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 |
#9 | Northwestern University | 1 |
LAC #2 | Amherst College | 1 |
#17 | Cornell University | 1 |
#23 | University of Michigan | 1 |
#25 | Carnegie Mellon University | 1 |
#25 | University of Virginia | 1 |
#28 | New York University | 2 |
#28 | Tufts University | 1 |
#36 | University of California: Irvine | 1 |
#42 | Boston University | 1 |
#49 | Northeastern University | 1 |
#49 | Purdue University | 1 |
#55 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | 1 |
#59 | University of Maryland: College Park | 1 |
#62 | Rutgers University | 1 |
#68 | Fordham University | 1 |
LAC #17 | Smith College | 1 |
LAC #38 | Skidmore College | 1 |
#234 | Pace University | 1 |
Imperial College London | 1 | |
Savannah College of Art and Design | 1 | |
University of Toronto | 1 |
Matriculation | |||||||
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Ranking | University/College | 2023 | 2019-2022 | 2020 | 2016-2018 | 2017 | Total |
All schools | 18 | 53 | 38 | 706 | 35 | ||
#1 | Princeton University | 1 admitted | 17 admitted | 1 + | 19 | ||
#2 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 1 admitted | 12 admitted | 1 + | 14 | ||
#3 | Stanford University | 1 admitted | 28 admitted | 1 + | 30 | ||
#3 | Harvard College | 1 admitted | 14 admitted | 1 + | 16 | ||
#5 | Yale University | 1 admitted | 13 admitted | 1 + | 15 | ||
#6 | University of Pennsylvania | 1 admitted | 12 admitted | 1 + | 14 | ||
#7 | Duke University | 1 admitted | 36 admitted | 1 + | 38 | ||
#7 | California Institute of Technology | 1 admitted | 12 admitted | 1 + | 14 | ||
#9 | Johns Hopkins University | 1 admitted | 21 admitted | 1 + | 23 | ||
#9 | Northwestern University | 1 | 1 admitted | 24 admitted | 1 + | 27 | |
#9 | Brown University | 1 admitted | 18 admitted | 1 + | 20 | ||
#12 | Columbia University | 1 | 1 admitted | 1 +admitted | 11 admitted | 1 + | 15 |
#12 | Cornell University | 1 | 1 admitted | 34 admitted | 36 | ||
#12 | University of Chicago | 1 admitted | 11 admitted | 1 + | 13 | ||
#15 | University of California: Los Angeles | 1 admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | |||
#15 | University of California: Berkeley | 1 admitted | 57 admitted | 1 + | 59 | ||
#17 | Rice University | 1 admitted | 23 admitted | 1 + | 25 | ||
#18 | Dartmouth College | 1 admitted | 16 admitted | 1 + | 18 | ||
#18 | Vanderbilt University | 1 admitted | 277 admitted | 1 + | 279 | ||
#20 | University of Notre Dame | 1 admitted | 7 admitted | 1 + | 9 | ||
#21 | University of Michigan | 1 | 1 admitted | 1 + | 3 | ||
#22 | Georgetown University | 1 admitted | 1 +admitted | 9 admitted | 11 | ||
#22 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 1 admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | |||
#24 | Carnegie Mellon University | 1 | 1 admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 4 | |
#24 | Washington University in St. Louis | 1 admitted | 39 admitted | 1 + | 41 | ||
#24 | Emory University | 1 admitted | 15 admitted | 1 + | 17 | ||
#24 | University of Virginia | 1 | 1 admitted | 1 + | 3 | ||
#28 | University of Florida | 1 admitted | 1 + | 2 | |||
#28 | University of California: San Diego | 1 admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | |||
#28 | University of California: Davis | 1 admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | |||
#28 | University of Southern California | 1 admitted | 1 + | 2 | |||
#33 | University of California: Irvine | 1 | 1 admitted | 1 +admitted | 3 | ||
#33 | Georgia Institute of Technology | 1 admitted | 1 | ||||
#35 | University of California: Santa Barbara | 1 admitted | 1 | ||||
#35 | New York University | 2 | 1 admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 5 | |
#35 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 1 admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | |||
#38 | University of Texas at Austin | 1 admitted | 1 | ||||
#39 | Boston College | 1 admitted | 1 + | 2 | |||
#40 | University of Washington | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#40 | Tufts University | 1 | 1 admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 4 | |
#40 | Rutgers University | 1 | 1 | ||||
#43 | Boston University | 1 | 1 admitted | 1 + | 3 | ||
#47 | Lehigh University | 1 admitted | 1 | ||||
#47 | University of Georgia | 1 admitted | 1 | ||||
#47 | University of Rochester | 1 admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | |||
#47 | Wake Forest University | 1 admitted | 1 | ||||
#49 | Purdue University | 1 | 1 | ||||
#53 | Case Western Reserve University | 1 admitted | 1 | ||||
#53 | Northeastern University | 1 | 1 admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 4 | |
#53 | College of William and Mary | 1 admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 3 | ||
#53 | Ohio State University: Columbus Campus | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||||
#57 | Penn State University Park | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 2 | |||
#58 | SUNY University at Stony Brook | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||||
#59 | University of Maryland: College Park | 1 | 1 | ||||
#60 | Brandeis University | 1 admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 3 | ||
#60 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | 1 | 1 admitted | 1 +admitted | 3 | ||
#67 | George Washington University | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||||
#67 | Syracuse University | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||||
#67 | University of Miami | 1 admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 3 | ||
#73 | Tulane University | 1 admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | |||
#73 | SUNY University at Binghamton | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||||
#76 | Pepperdine University | 1 admitted | 1 | ||||
#88 | University of California: Riverside | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||||
#89 | Fordham University | 1 | 1 +admitted | 2 | |||
#89 | Temple University | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||||
#98 | Drexel University | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||||
#105 | University of Colorado Boulder | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||||
