2020-21 School Profile About Columbus Academy

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Accredited by the Independent School Association of the Central States (ISACS), the Ohio Department of Education (ODE), and the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) 2020-21 School Profile About Columbus Academy

Founded in 1911, Columbus Academy is a coeducational school enrolling 1,159 students from our Explorers Program to Grade 12. Academy offers a challenging liberal arts, college preparatory program. Located on a 231-acre campus nine miles northeast of Columbus, the school draws a diverse student body of 428 students in grades 9 through 12, from a 30-mile radius in central Ohio. Approximately 26% of the student body receives financial assistance to help with the cost of tuition. 50 Class 13% Community service hours of Planned to compete logged by 100% in intercollegiate of the senior class 2020 athletics

Gave a Junior Speech in 100% front of 400+ people

Class of 2021 GPA Distribution (102 of 104 students) Students are graded on the following Columbus Academy does not rank its students. 30 A - F scale: GPAs are calculated using all graded courses earned at Academy. A+ 97-100 • No additional weight added for standard college-prepatory courses A 93-96 25 A- 90-92 • 10% additional weight added for “Advanced” cources 29 B+ 87-89 • 15% additional weight added for “Honors” courses 6/26/2018 B 83-86 Columbus Academy - Google Maps 20 B- 80-82 20 C+ 77-79 Prerequisite criteria must be met for entry to Advanced and Honors courses. C 73-76 15 • Advanced courses typically are accelerated versions of the 25 C- 70-72 D+ 67-69Columbus Academy college-preparatory courses. 10 D 63-66 • Honors courses are those in which the syllabus is designed predominantly 14 D- 60-62 to prepare students for a college-level, external examination. Below 60 is not a passing mark. 11 (Courses that cover two years’ worth of material in one year are also 5 O = Outstanding S = Satisfactory included.) 8 U = Unsatisfactory 0 Our traditional grading scale Weighted grade-point averages (WGPA) are reported on transcripts and < 3.0 3.0- 3.4 3.7 4.0- 4.3- allows for a 10-point differential documents sent to colleges and scholarship agencies. 3.39 -3.69 - 3.99 4.29 4.68 within each letter grade. Columbus Academy • 4300 Cherry Bottom Road • Gahanna, OH 43230 | More information at: columbusacademy.org

Melissa Soderberg Jen FitzPatrick Head of School Associate Director of College Counseling [email protected] [email protected]

Cory Izokaitis Jon Wagshul Head of Upper School Assistant Director of College Counseling [email protected] [email protected]

Darnell Heywood Joan Young Director of College Counseling College Counseling Office Manager [email protected] [email protected]

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Columbus+Academy/@39.9370325,-82.7944599,10z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x88386052c59c35bf:0xc949036408cb2f7d!8m2!3d40.049078!4d-82.873982 1/1 Class of 2020 College Enrollments & Acceptances HONORS COURSES/AP PREPARATION Please note: Columbus Academy does not offer Advanced Placement (AP®) courses. Typically 100% of Columbus Academy graduates enroll at four-year colleges and However, AP® examination preparation is offered in all Honors and many Advanced universities. One or more members of the Class of 2020 will attend colleges courses. The designation “AP®” is not included on the transcript for those and universities in bold italics. respective courses. See columbusacademy.org/courses for additional details.

