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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#1 | Princeton University | 1 + |
#2 | Harvard College | 1 + |
#2 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 1 + |
#5 | Yale University | 1 + |
#6 | Stanford University | 1 + |
#6 | University of Chicago | 1 + |
#8 | University of Pennsylvania | 1 + |
#9 | Johns Hopkins University | 1 + |
#9 | Northwestern University | 1 + |
LAC #2 | Amherst College | 1 + |
#14 | Brown University | 1 + |
#14 | Vanderbilt University | 1 + |
#14 | Washington University in St. Louis | 1 + |
LAC #3 | Swarthmore College | 1 + |
#17 | Cornell University | 1 + |
#17 | Rice University | 1 + |
#20 | University of California: Los Angeles | 1 + |
#21 | Emory University | 1 + |
#22 | University of California: Berkeley | 1 + |
#23 | Georgetown University | 1 + |
#25 | Carnegie Mellon University | 1 + |
LAC #5 | Wellesley College | 1 + |
#27 | University of Southern California | 1 + |
#28 | New York University | 1 + |
LAC #6 | Bowdoin College | 1 + |
LAC #6 | United States Naval Academy | 1 + |
#34 | University of Rochester | 1 + |
#36 | University of California: Irvine | 1 + |
#38 | Georgia Institute of Technology | 1 + |
#38 | University of California: Davis | 1 + |
#42 | Boston University | 1 + |
#42 | Brandeis University | 1 + |
#42 | Case Western Reserve University | 1 + |
#42 | Tulane University | 1 + |
#47 | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | 1 + |
#49 | Northeastern University | 1 + |
#49 | Pepperdine University | 1 + |
#49 | Purdue University | 1 + |
#55 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | 1 + |
#55 | Santa Clara University | 1 + |
LAC #11 | United States Military Academy | 1 + |
#59 | Syracuse University | 1 + |
#59 | University of Washington | 1 + |
#62 | Rutgers University | 1 + |
#63 | George Washington University | 1 + |
#63 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | 1 + |
#72 | Sarah Lawrence College | 1 + |
#75 | Baylor University | 1 + |
#75 | Loyola Marymount University | 1 + |
#75 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 1 + |
#76 | Willamette University | 1 + |
#79 | American University | 1 + |
#79 | Brigham Young University | 1 + |
#79 | Gonzaga University | 1 + |
#83 | Michigan State University | 1 + |
#85 | University of Puget Sound | 1 + |
LAC #17 | Smith College | 1 + |
#89 | Texas Christian University | 1 + |
#93 | University of San Diego | 1 + |
#99 | University of Oregon | 1 + |
#103 | Creighton University | 1 + |
#103 | Loyola University Chicago | 1 + |
#103 | University of Arizona | 1 + |
#103 | University of San Francisco | 1 + |
LAC #22 | United States Air Force Academy | 1 + |
LAC #22 | Vassar College | 1 + |
Arizona State University | 1 + | |
#117 | Rochester Institute of Technology | 1 + |
#122 | Chapman University | 1 + |
LAC #25 | Bates College | 1 + |
#127 | Seattle University | 1 + |
LAC #27 | Macalester College | 1 + |
#136 | University of La Verne | 1 + |
#136 | University of the Pacific | 1 + |
LAC #28 | Harvey Mudd College | 1 + |
#148 | San Diego State University | 1 + |
LAC #30 | Scripps College | 1 + |
#151 | Colorado State University | 1 + |
#162 | Oregon State University | 1 + |
#166 | California State University: Fullerton | 1 + |
#166 | University of Hawaii at Manoa | 1 + |
LAC #35 | Pitzer College | 1 + |
LAC #36 | Oberlin College | 1 + |
LAC #38 | Bucknell University | 1 + |
LAC #38 | Whitman College | 1 + |
LAC #42 | Denison University | 1 + |
#212 | Washington State University | 1 + |
#234 | Pace University | 1 + |
#263 | George Fox University | 1 + |
#285 | University of Montana | 1 + |
LAC #61 | Gettysburg College | 1 + |
Berklee College of Music | 1 + | |
Butler University | 1 + | |
California Baptist University | 1 + | |
California Lutheran University | 1 + | |
California Maritime Academy | 1 + | |
California Polytechnic State University: San Luis Obispo | 1 + | |
California State University: Northridge | 1 + | |
Carson-Newman University | 1 + | |
Concordia University Irvine | 1 + | |
Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art | 1 + | |
DigiPen Institute of Technology | 1 + | |
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University: Prescott Campus | 1 + | |
Emerson College | 1 + | |
Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering | 1 + | |
Hawaii Pacific University | 1 + | |
Maine Maritime Academy | 1 + | |
Marist College | 1 + | |
McGill University | 1 + | |
Menlo College | 1 + | |
Ohio State University: Columbus Campus | 1 + | |
Oregon Institute of Technology | 1 + | |
Pacific Lutheran University | 1 + | |
Pratt Institute | 1 + | |
Rhode Island School of Design | 1 + | |
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology | 1 + | |
St. John's University | 1 + | |
University of British Columbia | 1 + | |
University of Hawaii at Hilo | 1 + | |
University of Hawaii: Kapiolani Community College | 1 + | |
University of Nevada: Reno | 1 + | |
University of Portland | 1 + | |
University of Redlands | 1 + | |
Whitworth University | 1 + |
Matriculation | |||||||
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Ranking | University/College | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | Total |
All schools | 73 | 162 | 59 | 38 | 31 | ||
#1 | Princeton University | 1 + | 3 | 1 | 5 | ||
#2 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 1 + | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
#3 | Harvard College | 1 + | 1 | 1 | 1 + | 1 + | 5 |
#3 | Stanford University | 1 + | 2 | 1 | 1 + | 5 | |
#5 | Yale University | 1 + | 1 | 1 + | 3 | ||
#6 | University of Pennsylvania | 1 + | 1 | 1 + | 3 | ||
#7 | California Institute of Technology | 1 | 1 | ||||
#7 | Duke University | 1 | 1 + | 2 | |||
