COLLEGE ACCEPTANCES & MATRICULATIONS, 2014–2019 Bancroft students were accepted at the following institutions over the past six years. We empower students to Boldface indicates schools where they chose to matriculate.

School Profile 2019-20 own their learning. Acadia University Fashion Institute of Design and Oberlin College of Arts and Sciences University of Colorado at Boulder Allegheny College Merchandising, Los Angeles Oberlin Conservatory of Music University of Colorado at Denver American University Fitchburg State University Ohio State University, The University of Connecticut Amherst College Flagler College Ohio Wesleyan University University of Delaware Anna Maria College Florida Institute of Technology Old Dominion University University of Denver ur students have shaped their education in a supportive Assumption College Florida Southern College Otis College of Art and Design University of Edinburgh, The BANCROFT SCHOOL Auburn University Fordham University Pace University, New York City University of Georgia Ocommunity that encourages intellectual risk and puts a Babson College Framingham State University Pennsylvania College of Technology University of Hartford • PreK–12 independent, co-ed day school premium on strong personal relationships. They can stand on Baldwin Wallace University Franciscan University of Steubenville Pennsylvania State University University of Kansas Bard College, NY Franklin & Marshall College Pepperdine University University of Kentucky • Located in Worcester, MA their own two feet because they have been allowed to stumble. Barnard College Franklin Pierce University Principia College University of Maine You won’t find a Bancroft alum on the sidelines, waiting for Bates College Furman University Providence College University of Maryland, Baltimore • Students come from Central MA, MetroWest Boston, others to create solutions. You’ll find them engaging, leading, Becker College George Mason University Purchase College, State University of County Northern CT Bennington College George Washington University, The New York University of Maryland, College Park collaborating, and taking thoughtful action on a multitude of Bentley University Georgetown University Purdue University University of Massachusetts, Berklee College of Music Gettysburg College Quinnipiac University Amherst • 395 students in three divisions fronts. Bancroft School is designed as a learning laboratory where Binghamton University, SUNY Gonzaga University Reed College University of Massachusetts, Boston students ask questions, share ideas, and solve problems through Boston College Goucher College Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute University of Massachusetts, • 191 students in Upper School (9–12) Boston University Hampshire College Rhode Island College Dartmouth research, experimentation, and reflection. Bancroft graduates Bowdoin College Harvard College Rhode Island School of Design University of Massachusetts, Lowell • 15 international students in Upper School are ready to make independent decisions and manage multiple Brandeis University Haverford College Rider University University of Miami priorities because they have had plenty of practice. Brooklyn College of the CUNY High Point University Rochester Institute of Technology University of Michigan • 8:1 average student/teacher ratio Brown University Hobart and William Smith Colleges Roger Williams University University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Bryant University Hofstra University Rollins College University of Missouri Columbia • 13 students average class size STUDENT LEADERSHIP & Bryn Mawr College Indiana University at Bloomington Rutgers University-New Brunswick University of New Hampshire at Bucknell University Ithaca College Sacred Heart University Durham • 67% of faculty hold advanced degrees COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT Butler University Jacksonville University Saint Anselm College University of New Haven Bancroft School is located in Worcester, MA, New England’s California College of the Arts Jefferson University (Philadelphia Saint John’s University (NY) University of North Carolina at • 25% students of color California Institute of the Arts University + Thomas Jefferson Saint Louis University Chapel Hill, The second-largest city, which boasts a socioeconomically and Carleton College University) Saint Michael’s College University of North Carolina at • $3 million in financial aid annually ethnically diverse population of 185,000 and a broad array of Carnegie Mellon University Johnson & Wales University Salem State University Charlotte Case Western Reserve University Kenyon College Salisbury University University of Oregon cultural and academic opportunities. You may find our students • 40% of students receive financial aid Catholic University of America, The King’s College London