 | 1 | |||
#21 | Colgate University | 1 + | 1 + | 2 | ||
#27 | College of the Holy Cross | 1 + | 1 + | 1 | 1 + | 4 |
#30 | Bucknell University | 1 + | 1 | |||
#39 | Kenyon College | 1 + | 1 + | 1 | 3 | |
#39 | Trinity College | 1 + | 1 + | 2 | ||
#39 | Denison University | 1 + | 1 + | 1 + | 3 | |
#39 | Hillsdale College | 1 + | 1 + | 1 | 3 | |
#46 | Furman University | 1 | 1 | |||
#75 | Allegheny College | 1 + | 1 + | 1 | 3 | |
#82 | Saint Mary's College | 1 | 1 | |||
#82 | Juniata College | 1 | 1 | |||
#100 | Earlham College | 1 | 1 | |||
#116 | Ohio Wesleyan University | 1 | 1 | |||
#121 | Transylvania University | 1 + | 1 + | 2 | ||
#124 | St. Vincent College | 1 | 1 | |||
#130 | Eckerd College | 1 + | 1 | 2 | ||
#139 | SUNY College at Purchase | 1 + | 1 | |||
#152 | Wittenberg University | 1 + | 1 + | 2 |
Matriculation | ||||||
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Ranking | University/College | 2020-2023 | 2019-2022 | 2016-2019 | 2014-2017 | Total |
All schools | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
#74 | Edinburgh Napier University | 1 + | 1 |
Biology
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Calculus AB
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Chemistry
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English Language and Composition
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Environmental Science
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Physics 1
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Biology
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Calculus AB
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Chemistry
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English Language and Composition
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Environmental Science
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Physics 1
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Physics C: Mechanics
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United States Government and Politics
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United States History
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European History
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Spanish Language and Culture
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Calculus BC
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English Literature and Composition
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Statistics
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Baseball
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Basketball
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Bowling
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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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Bowling
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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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Gymnastics
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Ice Hockey
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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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Wrestling
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ACADEMIC CHALLENGE/QUIZ BOWL
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CHINESE HONOR SOCIETY
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FRENCH HONOR SOCIETY
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NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY
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RADIO CLUB
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THE PIONEER
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ACADEMIC CHALLENGE/QUIZ BOWL
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CHINESE HONOR SOCIETY
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FRENCH HONOR SOCIETY
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NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY
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RADIO CLUB
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THE PIONEER
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THE SKETCH
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WJBN BROADCASTING CLUB
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YEARBOOK (THE TREK)
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JESUIT REFUGE SERVICES (JRS) TEAM
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JUSTICE LEAGUE
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LABRE PROJECT
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FAIR TRADE CLUB
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INVESTMENT CLUB
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PHILANTHROPY CLUB
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ART CLUB
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BRASS CHOIR
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CHAMBER CHOIR
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DRAMA CLUB
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HARMONY GOLD SHOW CHOIR
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MARCHING BAND & COLORGUARD
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PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB
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STRING ORCHESTRA
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MOCK TRIAL
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STUDENT GOVERNMENT
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AMBASSADORS
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C.A.R.E.
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CLUB 95
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DANCE TEAM
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DIVERSITY CLUB
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GREEN TEAM
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INTRAMURALS
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ROBOTICS CLUB
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RUGBY
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SCIENCE FAIR
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SKI CLUB
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THE ALLIANCE CLUB
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YOGA CLUB
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Band
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Chamber Choir
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Choir
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Improvisation
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Jazz
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Music
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Band
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Chamber Choir
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Choir
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Improvisation
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Jazz
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Music
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Music Theory
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Production
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Theater
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Art History
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Color
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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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Sculpture
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Studio Art
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Art
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