#9 | Brown University | 1 + | 6 | 1 | 1 + | 1 + | 10 |
#9 | Northwestern University | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#9 | Johns Hopkins University | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#12 | University of Chicago | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#12 | Columbia University | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#12 | Cornell University | 1 + | 1 | 1 | 1 + | 4 | |
#15 | University of California: Los Angeles | 1 + | 5 | 1 | 1 + | 1 + | 9 |
#15 | University of California: Berkeley | 1 + | 4 | 1 + | 6 | ||
#17 | Rice University | 1 + | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
#18 | Vanderbilt University | 1 + | 1 | 1 + | 3 | ||
#20 | University of Notre Dame | 2 | 1 | 1 + | 4 | ||
#21 | University of Michigan | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
#22 | Georgetown University | 1 + | 1 | 1 | 1 + | 4 | |
#24 | Emory University | 1 + | 1 | 1 | 1 + | 1 + | 5 |
#24 | Washington University in St. Louis | 1 + | 2 | 1 | 1 + | 5 | |
#24 | Carnegie Mellon University | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
#28 | University of Southern California | 1 + | 3 | 1 | 1 + | 6 | |
#28 | University of California: Davis | 1 + | 1 | 1 + | 3 | ||
#28 | University of California: San Diego | 1 | 1 | 1 + | 1 + | 4 | |
#33 | University of California: Irvine | 1 + | 7 | 1 + | 9 | ||
#33 | Georgia Institute of Technology | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#35 | University of California: Santa Barbara | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#35 | New York University | 1 + | 4 | 1 | 1 + | 7 | |
#39 | Boston College | 1 + | 1 | 1 + | 3 | ||
#40 | University of Washington | 1 + | 11 | 1 | 1 + | 1 + | 15 |
#40 | Rutgers University | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#40 | Tufts University | 3 | 1 + | 4 | |||
#43 | Boston University | 1 + | 2 | 1 | 1 + | 1 + | 6 |
#47 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#47 | University of Rochester | 1 + | 1 + | 2 | |||
#47 | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | 1 + | 2 | 3 | |||
#47 | Texas A&M University | 1 | 1 | ||||
#47 | Lehigh University | 1 | 1 + | 2 | |||
#49 | Purdue University | 1 + | 2 | 1 | 1 + | 5 | |
#53 | Northeastern University | 1 + | 6 | 1 | 1 + | 1 + | 10 |
#53 | Case Western Reserve University | 1 + | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
#57 | University of Maryland: College Park | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#60 | Santa Clara University | 1 + | 5 | 1 | 7 | ||
#60 | Brandeis University | 1 + | 1 | 1 + | 1 + | 4 | |
#60 | Michigan State University | 1 + | 1 + | 2 | |||
#60 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | 1 + | 1 + | 1 + | 3 | ||
#67 | University of Pittsburgh | 1 | 1 | 1 + | 3 | ||
#67 | Syracuse University | 1 + | 1 + | 2 | |||
#67 | University of Massachusetts Amherst | 1 | 1 | ||||
#67 | George Washington University | 1 + | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
#73 | Indiana University Bloomington | 1 | 1 | ||||
#73 | Tulane University | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
#76 | Pepperdine University | 1 + | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
#76 | Colorado School of Mines | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#76 | Stevens Institute of Technology | 2 | 2 | ||||
#79 | Brigham Young University | 1 + | 1 | 1 | 1 + | 1 + | 5 |
#82 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#86 | Clemson University | 1 | 1 | ||||
#89 | Temple University | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
#89 | Southern Methodist University | 1 | 1 + | 2 | |||
#89 | Fordham University | 1 + | 1 | 1 + | 3 | ||
#91 | University of California: Riverside | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#93 | Baylor University | 1 + | 1 | 1 | 1 + | 4 | |
#93 | Loyola Marymount University | 1 + | 4 | 1 | 1 + | 7 | |
#93 | Gonzaga University | 1 + | 3 | 4 | |||
#93 | Auburn University | 1 | 1 | ||||
#98 | Illinois Institute of Technology | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
#98 | Texas Christian University | 1 + | 1 | 1 + | 1 + | 4 | |
#98 | University of San Diego | 1 + | 1 | 1 + | 1 + | 4 | |
#98 | Rochester Institute of Technology | 1 + | 2 | 3 | |||
#98 | University of Oregon | 1 + | 3 | 1 + | 5 | ||
#105 | University of Tennessee: Knoxville | 1 | 1 | ||||
#105 | Saint Louis University | 1 | 1 | ||||
#105 | American University | 1 + | 1 + | 2 | |||
#105 | San Diego State University | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
#105 | Arizona State University | 1 + | 2 | 3 | |||
#115 | University of Arizona | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
#115 | University of Utah | 2 | 1 | 1 + | 4 | ||
#115 | University of San Francisco | 1 + | 1 | 1 + | 3 | ||
#124 | Creighton University | 1 + | 8 | 1 | 10 | ||
#124 | University of Denver | 1 | 1 | ||||
#124 | University of Missouri: Columbia | 1 | 1 | ||||
#133 | Chapman University | 1 + | 5 | 1 | 1 + | 8 | |
#133 | California State University: Fullerton | 1 + | 1 + | 2 | |||
#136 | University of Texas at Dallas | 1 | 1 | ||||
#136 | University of Nebraska - Lincoln | 1 | 1 | ||||
#142 | Loyola University Chicago | 1 + | 1 | 1 + | 3 | ||
#142 | Oregon State University | 1 + | 5 | 6 | |||
#142 | University of the Pacific | 1 + | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
#142 | Clark University | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#151 | Colorado State University | 1 + | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
#151 | DePaul University | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#163 | Seattle University | 1 + | 8 | 1 | 1 + | 11 | |
