Phillips Academy | Andover 2016–2017 Profile for College Admission Offices

The Academy (also known as Andover) is ACTIVITIES Phillips Academy a coeducational boarding school, grades 9–12 Each student spends approximately two and postgraduate. In 1973 the school merged hours every weekday afternoon in a required 180 Main Street with Abbot Academy, the oldest chartered supervised activity. For most students, this Andover, MA 01810-4161 girls’ school in New England. Andover is is an athletics commitment at the varsity, School Code Number: 220030 committed to enrolling able students from all junior varsity, or intramural level. For others, economic levels, from every racial, religious, afternoons focus on volunteer work through John G. Palfrey, Head of School and ethnic entity, from every quarter of the Community Engagement Program, American life, and from foreign lands. independent musical pursuits, or physical College Counseling Office fitness/endurance activities (e.g., Outdoor NEED-BLIND ADMISSION Pursuits, martial arts, dance). Sean M. Logan, Dean In 2007, the Academy adopted a need-blind Katherine B. Fritz, Director admission policy. The Academy meets 100 ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE percent of demonstrated need. Under the trimester program, the school year Associate Directors is divided into three terms, each consisting EQUITY & INCLUSION of approximately 10 weeks of classes plus Anya P. Brunnick The Academy is committed to establishing an assessment period. Many courses are Marvin A. Coote a community that encourages people of yearlong, some are term-contained, and others diverse backgrounds and are organized as two-term Magdalena L. Farnsworth beliefs to understand and sequences. Students are respect one another and be normally expected to carry Karina E. Hernandez-Guarniz sensitive to differences of 1778 five courses each trimester. Aya S. Murata gender, ethnicity, class, and YEAR FOUNDED Most courses meet four sexual orientation. Andover’s or five periods per week. Nicole K. Shadeed constitution charges the 1 13 Some courses, as noted M. Kenneth Shows Academy to prepare “youth in the Course of Study, from every quarter” to AVERAGE CLASS SIZE meet six or more hours per Stephen A. Silversides understand that “goodness week. Eleventh-graders without knowledge is weak… 300+ or seniors who face an LaShawn N. Springer yet knowledge without AVAILABLE COURSES unusually demanding term Taylor C. Ware goodness is dangerous.” occasionally are advised Students of color constitute to enroll in four courses, more than one-third of the provided at least three of Contact Information student body. A typical entering class includes these are advanced courses. Postgraduates Phone: 978-749-4150 students from 40 or more states and 25 or usually take five courses per term (see list of more countries. Advanced Courses on page 2). Over the span Fax: 978-749-4160 of their last two years, students are required [email protected] CAMPUS LIFE to complete at least 27 trimester units. In order to bring the advantages of a small www.andover.edu/cco school to Andover, we have adopted the Andover’s academic program is based upon cluster system. A cluster system is a group the premise that students are capable of of residence halls in the same area. The studying independently, responsibly, and with cluster system includes five groups of about self-direction. As a result, students spend a 220 students each. Each cluster functions significant number of hours on homework, independently, managing its own social research, and other out-of-class study and activities, academic advising, disciplinary projects. counseling, and athletic affairs under the In most courses, especially those taken to leadership of a cluster dean. meet diploma requirements, class time and homework together can be expected to LEARNING IN THE WORLD require a total of about nine hours per week Andover students can participate in several per course. Thus, a typical student enrolled in off-campus study programs both in the United five courses can expect to spend at least 45 States and in other countries. Some, such as hours each week on academic pursuits—and School Year Abroad, are designed to last the more than that when significant papers are entire academic year. Other programs take due or to prepare for exams. place during a single trimester or occur during the summer. DISCIPLINARY POLICY Students and college counselors will work together to address questions about serious disciplinary infractions (suspension and probation) when asked on college applications.

