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COLLEGE COUNSELING OFFICE 1888 Bre Ln Saltsburg, PA 15681 P: 724.639.8000 E: [email protected] www.kiski.org SCHOOL PROFILE 2019-2020 CEEB/ACT.394365

Christopher A. Brueningsen Headmaster Deren Finks Megan Neumeister Jen Kwiatek Brendan Moriarty Director of College Assistant Director of Assistant to the Counseling College Counseling College Counselors Director of Studies

Located in Saltsburg, PA, a rural community 30 miles east Faculty Enrollment of Pisburgh, The Kiski School is an independent boarding 34 full & part me, 187—18 states 23 school for boys. A strong educaonal curriculum is taught includes administrators countries. 76 members within a community which encourages habits of mind and who teach; 19 with of the class of 2020. character that create life-long learners and leaders. advanced degrees. Curriculum Founded in 1888, the School provides challenging Memberships A graduate must complete 19 academics in a supporve environment. The student body Associaon of College credits: 4 in English, 4 in mathe- is extraordinarily diverse among schools of our type, Counselors in Independent macs, 3 in (1 must be US serving boys from rural, urban, and suburban back- Schools, College Board, History); 3 in lab ; 2 in grounds, internaonal students represenng over 20 Cum Laude Society, foreign language; 2 in ; 1 countries, and all socioeconomic backgrounds; nearly half Naonal Associaon for in ethics and personal develop- of our student body are students of color. Kiski boys grow College Admission ment. Most classes are offered to confidently connect and communicate within a global Counseling, Naonal yearly. All boys are required to populaon. Hallmarks of a Kiski educaon include Associaon of Independent parcipate in team or academic achievement, leadership, and concern for Schools. supervised physical fitness community. throughout each year. CURRICULUM Important Note: Beginning with the 2016-2017 school year, courses formerly tled “Advanced Placement” changed to “Advanced.” Courses designated “Advanced” are at the highest academic level. Advanced courses are weighted 0.5; honors courses are weighted 0.33 – this is a change from the previous 1.0 weight alloed to AP courses and the previous 0.5 weight for honors classes.

English: History Science Fine Arts: • Foundaons of Literature • Foundaons of World • Biology • Freshman Introducon • Brish Tradions Civilizaons • Honors Biology to Fine Arts • Brish Tradions Honors • Modern World History • Advanced Biology • Architectural Design • Composion and Rhetoric • Advanced World History • Chemistry • Art History • Advanced • History • Honors Chemistry • Digital Media • Advanced English Literature; • Advanced United States • Drawing & Painng • English IV courses are semester- • Advanced Chemistry length elecves -- contact the History • Environmental Science • Industrial Arts & Design College Office for more • Advanced Modern European • Honors Environmental Science • Jewelry & Metalsmithing informaon History • • Sculpture • ESL I and II • Advanced Psychology • Advanced Physics-Mechanics • Survival Arts • Art History • STEAM • Double Quartet Mathemaঞcs: Semester-length elecves: • Anatomy and Physiology • Glee Club • Algebra I ○ Contemporary Asian History • Zoology • Instrumental Music • Algebra II ○ Economics • Theatre I • Honors Algebra II Semester-length elecves: • ○ Foreign Policy ○ Invenonland • Theatre II • Honors Geometry ○ Historical Thinking ○ Robocs I & II • Film Studies • Precalculus ○ History of Leadership Languages Computer • Honors Precalculus ○ Internaonal Relaons • Chinese I, II, III, IV • Coding • Calculus ○ Philosophy • Advanced Chinese • Computer Applicaons • Advanced Calculus AB ○ Sociology • Spanish I, II, III, IV Ethics and Personal • Advanced Calculus BC ○ War in History • Advanced Spanish Development • Advanced Stascs • Independent study • Independent study • Health • Men in Society CollegeProfile19-20.ai 2 10/10/2019 9:34:07 AM

GRADING MATRICULATION

Kiski’s new GPA formula for the 2019-2020 school year is computed on a 4.5 scale. One member of the class of 2019 will Teachers report percentage grades on a quarterly basis. Percent grades are pursue amateur hockey, and two students converted to leer grades using the table below. Honors courses are weighted by will be aending college in their home adding 3% and advanced courses are weighted by adding 5%. Unweighted and countries of Brazil and the Dominican weighted percent grades (PG) are converted to quality points (QP) using the Republic; the other 2019 graduates will formula: QP = PG ÷10 –5.5. Unweighted and weighted GPAs are computed at the aend the following colleges, universies, end of the 6th and 7th semesters; both GPAs are available. or secondary schools: *Kiski does not rank. D+ or beer are college-recommending grades; D is passing.* ArtCenter College of Design A+ 97-100 B+ 87-89 C+ 77-79 D+ 67-69 Babson College A 93-96 B 83-86 C 73-76 D 60-66 Baldwin Wallace University A- 90-92 B- 80-82 C- 70-72 F below 60 Boston University California University of STATISTICS Clarion University of Pennsylvania Clark University Class of 2020 junior year grade distribuঞon percentages by department: Dalhousie University A B C D Duquesne University English 40.0% 47.7% 10.8% 1.5% Embry-Riddle Aeronaucal University History 29.4% 55.3% 10.6% 4.7% Florida Internaonal University Math 45.3% 29.7% 15.6% 9.4% Florida Southern College Science 46.6% 40.9% 9.1% 3.4% Harvard College Language 52.1% 35.4% 10.4% 2.1% Lake Erie College Fine Arts 89.4% 9.1% 1.5% 0% Mariea College (2) Marquee University Maryville University Penn State University (3) Final GPA Distribuঞon (4.0 scale) – Middle 50%: Penn State University - Greater Allegheny Year # Weighted Unweighted Pepperdine University 2019 57 3.27-3.84 3.15-3.68 2018 50 3.19-3.68 3.19-3.66 Rensselaer Polytechnic Instute (2) 2017 71 2.99-3.75 2.66-3.3 Rochester Instute of Technology 2016 51 2.9-3.62 2.79-3.45 Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Southwest Bapst University Southwest Georgia Technical College SAT Score Ranges – Middle 50% of Scores St. Bonaventure University St. Olaf College (2) Standardized Tesng: 53 of the 57 members of the class of 2019 sat for Syracuse University an SAT while at Kiski; 15 took both the SAT and the ACT. Four students The College of Wooster (2) who had already taken an SAT at a previous school chose not to retake The Hotchkiss School (PG Year) the test. Towson University YR # EBRW M W Total United States Naval Academy (3) 2019 53 510-620 500-670 N/A 1020-1300 University of Indianapolis 2018 42 510-650 520-710 N/A 1030-1350 University of Michigan 2017 59 520-620 510-680 N/A 1040-1290 University of Pennsylvania 2016 40 450-580 480-680 470-570 1470-1740 University of Pisburgh at Greensburg University of Pisburgh at Johnstown University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez University of Rochester ACT Score Ranges – Middle 50% of Scores University of Southern California YR # Mid-50% Virginia Military Instute 2019 15 20-28 West Virginia University 2018 21 19-25 Young Harris College (2) 2017 42 20-27 2016 16 18-22