Salve Regina University University of Oxford (Christ Church) working in a Medical Research Lab, developing materials for the Champlain College Lafayette College Sarah Lawrence College University of Pennsylvania Chapman University Lasell College Savannah College of Art and Design University of Pittsburgh • 100% college acceptance rate Worcester Historical Society, partnering with artists creating Chatham University Lawrence University School of the Art Institute of Chicago University of Rhode Island murals throughout the city, or teaching fellow students how to Clark University Lebanon Valley College School of Visual Arts University of Richmond • Founded in 1900 Clarkson University Lehigh University Seattle University University of Rochester engage in the political process. Students also lead 29 different Clemson University Lesley University Seton Hall University University of San Diego clubs within the school. Colby College Liberty University Simmons College University of San Francisco CLASS OF 2019 ACADEMIC STATISTICS Colby-Sawyer College LIM College (Laboratory Institute of Skidmore College University of South Carolina Students are also heavily involved in community service. Notable Colgate University Merchandising) Smith College University of Southern California • 45 Students College of Charleston Loyola Marymount University Southern Methodist University University of Southern Maine examples include Bancroft’s popularCARE & Horizons Program College of the Holy Cross Loyola University Chicago St. Lawrence University University of St Andrews • Average GPA: 3.5 after junior year. in which students volunteer their Saturday mornings to mentor College of William and Mary Loyola University Maryland Stonehill College University of Tampa local children with significant special needs. The student-led Colorado College Marist College Stony Brook University, SUNY University of Tennessee, Knoxville • SAT Scores (Middle 50%): 1330 Columbia College Chicago Marquette University Suffolk University University of Texas, Austin, The Math: 640 Worcester Refugee Assistance Program (WRAP) Soccer Project Columbia University Marymount Manhattan College SUNY Albany University of Toronto was initially designed by a Bancroft senior during herCo-Op in Columbus College of Art and Design Massachusetts College of Art and SUNY Buffalo University of Vermont Evidence-Based Reading & Writing: 670 Connecticut College Design SUNY Maritime College University of Virginia 2016 as a sports program to serve Burmese refugee children in our Cornell University Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts Susquehanna University University of Washington • ACT Scores community. Recent student-leaders have expanded the program Creighton University Massachusetts Institute of Syracuse University University of Wisconsin, Madison Mean: 30 Curry College Technology Temple University Ursinus College to include arts and academics. Davidson College Massachusetts Maritime Academy The New School Vassar College Dean College McGill University Towson University Villanova University DePaul University McPherson College Trinity College Wagner College Dickinson College MCPHS - Massachusetts College of Tufts University Wake Forest University Drew University Pharmacy & Health Sciences Tulane University Washington and Jefferson College Drexel University Merrimack College Union College (New York) Washington and Lee University SCHOOL LEADERSHIP & Duke University Miami University, Oxford University College of Dublin Washington College Durham University Middlebury College University of Alabama, The Washington University in St. Louis COLLEGE COUNSELORS Earlham College Molloy College University of the Arts, The Wellesley College East Carolina University Mount Holyoke College University of Arizona, The Wentworth Institute of Technology Eckerd College Muhlenberg College University of California, Berkeley Wesleyan University Trey Cassidy Eastern Connecticut State University New England Institute of Technology University of California, Davis Western New England University HEAD OF SCHOOL Elon University New York Institute of Technology University of California, Irvine Westfield State University Emerson College New York University University of California, Los Angeles Wheaton College, MA Lisa Baker Emmanuel College Newbury College University of California, Riverside Whittier College Emory University Nichols College University of California, San Diego Worcester Polytechnic Institute HEAD OF UPPER SCHOOL Endicott College Northeastern University University of California, Santa Barbara Worcester State University Fairfield University Northwestern University University of Chicago Tim Townley DIRECTOR OF COLLEGE COUNSELING Phyllis Barra 110 Shore Drive, Worcester, MA 01605 ASSISTANT COLLEGE COUNSELOR Tel: 508.854.9228 | Fax: 508.854.9298 CEEB Code: 222480 [email protected] CEEB Code: 222480