Prepared August 2016 Academy Courses ACADEMIC STANDING COURSE NUMBERS • Level 4 = 400; for courses that are the Students are not ranked, and we do not The first digit corresponds to the “level” of fourth level in a sequence, or for courses calculate a cumulative grade average. the course. The second and third digits (as that are appropriate for seniors (but do not in ART225) reflect organizational schemes qualify for the 500 or 600 designations). at the departmental level and, therefore, will • Level 5 = 500; for courses that are be used differently by different departments. equivalent to college freshman classes, GRADING SYSTEM Letters also are used for these purposes. sometimes, but not always, indicated by • The grading scale is from 0 to 6. • Level 1 = 100; for courses that introduce a explicit preparation for an AP exam. subject (SPA100) or that are typically taken • A few courses are graded as Pass/ Fail. • Level 6 = 600; for courses that would by 9th-graders (BIO100, ENG100). typically be taken by majors in the subject • Assessment periods conclude • Level 2 = 200; for courses that are the in college, or for courses typically taken November 18, March 3, and June 1. second level in a sequence (SPAN-200) or after the first year of college. • Beginning with the 2014–2015 academic that are typically taken by 10th-graders or • Performance-based credit = 900; for year, there is no honor roll designation. 9th-graders (ART225, HSS200). course credit associated with performance, 6 Outstanding (High Honor) • Level 3 = 300; for courses that are the such as music lessons or participation third level in a sequence (SPA300), or in music ensembles for credit. Numbers 5 Superior (Honor) for courses that are appropriate for followed by “H” indicate higher-level 4 Good 11th-graders (ENG300) or for 9th-, 10th-, performance requirements, such as and 11th-graders (PHR300, CHM300). ensembles with competitive auditions. 3 Satisfactory 2 Low Pass, but certifying

ADVANCED COURSES 1 Failure Listed below are all advanced, honors, and accelerated and/or Advanced Placement courses. 0 Low Failure These rigorous and demanding courses require extra preparation and study time. Most use Please note that students receive Pass/Fail grades college texts and are paced to match undergraduate offerings. for English and history courses in the fall of 9th grade. For this reason, we do not compute a grade point A few 300-level, some 400-level, and all 500-level courses are at or beyond typical AP level, average for this term. and the 600-level courses are typically the equivalent of sophomore-level college courses. For course titles and descriptions, refer to Andover’s Course of Study, available at www.andover.edu/Academics/ProgramInfo/Documents/COS2016-2017.pdf. THE 2016–2017 STUDENT BODY

