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 | Yale University | 1 + |
#7 | Johns Hopkins University | 1 + |
#7 | University of Pennsylvania | 1 + |
#10 | Duke University | 1 + |
#10 | Northwestern University | 1 + |
#12 | Dartmouth College | 1 + |
#13 | Vanderbilt University | 1 + |
#15 | Rice University | 1 + |
#15 | Washington University in St. Louis | 1 + |
#17 | Cornell University | 1 + |
#18 | Columbia University | 1 + |
#20 | University of California: Berkeley | 1 + |
#20 | University of California: Los Angeles | 1 + |
#22 | Emory University | 1 + |
#22 | Georgetown University | 1 + |
#25 | New York University | 1 + |
#25 | University of Michigan | 1 + |
#25 | University of Southern California | 1 + |
#25 | University of Virginia | 1 + |
#29 | University of Florida | 1 + |
#29 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 1 + |
#29 | Wake Forest University | 1 + |
LAC #6 | United States Naval Academy | 1 + |
#32 | Tufts University | 1 + |
#32 | University of California: Santa Barbara | 1 + |
#36 | Boston College | 1 + |
#38 | University of Texas at Austin | 1 + |
#38 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 1 + |
#41 | Boston University | 1 + |
#44 | Brandeis University | 1 + |
#44 | Case Western Reserve University | 1 + |
#44 | Georgia Institute of Technology | 1 + |
#44 | Northeastern University | 1 + |
#44 | Tulane University | 1 + |
#49 | University of Georgia | 1 + |
#51 | Lehigh University | 1 + |
#51 | Purdue University | 1 + |
#51 | Villanova University | 1 + |
#55 | Florida State University | 1 + |
#55 | Pepperdine University | 1 + |
#55 | Rhodes College | 1 + |
#55 | University of Miami | 1 + |
#55 | University of Washington | 1 + |
LAC #11 | Middlebury College | 1 + |
LAC #11 | Washington and Lee University | 1 + |
#62 | George Washington University | 1 + |
#62 | Syracuse University | 1 + |
#62 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 1 + |
#72 | American University | 1 + |
#72 | Fordham University | 1 + |
#72 | Indiana University Bloomington | 1 + |
#72 | Southern Methodist University | 1 + |
#77 | Baylor University | 1 + |
#77 | Clemson University | 1 + |
#89 | Brigham Young University | 1 + |
#89 | Colorado School of Mines | 1 + |
#89 | Elon University | 1 + |
#89 | Howard University | 1 + |
#89 | Texas Christian University | 1 + |
LAC #18 | Haverford College | 1 + |
LAC #18 | University of Richmond | 1 + |
Auburn University | 1 + | |
#105 | Drexel University | 1 + |
#105 | Miami University: Oxford | 1 + |
#105 | University of Oregon | 1 + |
Arizona State University | 1 + | |
#127 | Samford University | 1 + |
#130 | Eckerd College | 1 + |
#137 | DePaul University | 1 + |
#137 | University of Alabama | 1 + |
#137 | University of Kentucky | 1 + |
#151 | Fisk University | 1 + |
#151 | San Diego State University | 1 + |
#151 | University of Mississippi | 1 + |
#166 | Mercer University | 1 + |
#182 | Belmont University | 1 + |
LAC #37 | Bucknell University | 1 + |
LAC #39 | Lafayette College | 1 + |
LAC #45 | Furman University | 1 + |
LAC #51 | Dickinson College | 1 + |
LAC #51 | The University of the South | 1 + |
LAC #55 | Centre College | 1 + |
Boston Conservatory at Berklee | 1 + | |
College of Charleston | 1 + | |
College of William and Mary | 1 + | |
Liberty University | 1 + | |
Ohio State University: Columbus Campus | 1 + | |
Penn State University Park | 1 + | |
United States Military Academy | 1 + | |
University of Colorado Boulder | 1 + | |
University of Maryland: College Park | 1 + | |
University of Tennessee: Chattanooga | 1 + | |
University of Tennessee: Knoxville | 1 + |
Matriculation | |||||||
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Ranking | University/College | 2019-2023 | 2018-2022 | 2016-2020 | 2018-2019 | 2011-2015 | Total |
All schools | 75 | 73 | 72 | 53 | 56 | ||
#1 | Princeton University | 1 + | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 3 | ||
#3 | Harvard College | 1 + | 1 +admitted | 2 | |||
#5 | Yale University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 5 |
#6 | University of Pennsylvania | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 5 |
#7 | Duke University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 3 | ||
#9 | Northwestern University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 5 |
#9 | Brown University | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 2 | |||
#9 | Johns Hopkins University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 3 | ||
#12 | University of Chicago | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#12 | Columbia University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | |||
#12 | Cornell University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | |||
#15 | University of California: Berkeley | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 1 + | 4 | |
#15 | University of California: Los Angeles | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 5 |
#17 | Rice University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 3 | ||
#18 | Dartmouth College | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | |||
#18 | Vanderbilt University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 5 |
#20 | University of Notre Dame | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#21 | University of Michigan | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 1 + | 4 | |
#22 | Georgetown University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 5 |
#22 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 5 |
#24 | University of Virginia | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 5 |
#24 | Washington University in St. Louis | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 1 + | 4 | |
#24 | Carnegie Mellon University | 1 + | 1 + | 2 | |||
#24 | Emory University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 5 |
#28 | University of Southern California | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 1 + | 4 | |
#28 | University of Florida | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 1 + | 4 | |
#33 | Georgia Institute of Technology | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 1 + | 4 | |
#35 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 3 | ||
#35 | University of California: Santa Barbara | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||||
#35 | New York University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 5 |
#38 | University of Texas at Austin | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 3 | ||
#39 | Boston College | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 2 | |||
#40 | University of Washington | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 1 +admitted | 4 | |
#40 | Tufts University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 3 | ||
#41 | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#43 | Boston University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 5 |
#47 | University of Rochester | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#47 | Wake Forest University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 5 |
#47 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 1 +admitted | 4 | |
#47 | Lehigh University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 1 + | 4 | |
#47 | University of Georgia | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 1 +admitted | 4 | |
#51 | Purdue University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 1 + | 4 | |
