University School College Profile 2016 2017

PROFILE 2016-2017

Responsibility, Loyalty, Consideration MISSION University School inspires boys of promise to become young men of character who lead and serve. Our dedicated faculty, rigorous curriculum, and experiential programs foster intellectual, physical, creative, and moral excellence. University School is a diverse and inclusive community where each boy is known and loved.

Benjamin I. Rein Headmaster William Daughtrey Co-Director of the Upper School Dean of Students Patrick Gallagher Co-Director of the Upper School Dean of Faculty Jennifer Rohan Beros Director of College Counseling 216.831.2200 x7324 jberos@us.edu Charlotte (Charley) Burkly Associate Director of College Counseling 216.831.2200 x7163 cburkly@us.edu Annie Kafoure Assistant Director of College Counseling 216.831.2200 x7357 akafoure@us.edu Scott Boehnen English Faculty & College Counselor 216.831.2200 x7487 sboehnen@us.edu Barbara Dew Coordinator, College Counseling 216.831.2200 x7368 bdew@us.edu

ABOUT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL

HOUSE SYSTEM

Founded in 1890, University School maintains two campuses, with kindergarten through grade eight in Shaker Heights and grades nine through twelve on a 221-acre campus in Hunting Valley.

University School’s House System is comprised of ten administrative units with each grade level equally represented. Faculty members are assigned to each House in a guidance capacity, and student prefects are selected to lead each House, presiding over disciplinary matters, spirit-raising activities, and service projects.

PEOPLE The Upper School community includes 422 students and 69 faculty members.

81% of faculty members hold advanced degrees, including twelve doctoral and four JD degrees.

CEEB CODE: 361415

A+ A AB+ B B-

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4.33 4.00 3.67 3.33 3.00 2.67

C+ C CD+ D D-

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2.33 2.00 1.67 1.33 1.00 .67

ACCREDITATION & MEMBERSHIPS Independent Schools Association of the Central States (ISACS), Ohio State Department of Education, National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS), Cleveland Council of Independent Schools (CCIS), International Boys’ School Coalition (IBSC), the Center for the Study of Boys’ and Girls’ Lives.

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS English

Math History Foreign Language Science (Lab) Fine Arts Physical Education

20 UNITS MINIMUM

4 units 4 units 3 units 3 units 3 units 2 units 2 units

All courses are considered college preparatory and a “most demanding” curriculum typically culminates in three AP or post-AP courses during senior year.

The Anderson Scholars Program provides students an opportunity to pursue a passion with structure, rigor, and depth. Anderson Scholars pursue an individualized program in Entrepreneurship or Science Research for three years beginning in sophomore year.

The Strnad Fellowship Program enables juniors and seniors with an outstanding ability and passionate interest in a particular area to pursue advanced independent projects of research or inquiry. The program also supports full-year, unpaid internships for students to undertake research beginning in the summer before and continuing through the student’s senior year.

The Davey Fellowship Program offers a variety of independent study opportunities to a talented group of creative writers. Davey Fellows undertake extensive projects in writing fiction, drama, or poetry. In the past, students have written novels, screenplays, poetry collections, and dramas.

TESTING PROFILE - Class of 2016 ACT (93 students)

UNIVERSITY SCHOOL 2785 SOM CENTER ROAD HUNTING VALLEY, OHIO 44022 P: 216.831.2200 F: 216.292.7808 WWW.US.EDU

GRADING SYSTEM GPA is unweighted, cumulative, and includes all graded academic subjects with partial credit for arts courses.

Physical education grades are not included in a student’s average. Because of the relatively small class size and the strong quality of our graduating classes, we have chosen not to rank our students.

5-YEAR NATIONAL MERIT SUMMARY

MEAN

MIDDLE 50%

CLASS

FINALIST

SEMIFINALIST

COMMENDED

English

28.3

25-33

2017

Pending

3

12

Math

27.5

25-30

2016

2

4

13

25-33

2015

9

9

8

9

11

6

8

8

7

Reading

28.5

Science

27.2

24-31

2014

Composite

27.9

25-31

2013

SAT (78 students)

ADVANCED PLACEMENT

MEAN

MIDDLE 50%

Critical Reading

628

560-700

Math

641

570-700

Writing

632

570-700

In 2016, students took a total of 479 AP exams; 85% earned a score of three or higher. Many AP courses are offered exclusively to seniors. In keeping with our “most demanding” curricular standard, students seeking more than 3 AP courses per year must petition for administrative approval.

COURSE OFFERINGS 2016-2017 ENGLISH English 9, 10, 11, 12 English 11 AP Lang/Comp English 12 AP Lit/Comp The Art & Craft of Writing MATH College Preparatory Algebra 1 Accelerated Algebra Algebra 2 & Trigonometry * ˚ Geometry & Trigonometry * ˆ ˚ Pre-Calculus ˆ ˚ Introductory Calculus AP Calculus AB AP Calculus BC Multivariate Calculus (Post-AP) AP Statistics Computer Science 1 AP Computer Science A Data Structures (Post-AP) SCIENCE Biology AP Biology Chemistry

AP Chemistry Physics ˚ AP Physics C – Mechanics Geology Meteorology Organic Chemistry Paleobiology Polymers & Materials Science Post-AP Physics - Mechanics 2 HISTORY Western Civilization 9, 10 American Civilization AP US Government & Politics American Jurisprudence AP Economics (Micro & Macro) Microeconomics Ethics & Religions AP US History The Civil War China to 1911 American Capitalism Western Music Modern Colombia Strategy & Diplomacy