Art Latin 600 is beyond AP level Boys Girls Total All 300–600-level studio courses are at a level appropriate for Russian 150 and 250 are accelerated Boarding 421 426 847 students interested in assembling an AP portfolio Russian 400, 520, and 600 are advanced 2 Art 400: History of Art is at AP level Spanish 120, 220, and 320 are accelerated Day 155 152 307 Spanish 400, 401, 500, 510, and 511 are at AP level English Total 576 578 1,154 All 500-level courses are at or beyond AP level Spanish 520, 521, and 620 are beyond AP level Spanish 550 (discontinued as of fall 2014) Students of Color 46% History and Social Science Music and the Performing Arts History 300–310 are at AP level History 520 and 521 together prepare for Macro and Micro Music 400, 410, 460, 485, 500, 530, 540, 550, 901H, 903H, and 906H Economics AP Music 485 (discontinued as of fall 2016) All 500-level and above are at or beyond AP level Philosophy and Religious Studies CLASS DISTRIBUTION Mathematics All 400- and 500-level courses Grade 12 319 (includes 28 postgraduates) All 280-650 level courses are at a level appropriate for students Science interested in assembling an AP portfolio Grade 11 323 Biology 500 is at AP level Math 651, 661, and beyond are AP level Biology 540, 560, and 570 (discontinued as of fall 2014) Grade 10 292 (discontinued as of fall 2014) Biology 580 is beyond AP level Computer 500: AP Computer Science A or B, Computer 630 Grade 9 220 Honors Seminar is beyond AP level Biology 600, 610, and 620: Molecular and Cellular Biology: Laboratory Research *In Academic Year 2016–2017, Honors seminar course MTH630 Total 1,154 topics are: Chemistry 500 (AP 2013–2014 and beyond) Fall term: Data Mining Chemistry 550 and 580 are beyond AP level Winter term: Machine Learning Chemistry 610: Organic Chemistry is beyond AP level Spring term: Data Structures Physics 395 (discontinued as of fall 2014) GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION World Languages Physics 400 Arabic 120, 220 Physics 520 44 Chinese 120, 220, and 320 are accelerated Physics 530: Astronomy Research number of states (plus Washington, D.C.) Physics 550 and 580 are at AP level Chinese 400, 420, 440, and 520 are advanced 44 Chinese 500 and 600 (discontinued as of fall 2014) Physics 600, 630, and 650 are beyond AP level number of countries Chinese 620 and 640 are beyond AP level Theatre and Dance Classics 150: Ancient Greek is accelerated All 300- and 400-level electives are appropriate for portfolio 103 Classics 400 and 500: Ancient Greek are advanced preparation number of international students French 120, 220, and 320 are accelerated THD510: Advanced Acting French 400, 401, and 520 are advanced THD539: August Wilson French 620 is beyond AP level THD565 (discontinued as of fall 2015) German 150 and 250 are accelerated German 400 is advanced THD900: Andover Dance Group Seminar FINANCIAL AID German 520 is at AP level German 600 is beyond AP level THD901: Advanced Practical Theatre Application Percent of student body 48% Japanese 400, 420, 500, 520, and 600 THD902: Advanced Studies in Dance Performance THD903: Advanced Studies in Technical Theatre Production Latin 150 is accelerated Total annual THD910: Studio Production Latin 520: Vergil and Caesar is at AP level financial assistance $20,917,450 THD920: Play Production Intensive Class of 2017 Standardized Testing ADVANCED PLACEMENT 2016 405 candidates sat for 808 examinations. SAT SUMMARY (123 students) The overall distribution of scores is: Section Middle 50% Mean 5...... 55% Evidence Based Reading & Writing 650–730 690 4...... 26% Math 33–38 36 3...... 14% Mathematics 660–760 710 2...... 5% Reading 32–37 34 1...... 0% Writing 32–36 34

SAT SUMMARY 2400 (137 students) Critical Reading Math Writing

700-800 60% 61% 56% SAT SUBJECT TEST 600-690 27% 31% 30% Class of 2017 500-590 10% 7% 12% 400-490 3% 1% 2% Subject Mean Score No. of Tests Mean 704 715 699 BY-E 702 20 BY-M 716 33 CH 694 101 ACT SUMMARY (298 students) CL 735 4 Section Middle 50% Mean FL 750 1 ELA 26–21 28.36 FR 636 22 GM 640 4 English 29–35 30.87 IT 760 3 Math 28–34 30.36 JL 770 1 Reading 30–34 30.54 KL 800 1 Science 25–33 28.48 LR 689 64 STEM 27–33 29.58 LT 684 12 3 Writing 23–27 23.77 M1 647 20 Composite 28–33 30.15 M2 737 183 PH 693 60 SL 700 4 ACT SUMMARY (taken before October 2015; 23 students) SP 699 27 Section Middle 50% Mean UH 651 45 WH 700 4 English 23–34 29.7 Math 26–33 29.0 Reading 26–34 29.7 Science Reasoning 24–31 27.9 Composite 27–32 29.8

