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 + |
#5 | Yale University | 1 + |
#6 | Stanford University | 1 + |
#6 | University of Chicago | 1 + |
#8 | University of Pennsylvania | 1 + |
#9 | California Institute of Technology | 1 + |
#9 | Duke University | 1 + |
#9 | Johns Hopkins University | 1 + |
#9 | Northwestern University | 1 + |
#14 | Brown University | 1 + |
#14 | Washington University in St. Louis | 1 + |
#17 | Cornell University | 1 + |
#17 | Rice University | 1 + |
#19 | University of Notre Dame | 1 + |
#20 | University of California: Los Angeles | 1 + |
LAC #4 | Pomona College | 1 + |
#21 | Emory University | 1 + |
#22 | University of California: Berkeley | 1 + |
#23 | Georgetown University | 1 + |
#23 | University of Michigan | 1 + |
#25 | Carnegie Mellon University | 1 + |
LAC #5 | Wellesley College | 1 + |
#27 | University of Southern California | 1 + |
#28 | New York University | 1 + |
#28 | Tufts University | 1 + |
#28 | University of California: Santa Barbara | 1 + |
#28 | Wake Forest University | 1 + |
#34 | University of California: San Diego | 1 + |
#34 | University of Rochester | 1 + |
#36 | Boston College | 1 + |
#36 | University of California: Irvine | 1 + |
#38 | University of California: Davis | 1 + |
#38 | University of Texas at Austin | 1 + |
LAC #8 | Claremont McKenna College | 1 + |
#42 | Boston University | 1 + |
#42 | Brandeis University | 1 + |
#42 | Tulane University | 1 + |
#42 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 1 + |
#49 | Northeastern University | 1 + |
#49 | Ohio State University: Columbus Campus | 1 + |
#49 | Pepperdine University | 1 + |
#49 | Purdue University | 1 + |
#49 | Villanova University | 1 + |
#55 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | 1 + |
#55 | Santa Clara University | 1 + |
#57 | Penn State University Park | 1 + |
#57 | University of Pittsburgh | 1 + |
#59 | Syracuse University | 1 + |
#59 | University of Maryland: College Park | 1 + |
#59 | University of Washington | 1 + |
#63 | George Washington University | 1 + |
#63 | University of Connecticut | 1 + |
LAC #13 | Grinnell College | 1 + |
#68 | Fordham University | 1 + |
#68 | Indiana University Bloomington | 1 + |
#68 | Southern Methodist University | 1 + |
#72 | Sarah Lawrence College | 1 + |
#75 | Baylor University | 1 + |
#75 | Clemson University | 1 + |
#75 | Loyola Marymount University | 1 + |
#79 | American University | 1 + |
#79 | Gonzaga University | 1 + |
#81 | Beloit College | 1 + |
#83 | Colorado School of Mines | 1 + |
#83 | Howard University | 1 + |
#83 | Marquette University | 1 + |
#83 | Michigan State University | 1 + |
#83 | Texas Christian University | 1 + |
#83 | University of California: Riverside | 1 + |
LAC #17 | Barnard College | 1 + |
LAC #17 | Colby College | 1 + |
LAC #17 | Colgate University | 1 + |
LAC #17 | Smith College | 1 + |
LAC #17 | Wesleyan University | 1 + |
#93 | University of Delaware | 1 + |
#93 | University of San Diego | 1 + |
#94 | Lewis & Clark College | 1 + |
#99 | University of Oregon | 1 + |
#99 | University of Utah | 1 + |
#103 | Creighton University | 1 + |
#103 | Drexel University | 1 + |
#103 | Loyola University Chicago | 1 + |
#103 | Miami University: Oxford | 1 + |
#103 | Temple University | 1 + |
#103 | University of Arizona | 1 + |
#103 | University of California: Santa Cruz | 1 + |
#103 | University of San Francisco | 1 + |
#104 | University of California: Merced | 1 + |
#104 | University of Colorado Boulder | 1 + |
#104 | University of Tennessee: Knoxville | 1 + |
LAC #22 | University of Richmond | 1 + |
#115 | Fairfield University | 1 + |
Arizona State University | 1 + | |
#117 | Rochester Institute of Technology | 1 + |
#117 | University of Vermont | 1 + |
#122 | Chapman University | 1 + |
#122 | Illinois Institute of Technology | 1 + |
#127 | DePaul University | 1 + |
#127 | Seattle University | 1 + |
#127 | University of Dayton | 1 + |
#127 | University of Oklahoma | 1 + |
#136 | Catholic University of America | 1 + |
#136 | University of Nebraska - Lincoln | 1 + |
#136 | University of New Hampshire | 1 + |
#136 | University of the Pacific | 1 + |
#137 | University of Alabama | 1 + |
#148 | Duquesne University | 1 + |
#148 | San Diego State University | 1 + |
LAC #30 | Scripps College | 1 + |
#151 | Colorado State University | 1 + |
#151 | University of Mississippi | 1 + |
#166 | California State University: Fullerton | 1 + |
LAC #35 | College of the Holy Cross | 1 + |
#182 | University of Rhode Island | 1 + |
LAC #38 | Lafayette College | 1 + |
LAC #38 | Skidmore College | 1 + |
LAC #38 | Whitman College | 1 + |
#202 | Loyola University New Orleans | 1 + |
LAC #42 | Denison University | 1 + |
LAC #42 | Occidental College | 1 + |
#212 | Washington State University | 1 + |
LAC #46 | Trinity College | 1 + |
#234 | San Francisco State University | 1 + |
#250 | Regis University | 1 + |
#263 | Azusa Pacific University | 1 + |
LAC #60 | Bard College | 1 + |
American University of Paris | 1 + | |
Babson College | 1 + | |
Berklee College of Music | 1 + | |
Boise State University | 1 + | |
California College of the Arts | 1 + | |
California Lutheran University | 1 + | |
California Polytechnic State University: San Luis Obispo | 1 + | |
California State Polytechnic University: Pomona | 1 + | |
California State University: Chico | 1 + | |
California State University: Los Angeles | 1 + | |
California State University: Northridge | 1 + | |
California State University: San Marcos | 1 + | |
Emerson College | 1 + | |
Glendale Community College | 1 + | |
Harris-Stowe State University | 1 + | |
La Sierra University | 1 + | |
Marist College | 1 + | |
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University | 1 + | |
Otis College of Art and Design | 1 + | |
Pasadena City College | 1 + | |
Pratt Institute | 1 + | |
Rhode Island School of Design | 1 + | |
Saint Mary's College of California | 1 + | |
San Jose State University | 1 + | |
Savannah College of Art and Design | 1 + | |
School of the Art Institute of Chicago | 1 + | |
Sonoma State University | 1 + | |
St. Edward's University | 1 + | |
St. Francis College | 1 + | |
The New School College of Performing Arts | 1 + | |