FOREIGN LANGUAGE Chinese 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 AP Chinese Language & Culture French 1, 2 ˆ, 3, 4, 5, 6 (Post-AP) AP French Language & Culture Greek 1, 2 Latin 1, 2˚, 3˚, 4 , 5 AP Latin Spanish 1, 2˚, 3 ˚, 4 ˚, 5 Spanish 3, 4 Advanced Advanced Topics in Spanish (Post-AP) AP Spanish Language & Culture

Graphic Design 1, 2 Digital Photography 1, 2, Advanced Sculpture in Metals & Ceramics Digital Sculpture Technical Design 1, 2 Technical Design & Fabrication for Robots Woodworking Basics Woodworking & Digital Fabrication Advanced Woodworking & Digital Fabrication Advanced Woodworking & Fabrication Advanced Photography

ARTS

Yearbook Production

Introduction to the Arts Music Theory Glee Club Orchestra Jazz Ensemble Beginning Guitar Guitar Ensemble Technical Theater Film Studies Drama Workshop Drawing & Painting 1, 2

* = COLLEGE PREPARATORY ˆ = ACCELERATED ˚ = HONORS

COLLEGE MATRICULATION Classes of 2012-2016 One hundred percent of our graduates enter four-year colleges. The Class of 2016 matriculated at 61 different colleges.

In the past five years, at least one University School graduate matriculated at each of the following institutions.

Numbers indicate the total number of matriculated students.

Alma College American University – 3 Amherst College – 2 Babson College – 2 Baldwin Wallace University Bates College – 5 Berklee College of Music Boston College – 2 Boston University Bowdoin College – 3 Brandeis University Brown University – 2 Bucknell University – 2 Butler University California Institute of Technology Canisius College Carleton College – 2 Carleton University Case Western Reserve University – 18 Castleton University Claremont McKenna College – 2 Clarkson University Cleveland Institute of Art Cleveland State University Colby College Colgate University – 4 College of the Holy Cross College of William and Mary - 4 Colorado College – 7 Columbia University – 2 Connecticut College Cornell University – 7 Dartmouth College – 4 Davidson College – 2 Denison University – 5 DePaul University DePauw University – 5 Dickinson College Duke University – 4 Duquesne University Elon University – 13 Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, FL Emory University – 2

Florida Southern College Fordham University Franklin & Marshall College Furman University – 4 Gannon University Georgetown University – 4 Georgia Institute of Technology -2 Gettysburg College Hamilton College, NY – 4 Harvard University – 4 Haverford College Heidelberg University High Point University – 3 Hiram College -2 Hobart and William Smith Colleges – 4 Howard University Indiana University, Bloomington – 4 Ithaca College – 4 John Carroll University – 6 Johns Hopkins University – 2 Kenyon College – 3 Lake Erie College – 2 Lake Forest College Lehigh University – 4 Loyola University, Maryland Macalester College Massachusetts Institute of Technology – 2 Mercyhurst University Miami University, Oxford – 43 Michigan State University Middlebury College – 5 Morehouse College New York University – 6 Northeast Ohio Medical University Northeastern University Northwestern University – 5 Notre Dame College of Ohio Oberlin College – 4 Occidental College Ohio University – 13 Ohio Wesleyan University – 3 Pennsylvania State University, University Park – 2

Pepperdine University Pitzer College Princeton University – 2 Purdue University – 6 Queen’s University, Canada – 2 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rice University – 2 Roanoke College Rochester Institute of Technology – 2 Rollins College Saint Louis University – 3 Saint Michael’s College Savannah College of Art and Design Southern Methodist University – 6 St. Lawrence University St. Olaf College Stanford University Stetson University Susquehanna University Swarthmore College – 2 Syracuse University – 4 Texas Christian University The College of Wooster - 6 The University of Akron The University of Alabama The University of Arizona – 3 The University of Montana, Missoula The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill The University of Tampa The Ohio State University, Columbus – 22 The Ohio State University, Mansfield - 2 Tufts University – 5 Tulane University – 9 Union College – 2 United States Air Force Academy United States Military Academy United States Naval Academy University of California, Los Angeles – 2 University of Chicago – 4 University of Colorado, Boulder – 3 University of Colorado, Colorado Springs University of Dayton – 5

University of Denver – 4 University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign University of Kentucky University of Mary Washington University of Maryland, College Park – 2 University of Miami – 2 University of Michigan – 13 University of Minnesota, Twin Cities University of Notre Dame University of Oregon University of Pennsylvania – 5 University of Pittsburgh – 2 University of Richmond – 4 University of Rochester – 3 University of South Carolina University of Southern California – 3 University of St. Andrews, Scotland – 2 University of Utah University of Vermont – 4 University of Virginia – 3 University of Washington University of Wisconsin, Madison - 2 Vanderbilt University – 5 Villanova University Virginia Military Institute Wake Forest University – 4 Washington and Jefferson College – 3 Washington and Lee University Washington University, St. Louis – 10 Wesleyan University – 3 West Virginia University – 2 Westminster College Westmont College Wheaton College, IL Whitman College Williams College – 4 Wittenberg University – 2 Worcester Polytechnic Institute Xavier University – 3 Yale University - 5