GRADE DISTRIBUTION RANGE CLASS OF 2017 July 2016

40.0% 35.0% 33.9% 30.0% 32.2% 25.0% 20.0% 15.0% 14.9% 13.8% 10.0% 5.0% 1.4% 3.1 % 0.7% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2.0-2.4 2.5-2.9 3.0-3.4 3.5-3.9 4.0-4.4 4.5-4.9 5.0-5.4 5.5-5.9 6.0 Class of 2016 Matriculation Statistics COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY MATRICULATION COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY MAT COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY MAT of Phillips Academy students over the past 3 years Amherst College...... 3 Royal Academy of Music...... 1 Barnard College...... 4 Rutgers University-New Brunswick...... 2 Bates College...... 4 Southern Methodist University...... 1 30+ STUDENTS Boston College...... 10 St. Lawrence University...... 1 Boston College Boston University...... 4 Stanford University...... 10 ...... 2 Stonehill College...... 1 University of Chicago Brown University...... 11 Swarthmore College...... 4 University of Pennsylvania Bryn Mawr College...... 1 Syracuse University...... 1 Yale University Bucknell University...... 1 Texas Christian University...... 1 California Institute of Technology...... 1 The University of Tampa...... 1 20–29 STUDENTS Carleton College...... 2 Trinity College...... 2 Carnegie Mellon University...... 6 Tufts University...... 6 Brown University Case Western Reserve University...... 3 Tulane University...... 2 Columbia University Centre College...... 1 Union College...... 1 Cornell University Claremont McKenna College...... 2 United States Coast Guard Academy...... 1 Georgetown University Clark University...... 1 United States Military Academy—Army...... 2 New York University Colby College...... 3 United States Naval Academy...... 1 Colgate University...... 3 University of California, Berkeley...... 2 Stanford University College of the Holy Cross...... 2 University of California, Los Angeles...... 1 College of William and Mary...... 1 University of Chicago...... 15 10–19 STUDENTS Columbia University...... 9 University of Denver...... 1 Amherst College Concordia University - Montreal...... 1 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign...... 1 Boston University College...... 2 University of Maine...... 1 Bowdoin College Cornell University...... 6 University of , Amherst...... 5 Carnegie Mellon University Dartmouth College...... 4 University of Miami...... 1 Claremont McKenna College Duke University...... 3 University of Michigan...... 2 Colgate University East Carolina University...... 1 University of Montana, Missoula...... 1 Dartmouth College 4 Georgetown University...... 6 University of New Hampshire, Durham...... 1 McGill University Georgia Institute of Technology...... 1 University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill...... 2 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Gonzaga University...... 1 University of Notre Dame...... 1 Northwestern University Harvard University...... 14 University of Oxford...... 1 Rice University Harvey Mudd College...... 1 University of the Pacific...... 1 Tufts University Indiana University at Bloomington...... 1 University of Pennsylvania...... 8 University of California, Berkeley Johns Hopkins University...... 1 University of Richmond...... 3 University of Massachusetts, Amherst King’s College London...... 1 University of Rochester...... 1 University of Michigan Lake Forest College...... 2 University of Southern California...... 2 University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Massachusetts Institute of Technology...... 7 University of St. Andrews...... 1 University of Virginia McGill University...... 3 University of Toronto (undergraduate only)...... 1 Washington University, St. Louis Middlebury College...... 1 University of Vermont...... 1 Wesleyan University Mount Holyoke College...... 1 University of Virginia...... 7 Williams College New York University...... 12 University of Washington...... 4 Northeastern University...... 2 University of York...... 1 Northwestern University...... 2 Wake Forest University...... 2 5–9 STUDENTS Pomona College...... 2 Washington College...... 1 American University Princeton University...... 12 Washington University, St. Louis...... 3 Barnard College Purdue University...... 1 Wellesley College...... 1 Bates College Quinnipiac University...... 1 Wesleyan University...... 5 College of William and Mary Reed College...... 1 Williams College...... 5 Duke University Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute...... 1 Yale University...... 7 Middlebury College Rice University...... 3 TOTAL 296 Swarthmore College Rochester Institute of Technology...... 1 Trinity College Tulane University Included are the 101 colleges where our graduates will enroll. The Class of 2016 applied to 264 colleges. Union College University of California, Los Angeles University of Notre Dame NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM 2016 University of Southern California Merit Semifinalists - 25 Achievement Semifinalists - 6 Wake Forest University