Bancroft School | 110 Shore Drive, Worcester, MA 01605 | Tel: 508.854.9228 | Fax: 508.854.9298 | [email protected] UPPER SCHOOL COURSE OFFERINGS 2019-20 GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

• English: 4 years NINTH GRADE TENTH GRADE ELEVENTH GRADE TWELFTH GRADE • History: 3 years English Selective (fall) • Foreign Language: 3 levels of one • Cultural Encounters English Selective (fall) language, in Literature • Detective Fiction or 2 levels of two languages • Double Selves in • One City Literature • Dystopian Literature • Math: 3 years (through Algebra II) ENGLISH English I English II • Dystopian Literature • Rebels in Literature Four years required • Rebels in Literature Composition & • Lab Science: 3 years (Chemistry, American Literature Argumentation (spring) or Biology, and a third lab science; (spring) or Physics strongly recommended) AP English Literature AP English Language • Arts: 1 year of Performing or Visual Arts ADDITIONAL Creative Writing • Physical Education: 4 semesters ELECTIVE

• Freshman Seminar Current Events Islamic Studies • Senior Thesis U.S. History Modern Money: HISTORY World History II Advanced U.S. History Three years required World History I A History of Economics • Senior Cooperative World History II (H) (H) = Honors AP European History Current Events • CPR Certification Research and Historical Inquiry

Functions, Statistics and Algebra II MATHEMATICS Geometry Trigonometry (FST) GRADING & CLASS RANK Algebra I Algebra II (H) Three years required Geometry (H) Precalculus (H) SCHEDULE Bancroft does not rank its students. We use a uniform, Geometry Functions, Statistics and (through Algebra II) Algebra II Statistics Geometry (H) Trigonometry (FST) unweighted marking system ranging from A to F; we do not (H) = Honors Algebra II (H) Calculus Precalculus (H) Bancroft’s Upper School operates on a semester use A+. Students with an overall average of A- achieve High AP Calculus AB/BC system. Courses run on a seven-day rotating schedule Honors, and those with a B+ average achieve Honors. Bancroft comprising 28 blocks of 75 minutes. Students typically is a member of the national Cum Laude Society. We induct a ADDITIONAL Advanced Statistics with schedule 22-24 blocks of course time per rotation. maximum of 10% of the junior and 10% of the senior class into the ELECTIVE R Programming Benefits of this schedule include: Cum Laude Society every spring. LAB SCIENCE Biology Three years required AP Biology • Greater flexibility and choice in how each student Integrated Chemistry AP Chemistry (Chemistry, Biology, and a AP Physics meets the graduation requirements; HONORS & ADVANCED COURSES Environmental Science Chemistry AP Biology third lab science) Research and Scientific Chemistry AP Chemistry* Research and Scientific Classes designated as “Honors” are positioning students to engage Inquiry I or II • Fewer classes each day with more time for in-depth Biology Inquiry I in college-level work before they leave high school. Most of these *Chemistry is a prerequisite Physics of Engineering work; Physics of Engineering students will go on to take “Advanced” courses. Students who for AP Chemistry • Focused time for collaboration with project partners do well in our “Advanced” courses are prepared for upper-level or faculty, independent research, or homework; college courses in these and related departments. Over 65% of ADDITIONAL Marine Science I & II, Psychology I & II, Case Studies in Psychopathology, • Development of time-management skills and students who take AP exams score 4 or higher. ELECTIVE Anatomy and Physiology intrinsic self-motivation that will serve students We have various special programs that enhance the Bancroft beyond high school; Computer Science academic experience. At all levels, we offer strong art and music Principles • Greater opportunity for students to discover new COMPUTER Algorithms and Advanced Engineering courses which are fully credited academic courses. Programming Web AP Computer Science Data Structures & Design interests and explore areas of passion. SCIENCE Applications Students can elect junior/senior courses representing a broad range Engineering & Design of disciplines, and all graduating seniors write the Senior Thesis, a capstone research paper. Additional advanced and individual FOREIGN LANGUAGES ARTS PHYSICAL EDUCATION personal and professional SENIOR THESIS work is offered whenever appropriate. For example, inResearch interests. Rooted in the Completion of a 300 level Completion of one year The Senior Thesis is the The Class of 2020 was School’s commitment to and Scientific Inquiry (RSI) and Research and Historical Inquiry course in one language, in a Performing or Visual culminating research required to take PE every project-based learning advanced students choose a specific topic of interest, or a 200 level course in Arts course. Advanced project in Bancroft’s (RHI) semester through the Junior and the greater Worcester two different languages. Visual Portfolio students academic program. This conduct year-long experimentation and/or research, and present year. community, the Co-op Languages offered: Latin, create a visual art portfolio 10- to 15-page essay combines elements of their deep mastery and research findings at regional, state and French, Mandarin and in the fall and a high level challenges students to SENIOR COOPERATIVE an internship, a research national competitions. Advanced foreign language students take Spanish. Seminar courses research-based, artistic choose a topic for research, project, and community are for students who have project for a spring This program, better discover relevant facts and immersive, field-oriented courses such asSpanish in a Global service. Students can completed the 300 level exhibition. The result is known as the “Senior opinions available in print design their own Co-op Context or Contemporary French Culture. Computer Science and class and desire an in-depth a solo exhibition of thesis Co-op”, takes students and online, and synthesize experience, or choose from a Math students also have the opportunity to take courses beyond thematic study in the target level work. out of the classroom their research to support a catalogue of project choices language. during the final semester thesis statement, or guiding the traditional AP curriculum including Algorithms and Data at approved organizations of their Senior year, and argument. Structures and Advanced Statistics with R Program. places them in a real- throughout the area. world work environment that aligns with their