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Founded in 1911 as an early pioneer in the country model, Columbus Academy is a coeducational day school en- rolling 1080 students from Pre- to Grade 12. Acad- Graduation Requirements Minimum Credits: emy ofers a rigorous liberal arts, preparatory program. English - 4 Located on a 231-acre campus nine miles northeast of Colum- Mathematics - 3 (through Algebra 2) bus, the school draws a diverse student body of 377 students in Science - 3 grades 9 through 12 from a forty-mile radius in central Ohio. History - 3 Approximately 23% of the student body receives fnancial assistance to help with Fine Arts, Music, Performing Arts - 1 the cost of tuition. Columbus Academy is fully accredited by the Independent Language - 3 (same language) or School Association of the Central States (ISACS), the Ohio Department of Educa- 4 (2 credits each of 2 languages) tion, and the National Association of Independent (NAIS). Physical Education - 3 semesters Health - 1/2 credit

Additional Requirements: Public Speaking (Junior Speech) - 1/4 credit Community Service - 50 hours Senior Project (in May of Grade 12) - 75 hours Class of 2015 - Snapshot 92 Students Approximately 30% of the class is recognized by National Merit Corp. Honors Courses/AP Preparation GPA Distribution Columbus Academy ofers Advanced Placement Examination preparation in 4.20-4.49 9 SAT Subject Tests Averages: all Honors and many Advanced courses. However, the designation “AP” is not Math II (696) included on the transcript for those respective courses. Students typically take 4.00-4.19 19 Physics (685) AP exams in the following subject areas: 3.66-3.99 22 World History (681) Biology English Language Magnetism Biology-Molecular (676) 3.33-3.65 24 Calculus AB English Literature Psychology U.S. History (673) Calculus BC Environmental Science Spanish Language 3.00-3.32 10 English Literature (666) Chemistry Latin: Vergil Statistics < 2.99 8 Chemistry (647) Chinese Language & Culture Macroeconomics U.S. Government & Politics Comparative Government & Microeconomics U.S. History Politics Physics B World History Standardized Testing Averages SAT ACT Computer Science A Physics C: Electricity & CR+M National 1010 21 Grading Policy & NAIS 1190 n/a Columbus Academy does not rank its students. Cumulative GPAs are calculated using all graded *Columbus Academy 1304 29.2 courses and only those grades earned at Academy. Our traditional grading scale allows for a 10-point diferential within each letter grade. *scores as of 9/1/2014 Students are graded on the Standard college-preparatory courses are unweighted. Ten per- following scale: cent additional weight is added to grades in “Advanced” courses, A+ 97-100 and ffeen percent additional weight to grades in “Honors” A 93-96 courses. A- 90-92 B+ 87-89 Advanced courses typically are accelerated versions of the B 83-86 college-preparatory courses. Honors courses are those in which B- 80-82 the syllabus is designed predominantly to prepare students for a C+ 77-79 college-level, external examination. Courses that cover two years’ C 73-76 worth of material in one year are also included. Prerequisite crite- Global Online Academy (GOA) C- 70-72 Columbus Academy is a member of Global On- ria must be met for entry to Advanced and Honors courses. D+ 67-69 line Academy (GOA), a consortium of the world’s D 63-66 leading independent schools whose mission is Weighted (WGPA) grade point averages are reported on tran- D- 60-62 to translate into online classrooms and intellec- scripts and documents sent to and scholarship agencies. Below 60 is not a passing tually rigorous programs and excellent teach- Te recommended academic schedule is fve core academic mark ing that are hallmarks of its member schools. classes plus electives. CEEB/ACT CODE: 361525 4300 Cherry Bottom Road, Gahanna OH 43230 (614) 475-2311 Class of 2014 - 93 Graduates School Profle 2014-2015