#163 | St. John's University | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#170 | University of Hawaii at Manoa | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#170 | University of La Verne | 1 + | 1 + | 2 | |||
#178 | Washington State University | 1 + | 1 + | 1 | 3 | ||
#185 | University of Idaho | 1 | 1 | ||||
#195 | University of Nevada: Reno | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
#236 | Azusa Pacific University | 1 | 1 | ||||
#249 | Pace University | 1 + | 2 | 1 | 4 | ||
#269 | George Fox University | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#269 | Lincoln Memorial University | 1 | 1 | ||||
#269 | Utah State University | 1 | 1 | ||||
#269 | University of Nevada: Las Vegas | 1 | 1 | ||||
#269 | Seattle Pacific University | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
#280 | Portland State University | 1 | 1 | ||||
#332 | Boise State University | 1 | 1 | ||||
#361 | Carson-Newman University | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#361 | University of Montana | 1 + | 1 | ||||
Ohio State University: Columbus Campus | 1 + | 1 + | 1 + | 1 + | 4 | ||
University of Colorado Colorado Springs | 1 | 1 | |||||
University of Charleston | 1 | 1 | |||||
Grand Canyon University | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Matriculation | |||||||
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Ranking | University/College | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | Total |
All schools | 22 | 14 | 20 | 13 | 14 | ||
#1 | Williams College | 1 | 1 + | 2 | |||
#2 | Amherst College | 1 + | 1 + | 2 | |||
#3 | United States Naval Academy | 1 + | 1 | 1 + | 3 | ||
#4 | Swarthmore College | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
#4 | Pomona College | 1 | 1 | 1 + | 1 + | 4 | |
#4 | Wellesley College | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#7 | United States Air Force Academy | 1 + | 1 | 1 + | 3 | ||
#9 | Carleton College | 1 | 1 + | 1 + | 3 | ||
#9 | Bowdoin College | 1 + | 1 + | 1 + | 3 | ||
#11 | Claremont McKenna College | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#11 | United States Military Academy | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
#11 | Grinnell College | 2 | 1 | 1 + | 1 + | 5 | |
#16 | Harvey Mudd College | 1 + | 1 | 1 + | 3 | ||
#16 | Hamilton College | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#16 | Davidson College | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#16 | Smith College | 1 + | 1 + | 2 | |||
#16 | Vassar College | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
#21 | Haverford College | 1 | 1 | ||||
#21 | Colgate University | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#24 | Bates College | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#25 | University of Richmond | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#27 | Macalester College | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
#30 | Bucknell University | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#30 | Bryn Mawr College | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#34 | Mount Holyoke College | 1 | 1 | ||||
#35 | Scripps College | 1 + | 1 | 1 + | 1 + | 4 | |
#35 | Occidental College | 3 | 1 | 1 + | 1 + | 6 | |
#36 | Oberlin College | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#38 | Skidmore College | 1 | 1 | ||||
#39 | Pitzer College | 1 + | 1 | 1 + | 1 + | 4 | |
#39 | Denison University | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#46 | Whitman College | 1 + | 1 + | 2 | |||
#56 | Wheaton College | 1 | 1 | ||||
#56 | Rhodes College | 1 | 1 | ||||
#59 | Trinity University | 1 | 1 | ||||
#63 | Gettysburg College | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#75 | Willamette University | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
#75 | Lawrence University | 1 | 1 | ||||
#75 | St. John's College | 1 | 1 | ||||
#89 | University of Puget Sound | 1 + | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
#93 | Lewis & Clark College | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
#100 | Sarah Lawrence College | 1 + | 1 | 2 |
Matriculation | |||||||
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Ranking | University/College | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | Total |
All schools | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
#1 | University of Toronto | 1 + | 1 | ||||
#2 | University of British Columbia | 1 + | 5 | 1 | 7 | ||
#3 | McGill University | 1 + | 1 | 2 | |||
#13 | University of Victoria | 1 + | 1 |
Biology
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Calculus AB
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Calculus BC
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Chemistry
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Computer Science Principles
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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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Computer Science Principles
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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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Macroeconomics
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Microeconomics
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Physics 1
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Physics 2
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Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism
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Physics C: Mechanics
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Psychology
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Statistics
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Studio Art: 3-D Design