#53 | University of Minnesota: Twin Cities | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#53 | Northeastern University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 5 |
#53 | Florida State University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 1 + | 4 | |
#53 | College of William and Mary | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 5 |
#53 | Case Western Reserve University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 1 +admitted | 4 | |
#58 | University of Connecticut | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#60 | Brandeis University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 5 |
#60 | Michigan State University | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#60 | Santa Clara University | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||||
#67 | University of Massachusetts Amherst | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#67 | University of Miami | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 5 |
#67 | Villanova University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 3 | ||
#67 | University of Pittsburgh | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#67 | George Washington University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 5 |
#67 | Syracuse University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 1 +admitted | 4 | |
#73 | Tulane University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 5 |
#73 | Indiana University Bloomington | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 1 +admitted | 4 | |
#76 | Colorado School of Mines | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | |||
#76 | Pepperdine University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 5 |
#82 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 2 | |||
#86 | Clemson University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 5 |
#89 | Fordham University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 3 | ||
#89 | Southern Methodist University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 3 | ||
#89 | Brigham Young University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 3 | ||
#93 | Auburn University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 1 +admitted | 4 | |
#93 | University of Iowa | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#93 | Baylor University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 1 +admitted | 4 | |
#98 | Texas Christian University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 5 |
#98 | Drexel University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 1 +admitted | 4 | |
#98 | University of Oregon | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 3 | ||
#105 | American University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 1 + | 4 | |
#105 | Arizona State University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 1 +admitted | 4 | |
#105 | University of Tennessee: Knoxville | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 1 +admitted | 4 | |
#105 | George Mason University | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 2 | |||
#105 | University of Colorado Boulder | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 5 |
#105 | San Diego State University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 3 | ||
#105 | Saint Louis University | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#115 | Howard University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 1 +admitted | 4 | |
#124 | University of Denver | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 2 | |||
#133 | University of Vermont | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#133 | Miami University: Oxford | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 5 |
#133 | Elon University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 1 +admitted | 4 | |
#137 | University of Alabama | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 5 |
#151 | DePaul University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 3 | ||
#151 | Seton Hall University | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||||
#159 | University of Kentucky | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 1 +admitted | 4 | |
#163 | University of Mississippi | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 1 +admitted | 4 | |
#170 | Mercer University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 3 | ||
#185 | Samford University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 1 +admitted | 4 | |
#216 | Texas Tech University | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#216 | Mississippi State University | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||||
#236 | Belmont University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 1 +admitted | 4 | |
#280 | Old Dominion University | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||||
#361 | Clark Atlanta University | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||||
Penn State University Park | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 5 | |
Ohio State University: Columbus Campus | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 5 | |
Liberty University | 1 +admitted | 1 | |||||
University of Maryland: College Park | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 1 + | 4 |
Matriculation | |||||||
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Ranking | University/College | 2019-2023 | 2018-2022 | 2016-2020 | 2018-2019 | 2011-2015 | Total |
All schools | 15 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 13 | ||
#1 | Williams College | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#3 | United States Naval Academy | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 1 +admitted | 4 | |
#7 | United States Air Force Academy | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#11 | Middlebury College | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 3 | ||
#11 | Barnard College | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 2 | |||
#16 | Vassar College | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#16 | Davidson College | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 2 | |||
#21 | Washington and Lee University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 5 |
#21 | Colgate University | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#21 | Haverford College | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 2 | |||
#24 | Bates College | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#25 | Colby College | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#25 | University of Richmond | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 1 +admitted | 4 | |
#27 | Macalester College | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 2 | |||
#30 | Lafayette College | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 3 | ||
#30 | Bucknell University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 3 | ||
#38 | Union College | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#39 | Kenyon College | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#39 | Spelman College | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 2 | |||
#46 | Furman University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 1 +admitted | 4 | |
#46 | Dickinson College | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 3 | ||
#46 | Whitman College | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#51 | Centre College | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 1 +admitted | 4 | |