#133 | SUNY University at Albany | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||||
#137 | University of Alabama | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||||
#142 | Clarkson University | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||||
#151 | DePaul University | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||||
#163 | St. John's University | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||||
#185 | Hofstra University | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||||
#216 | Mississippi State University | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||||
#249 | Pace University | 1 | 1 +admitted | 2 | |||
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | 1 admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 |
Matriculation | |||||||
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Ranking | University/College | 2023 | 2019-2022 | 2020 | 2016-2018 | 2017 | Total |
All schools | 3 | 38 | 10 | 126 | 10 | ||
#1 | Williams College | 1 admitted | 11 admitted | 12 | |||
#2 | Amherst College | 1 | 1 admitted | 9 admitted | 1 + | 12 | |
#4 | Swarthmore College | 1 admitted | 6 admitted | 7 | |||
#4 | Pomona College | 1 admitted | 3 admitted | 1 + | 5 | ||
#4 | Wellesley College | 1 admitted | 9 admitted | 1 + | 11 | ||
#9 | Carleton College | 1 admitted | 8 admitted | 9 | |||
#9 | Bowdoin College | 1 admitted | 5 admitted | 1 + | 7 | ||
#11 | Middlebury College | 1 admitted | 9 admitted | 1 + | 11 | ||
#11 | Barnard College | 1 admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | |||
#11 | Claremont McKenna College | 1 admitted | 1 admitted | 2 | |||
#11 | Grinnell College | 1 admitted | 10 admitted | 11 | |||
#11 | Wesleyan University | 1 admitted | 1 +admitted | 3 admitted | 1 + | 6 | |
#16 | Davidson College | 1 admitted | 4 admitted | 1 + | 6 | ||
#16 | Smith College | 1 | 1 admitted | 10 admitted | 12 | ||
#16 | Vassar College | 1 admitted | 1 +admitted | 10 admitted | 12 | ||
#16 | Hamilton College | 1 admitted | 4 admitted | 5 | |||
#16 | Harvey Mudd College | 1 admitted | 7 admitted | 8 | |||
#21 | Washington and Lee University | 1 admitted | 2 admitted | 1 + | 4 | ||
#21 | Haverford College | 1 admitted | 7 admitted | 8 | |||
#21 | Colgate University | 1 admitted | 3 admitted | 4 | |||
#25 | Colby College | 1 admitted | 5 admitted | 6 | |||
#25 | University of Richmond | 1 admitted | 1 | ||||
#27 | Macalester College | 1 admitted | 1 | ||||
#30 | Lafayette College | 1 admitted | 1 | ||||
#30 | Bucknell University | 1 admitted | 1 | ||||
#33 | Colorado College | 1 admitted | 1 | ||||
#34 | Mount Holyoke College | 1 admitted | 1 | ||||
#35 | Scripps College | 1 admitted | 1 | ||||
#35 | Occidental College | 1 admitted | 1 | ||||
#35 | Franklin & Marshall College | 1 admitted | 1 | ||||
#38 | Skidmore College | 1 | 1 admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 4 | |
#39 | Trinity College | 1 admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 3 | ||
#39 | Denison University | 1 admitted | 1 | ||||
#39 | Pitzer College | 1 admitted | 1 | ||||
#39 | Spelman College | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||||
#45 | Union College | 1 admitted | 1 | ||||
#46 | Dickinson College | 1 admitted | 1 | ||||
#46 | Whitman College | 1 admitted | 1 | ||||
#70 | Muhlenberg College | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||||
#72 | Bard College | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||||
#93 | Drew University | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||||
#174 | Marymount Manhattan College | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||||
Oberlin College | 1 admitted | 1 |
Matriculation | |||||||
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Ranking | University/College | 2023 | 2019-2022 | 2020 | 2016-2018 | 2017 | Total |
All schools | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
#1 | University of Toronto | 1 | 1 |
Matriculation | |||||||
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Ranking | University/College | 2023 | 2019-2022 | 2020 | 2016-2018 | 2017 | Total |
All schools | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
#4 | Imperial College London | 1 | 1 |
Biology
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Chemistry
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Computer Science A
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English Language and Composition
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Environmental Science
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Microeconomics
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Biology
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Chemistry
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Computer Science A
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English Language and Composition
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Environmental Science
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Microeconomics
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Physics 1
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Physics 2
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Psychology
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United States Government and Politics
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United States History
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World History
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European History
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Calculus AB
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Calculus BC
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Chinese Language and Culture
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English Literature and Composition
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French Language and Culture
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Latin
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Macroeconomics
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Physics C: Mechanics
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Studio Art: 2-D Design
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Fencing