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Studio Art: Drawing
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United States Government and Politics
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United States History
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Research
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Chinese Language and Culture
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Japanese Language and Culture
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Spanish Language and Culture
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Music Theory
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Seminar
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Baseball
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Basketball
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Bowling
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Cheerleading
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Cross Country
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Diving
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Baseball
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Basketball
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Bowling
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Cheerleading
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Cross Country
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Diving
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American Football
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Golf
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Kayaking
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Paddling
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Sailing
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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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Wrestling
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language honor societies and clubs
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cultural clubs
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student literary publications
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acolytes
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Ala Wai Big Brother/Sister
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Interact
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language honor societies and clubs
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cultural clubs
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student literary publications
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acolytes
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Ala Wai Big Brother/Sister
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Interact
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“I” Club
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Key Club
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Leo Club
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Chess Club
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Christian Athletes
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Gay-Straight Alliance
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Speech and Debate
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Math Team
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Science Bowl
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Science Olympiad
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Robotics
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‘Iolani Dramatic Players
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Student Peace Institute
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SyFy-Fantasy Club
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Psychology
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Ping Pong
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Hiking
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Student Government
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Jazz
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Language Honor Societies and Clubs
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Cultural Clubs
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Student Literary Publications
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Acolytes
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Young Democrats
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Ballet
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Band
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Chorus
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Dance
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Music
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Music Theory
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Ballet
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Band
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Chorus
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Dance
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Music
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Music Theory
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Theater
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3D Design
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Ceramics
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Drawing
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Painting
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Photography
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Design
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Mixed Media
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Writing
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