University of Edinburgh | 1 + | |
University of Portland | 1 + | |
Western Washington University | 1 + |
Matriculation | |||||||
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Ranking | University/College | 2017-2023 | 2013-2018 | 2011-2016 | 2010-2015 | 2012-2013 | Total |
All schools | 106 | 60 | 54 | 44 | 46 | ||
#1 | Princeton University | 1 | 1 + | 2 | |||
#3 | Stanford University | 1 + | 1 | 1 + | 1 + | 1 | 5 |
#5 | Yale University | 1 + | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
#6 | University of Pennsylvania | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
#7 | Duke University | 1 + | 1 | 1 + | 3 | ||
#7 | California Institute of Technology | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#9 | Johns Hopkins University | 1 + | 1 | 1 + | 1 + | 4 | |
#9 | Brown University | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
#9 | Northwestern University | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
#12 | Columbia University | 1 + | 1 | 1 + | 1 + | 1 | 5 |
#12 | University of Chicago | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#12 | Cornell University | 1 + | 1 | 1 + | 3 | ||
#15 | University of California: Los Angeles | 1 + | 1 | 1 + | 1 + | 4 | |
#15 | University of California: Berkeley | 1 + | 1 + | 1 + | 3 | ||
#17 | Rice University | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
#18 | Vanderbilt University | 1 | 1 | ||||
#18 | Dartmouth College | 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 | |
#22 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#24 | Carnegie Mellon University | 1 + | 1 | 1 + | 1 | 4 | |
#24 | Emory University | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
#24 | Washington University in St. Louis | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#28 | University of Southern California | 1 + | 1 | 1 + | 1 + | 4 | |
#28 | University of California: San Diego | 1 + | 1 | 1 + | 1 + | 4 | |
#28 | University of California: Davis | 1 + | 1 | 1 + | 1 + | 4 | |
#33 | University of California: Irvine | 1 + | 1 | 1 + | 1 + | 4 | |
#33 | Georgia Institute of Technology | 1 | 1 + | 1 + | 3 | ||
#35 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 1 + | 1 | 1 + | 1 + | 4 | |
#35 | New York University | 1 + | 1 | 1 + | 1 + | 4 | |
#35 | University of California: Santa Barbara | 1 + | 1 | 1 + | 1 + | 4 | |
#38 | University of Texas at Austin | 1 + | 1 | 1 + | 1 + | 4 | |
#39 | Boston College | 1 + | 1 | 1 + | 1 + | 2 | 6 |
#40 | Rutgers University | 1 + | 1 + | 2 | |||
#40 | Tufts University | 1 + | 1 | 1 + | 1 + | 4 | |
#40 | University of Washington | 1 + | 1 | 1 + | 1 + | 8 | 12 |
#43 | Boston University | 1 + | 1 | 1 + | 3 | ||
#46 | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | 1 | 1 + | 2 | |||
#47 | Wake Forest University | 1 + | 1 | 1 + | 3 | ||
#47 | University of Georgia | 1 | 1 + | 2 | |||
#47 | University of Rochester | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#47 | Lehigh University | 1 | 1 + | 1 + | 1 | 4 | |
#49 | Ohio State University: Columbus Campus | 1 + | 1 | 1 + | 1 + | 4 | |
#49 | Purdue University | 1 + | 1 | 1 + | 1 + | 4 | |
#53 | Case Western Reserve University | 1 | 1 | ||||
#53 | Northeastern University | 1 + | 1 | 1 + | 1 + | 4 | |
#53 | College of William and Mary | 1 | 1 + | 1 | 3 | ||
#57 | Penn State University Park | 1 + | 1 | 1 + | 1 + | 4 | |
#58 | University of Connecticut | 1 + | 1 | 1 + | 1 + | 4 | |
#59 | University of Maryland: College Park | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#60 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | 1 + | 1 | 1 + | 1 + | 4 | |
#60 | Brandeis University | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#60 | Santa Clara University | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#60 | Michigan State University | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#66 | Brigham Young University | 1 + | 1 + | 2 | |||
#67 | Villanova University | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#67 | Syracuse University | 1 + | 1 | 1 + | 3 | ||
#67 | University of Miami | 1 | 1 + | 1 + | 3 | ||
#67 | University of Pittsburgh | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#67 | George Washington University | 1 + | 1 | 1 + | 1 + | 2 | 6 |
#73 | Indiana University Bloomington | 1 + | 1 | 1 + | 1 + | 4 | |
#73 | Tulane University | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
#76 | Pepperdine University | 1 + | 1 | 1 + | 1 + | 2 | 6 |
#76 | University of Delaware | 1 + | 1 | 1 + | 1 + | 4 | |
#76 | Colorado School of Mines | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#83 | University of California: Riverside | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
#86 | Clemson University | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#86 | Marquette University | 1 + | 1 | 1 + | 3 | ||
#89 | Temple University | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#89 | Fordham University | 1 + | 1 | 1 + | 9 | 12 | |
#89 | Southern Methodist University | 1 + | 1 | 1 + | 3 | ||
#93 | Baylor University | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#93 | Gonzaga University | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#93 | Loyola Marymount University | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#98 | Rochester Institute of Technology | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#98 | Texas Christian University | 1 + | 1 | 1 + | 3 | ||
#98 | Drexel University | 1 + | 1 + | 1 + | 5 | 8 | |
#98 | Illinois Institute of Technology | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#98 | University of San Diego | 1 + | 1 + | 2 | |||
#98 | University of Oregon | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#103 | University of California: Santa Cruz | 1 + | 1 | 1 + | 1 + | 4 | |
#104 | University of California: Merced | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#105 | Saint Louis University | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#105 | University of Tennessee: Knoxville | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#105 | American University | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