National Merit Standardized Test Scores 2013-2014 Scholarship Results SAT Reasoning Mid 50% Mean 29 students (31.2%) of the Class of 2014 were recognized Critical Reading 560-720 638 through the National Merit and Math 600-740 663 National Achievement Scholar- Writing 570-720 644 ship Programs. 2014 AP Examination Results ACT Averages Mid 50% Mean Total Exams 520 Composite 26-33 29.4 Students Taking Exams 242 SAT Subject Tests Mid 50% Mean Number of AP Scholars 106 Biology-Ecology 680-730 708 Scores of 3 or above 476 (91.5%) Biology-Molecular 660-770 704 Scores of 4 or above 362 (69.6%) Chemistry 600-730 671 Class of 2014 College Enrollments & Acceptances English Literature 610-770 706 Typically 100% of Columbus Academy graduates will enroll at four-year colleges Math Level II 660-760 712 and across the country. Names in bold italics indicate colleges to which graduates of the Class of 2014 matriculated. Physics 660-750 708 Allegheny College Emory Rhodes College U.S.History 620-750 694 American University Fordham University Rice University Arizona State University Franklin and Marshall College University of Richmond Auburn University Furman University Roanoke College 2014 Average AP Scores Baldwin Wallace University George Washington University Rochester Calculus BC 4.59 Chemistry 4.06 Bates College Georgetown University Rollins College Baylor University Georgia Institute of Technology Rose-Hulman Institute of Technol- Chinese 4.43 Statistics 4.06 Bellarmine University Guilford College ogy Belmont University Harvard College Saint Louis University Physics C 4.37 U.S. History 4.00 Beloit College High Point University University of San Diego Bentley University College of the Holy Cross University of San Francisco (Mech) Microeconomics 4.00 Boston College Howard University Santa Clara University Calculus AB 4.35 Boston University University of Illinois, Scripps College Physics B 3.90 Bowling Green State University Urbana-Champaign Seattle University Comp Sci A 4.25 Brandeis University Indiana University Skidmore College English Literature 3.82 University of British Columbia Ithaca College University of South Florida Physics C 4.12 Brown University John Carroll University University of Southern California (E+M) Butler University Kalamazoo College Southern Methodist University UC Berkeley Kent State University Spelman College World History 4.08 UCLA University of Kentucky St. Lawrence University UC San Diego Kenyon College St. Olaf College UC Santa Barbara Lafayette College Stetson University UC Santa Cruz Lake Forest College Stevens Institute of Technology California Institute of Technology Lewis & Clark College Syracuse University California Polytechnic Lipscomb University Te University of Tampa Columbus Academy State University, San Luis University of Louisville Texas Christian University 4300 Cherry Bottom Road Obispo Loyola Marymount University Te Ohio State University Gahanna, Ohio 43230 Carnegie Mellon University Loyola University Chicago Te Ohio State University, 614-475-2311 Case Western Reserve University Macalester College Honors College Catholic University of America Marist College Te Ohio State University, Newark CEEB/ACT Code: 361525 Centre College University of Maryland Tifn University columbusacademy.org Chapman University McGill University Tufs University College of Charleston Mercyhurst University Tulane University University of Chicago Miami University, Oxford United States Air Force Academy University of Cincinnati University of Miami (Prep School) Te Citadel Michigan State University Vanderbilt University School Contacts Clemson University University of Michigan Villanova University Melissa Soderberg, Head of School Colby College University of Minnesota Virginia Military Institute [email protected] Colgate University New College of Florida Virginia Tech University of Colorado at Boulder New York University University of Virginia Columbia University University of North Carolina, Wake Forest University Cory Izokaitis, Head of Connecticut College Chapel Hill Washington and Lee University [email protected] Cornell University Northeast Ohio Medical University Washington University in St. Louis Davidson College Northeastern University Westmont College Darnell Heywood, Director of College Counseling University of Dayton Northwestern University Whittier College [email protected] Denison University Norwich University Willamette University University of Denver Occidental College Williams College DePaul University Ohio University University of Wisconsin Jen FitzPatrick, Associate Director of College Counseling DePauw University Ohio Wesleyan University Wittenberg University [email protected] Drake University Otterbein University Woford College Drexel University University of the Pacifc Te College of Wooster Duke University University of Pennsylvania Wright State University Eckerd College University of Pittsburgh Yeshiva University Elon University University of Puget Sound Embry-Riddle University - FL Purdue University