#51 | The University of the South | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 1 +admitted | 4 | |
#56 | Rhodes College | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 1 +admitted | 4 | |
#67 | Reed College | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#100 | Sarah Lawrence College | 1 +admitted | 1 | ||||
#130 | Eckerd College | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 3 | ||
#146 | Fisk University | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 3 | ||
United States Military Academy | 1 +admitted | 1 +admitted | 1 + | 3 |
Biology
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Calculus AB
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Calculus BC
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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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Biology
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Calculus AB
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Calculus BC
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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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Psychology
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Spanish Language and Culture
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Statistics
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United States History
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Art History
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Studio Art: Drawing
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Physics 1
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Computer Science Principles
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Comparative Government and Politics
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Human Geography
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Baseball
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Basketball
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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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Baseball
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Basketball
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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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Ice Hockey
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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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Backpack Like a Girl Club
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Bowling Club
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Chess Club
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Conservation Club
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Cookies and College Sports
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Creative Writing Club
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Backpack Like a Girl Club
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Bowling Club
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Chess Club
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Conservation Club
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Cookies and College Sports
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Creative Writing Club
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Dare to Woman Club
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DIY Club
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Equestrian Club
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Fantasy Sports Data Analysis Club
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Film Club
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French Club
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Future Alumni Club
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International Food Club
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Jewelry Club
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Just Dance Club
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Lawn Games Club
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Life Skills Club
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Linguistics Club
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Magic Club
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Meditation Club
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Mock Trial Club
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Music Production Club
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Outdoors Club
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Photography Club
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Poetry Club
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Science Club
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Soccer Club
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Spanish Club
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Stock Market Club
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Sustainability Club
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Thespian Troupe
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Wildcat Apparel Club
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Yacht Club
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Bridge Club
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Best Buddies Club
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Fellowship of Christian Athletes
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Honor Council
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Mighty Minds
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Peer Leaders
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Prism
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Students of Color
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Young Democrats
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Young Republicans
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Young Life
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Acting
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Band
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Chamber Choir
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Choir
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Guitar
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Music
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Acting
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Band
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Chamber Choir
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Choir
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Guitar
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Music
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Music Production
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Music Theory
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Playwriting
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Theater
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Art History
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Drawing
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Painting
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Sculpture
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Art
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Costume Design
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Design
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