#105 | Arizona State University | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#105 | University of Colorado Boulder | 1 + | 1 | 1 + | 1 + | 4 | |
#105 | San Diego State University | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#115 | University of Arizona | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#115 | University of Utah | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#115 | University of New Hampshire | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#115 | Howard University | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#115 | University of San Francisco | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#124 | Creighton University | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#124 | University of Denver | 1 | 1 + | 2 | |||
#124 | University of Oklahoma | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#124 | Fairfield University | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#133 | University of Vermont | 1 + | 1 | 1 + | 3 | ||
#133 | University of Dayton | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#133 | Chapman University | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#133 | Miami University: Oxford | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
#133 | California State University: Fullerton | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#136 | University of Nebraska - Lincoln | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#137 | University of Alabama | 1 + | 1 + | 1 + | 9 | 12 | |
#142 | Loyola University Chicago | 1 + | 1 + | 2 | |||
#142 | University of the Pacific | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#151 | Duquesne University | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#151 | DePaul University | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#151 | Colorado State University | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#151 | University of Rhode Island | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#163 | Seattle University | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#163 | University of Mississippi | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#178 | San Francisco State University | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#178 | Catholic University of America | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#178 | Washington State University | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#201 | The New School College of Performing Arts | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#236 | Azusa Pacific University | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#260 | Loyola University New Orleans | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#260 | Regis University | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#332 | Boise State University | 1 + | 1 |
Matriculation | |||||||
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Ranking | University/College | 2017-2023 | 2013-2018 | 2011-2016 | 2010-2015 | 2012-2013 | Total |
All schools | 22 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 10 | ||
#4 | Swarthmore College | 1 | 1 + | 1 + | 3 | ||
#4 | Wellesley College | 1 + | 1 | 1 + | 1 | 4 | |
#4 | Pomona College | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#11 | Claremont McKenna College | 1 + | 1 | 1 + | 1 | 4 | |
#11 | Grinnell College | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
#11 | Wesleyan University | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#11 | Barnard College | 1 + | 1 | 1 + | 3 | ||
#16 | Smith College | 1 + | 1 | 1 + | 3 | ||
#21 | Colgate University | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
#24 | Bates College | 1 | 1 | ||||
#25 | Colby College | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#25 | University of Richmond | 1 + | 1 | 1 + | 3 | ||
#27 | College of the Holy Cross | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#30 | Oberlin College | 1 | 1 + | 1 + | 3 | ||
#30 | Lafayette College | 1 + | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
#33 | Colorado College | 1 | 1 | ||||
#35 | Occidental College | 1 + | 1 | 1 + | 1 + | 2 | 6 |
#35 | Scripps College | 1 + | 1 + | 2 | |||
#38 | Skidmore College | 1 + | 1 | 1 + | 1 + | 4 | |
#39 | Trinity College | 1 + | 1 + | 1 + | 3 | ||
#39 | Pitzer College | 1 | 1 + | 2 | |||
#39 | Denison University | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#46 | Whitman College | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
#72 | Bard College | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
#86 | Beloit College | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#93 | Lewis & Clark College | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#100 | Sarah Lawrence College | 1 + | 1 |
Matriculation | |||||||
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Ranking | University/College | 2017-2023 | 2013-2018 | 2011-2016 | 2010-2015 | 2012-2013 | Total |
All schools | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
#5 | University of Edinburgh | 1 + | 1 |
Art History
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Biology
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Calculus AB
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Environmental Science
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European History
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French Language and Culture
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Art History
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Biology
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Calculus AB
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Environmental Science
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European History
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French Language and Culture
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Psychology
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Spanish Language and Culture
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English Language and Composition
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English Literature and Composition
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Music Theory