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Soccer
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Basketball
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Cross Country
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Tennis
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Volleyball
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Fencing
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Soccer
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Basketball
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Cross Country
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Tennis
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Volleyball
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Flag Football
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Kung Fu
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Table Tennis
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National Honor Society
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ASL Club
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Black Student Union
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East Asian Culture Club Affinity Group
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Jewish Affinity Group
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LatinX
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National Honor Society
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ASL Club
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Black Student Union
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East Asian Culture Club Affinity Group
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Jewish Affinity Group
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LatinX
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Affinity Club
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Queer Club
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Aeronautics and Drone Flying
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Chemistry of Cooking Club
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Coding:
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Building Your Own App
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Engineering Mavericks
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Gadgets and Gizmos
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Junior Architecture Design
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Mad Science
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Math Competition Club
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Python
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Robotics Club
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Around the World Dance
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Cheer/Dance Club
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Music Production & Podcasting
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Music Video
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Competitive Debate
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Debate for Beginners
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Future Entrepreneurs
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International Relations
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Mock Trial Club
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Principles of Fashion Production and Manufacturing
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High School Leadership Club
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Middle School Leadership Club
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National Junior Honor Society
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A.I. for Kids
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Chess Club
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CPR Club
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Dungeons & Dragons
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Fencing Club
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Lego Club
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Engineering Club
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Mahjong Club
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Minecraft
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Pickleball
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Yoga Club
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Music
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Music Production
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Music Theory
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Performing
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Photography
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Digital Photography
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Music
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Music Production
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Music Theory
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Performing
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Photography
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Digital Photography
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Theater
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Portfolio
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Drawing
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Ceramics
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Jazz
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Sculpture Studio Art
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Art History
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Piano
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Guitar
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Orchestra
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Intermediate Band
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Intermediate Orchestra
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Drama
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Musical
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Rockband
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