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United States Government and Politics
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United States History
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Statistics
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Computer Science A
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Computer Science Principles
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Microeconomics
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Calculus BC
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Spanish Literature and Culture
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Macroeconomics
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Basketball
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Cross Country
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Equestrain
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Golf
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Soccer
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Softball
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Basketball
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Cross Country
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Equestrain
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Golf
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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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Water Polo
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Academic Decathlon
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Art Club
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Associated Student Body
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California Scholarship Federation
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ComedySportz
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La Vanguardia (Spanish Club)
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Academic Decathlon
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Art Club
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Associated Student Body
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California Scholarship Federation
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ComedySportz
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La Vanguardia (Spanish Club)
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Mu Alpha Theta (Honors Math Club)
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National Honor Society
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Veritas Shield Newspaper
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Yearbook
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Young Writers' Society
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Speech & Debate Team
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Ambassadors Club
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Black Student Union
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Aloha Kai Club
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Amnesty International Club/UNICEF
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Animal Club
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Armenian Student Association
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Asian Food/News/Culture
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Boarding Hall Council
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Business Club
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Campus Ministry Leadership
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Code Crew
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Cooking and Gardening Club
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Dance Company
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Dominican Preacher(s)
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Dream (Disability Rights/Education/Action)
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Fashion Fits
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Feminists in Action
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Film Club.Forensic Science Club
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Junior Board
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Knitting with a view
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Mock Trial
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Photography & Film Club
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Podcast & Playlists
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Renaissance Organization
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Science and Environment Club
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Senior Board
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Sophomore Board
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STEM Committee
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Tologs Tech Team
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Latinas United in Action
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Mental Health & Wellness Committee
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Choir
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Dance
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Music Theory
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Stagecraft
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Theater
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3D Design
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Choir
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Dance
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Music Theory
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Stagecraft
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Theater
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3D Design
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Ceramics
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Portfolio
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Sculpture
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Art
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