The University of Akron Main Campus The Univeristy of Manchester Allegheny College Marietta College 2020 AP® EXAMINATION RESULTS American University Marquette University Arizona State University-Tempe University of Maryland-College Park The University Arizona University of Massachussetts Dartmouth Total Exams 454 Auburn University MA Institute of Technology Babson College Miami University-Oxford Students taking exams 228 Ball State University University of Miami Bard College Berlin Michigan State University Students with scores of 3 Bates College University of Michigan-Ann Arbor 206 Bellarmine University University of Minnesota-Twin Cities or above Belmont University University of Montana Berklee College of Music University of Nevada-Las Vegas Number of AP® Scholars 119 Boston College New York University Boston University The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Bowling Green State University-Main Campus Northeastern University Brandeis University Northwestern University Brown University University of Notre Dame Students typically take AP® exams in the following subject areas: Bucknell University The Ohio State University Butler University The Ohio State University-Marion Campus California Institute of Technology The Ohio State University at Newark Biology English Language & Comp Physics 1 University of California-Berkeley Ohio University-Main Campus University of California-Los Angeles University of Oregon Calculus AB & BC English Literature & Comp Physics C: E&M and Mechanics University of California, San Diego Otterbein University Calvin University Pennsylvania State University Carnegie Mellon University University of Pennsylvania Chemistry European History Spanish Language & Culture Case Western Reserve University University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Centre College Pratt Institute Chinese Language & Culture Latin Statistics Chapman University Princeton University Chatham University University of Puget Sound University of Chester Purdue University-Main Campus Comparative Gov & Politics Macro & Micro Economics U.S. Government Christopher Newport University Quinnipiac University University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Computer Science Music Theory U.S. & World History Clemson University Rice University Colgate University University of Richmond University of Colorado Boulder Rochester Institute of Technology Colorado College University of Rochester National Merit Scholarship Results Colorado State University-Fort Collins Rollins College Columbia College Chicago Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology From our Class of 2020, 19 students (19.4%) were recognized by the National Merit Columbia University in the City of New York Saint Louis University University of Connecticut Saint Mary’s College Scholarship Corporation: Commended Students and Semifinalists, 12 of whom Creighton University Santa Clara University Curry College School of the Art Institute of Chicago advanced to become National Merit Scholars. Dartmouth College Smith College University of Dayton University of South Carolina-Columbia University of Delaware University of Southern California Denison University Southern Methodist University University of Denver University of St Andrews DePaul University St Lawrence University Class of 2020 Standardized Test Scores DePauw University Stanford University Drexel University Stetson University Duke University Stevens Institute of Technology SAT® Mid ACT® Mid The University of Edinburgh Syracuse University Reasoning 50% Mean Average 50% Mean Elon University Taylor University Emory University Texas A&M University Florida A&M University The University of Texas at Austin EBRW 620-725 671 Composite 26-32 29 Fordham University The University of Texas at Dallas George Washington University The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Mathematics 600-750 675 Georgetown University Trinity University Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Tufts University Grinnell College Tulane University SAT® 1240-1450 1346 High Point University Union College-Schenectady Hiram College University of Toronto Undergraduate Only Hobart William Smith Colleges Vanderbilt University SAT® Subject Tests Mid 50% Mean Hope College University of Vermont Howard University University of Virginia-Main Campus Indiana University-Bloomington Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Biology–Ecology 610-730 672 Ithaca College Washington University in St. Louis Kalamazoo College University of Washington, Seattle Kent State University at Kent Wellesley College Biology–Molecular 690-710 718 University of Kentucky West Virginia University Kenyon College Wheaton College Chemistry 740-800 788 University of La Verne University of Wisconsin-Madison Lafayette College The College of Wooster Lehigh University Worcester Polytechnic Institute English Literature 670-680 675 Loyola University Chicago Xavier University Macalester College Math Level II 700-800 753

Physics 740-800 774

U.S. History 590-680 643

World History 680-800 745

Graduation Requirements Instruction during spring 2020 and the (Minimum Credits) onset of the COVID-19 pandemic: English ...... 4 credits Mathematics ...... 3 credits • Classes continued online, each (through Algebra 2) class consisting of synchronous, Science ...... 3 credits interactive sessions as well as Fine Arts, Music, ...... 1 credit asynchronous learning. Performing Arts Language of 1 language . . . . 3 credits • Our emphasis on rigorous curriculum (OR 2 of 2 languages)...... (4 credits) History ...... 3 credits remained unchanged, and learning Physical Education . . . . 3 semesters goals were largely unchanged. Health ...... 0.5 credits Ethics & Character...... 0.5 credits • We maintained our traditional A - F grading scale.

Additional Requirements Public Speaking ...... 0.25 credits (Junior Speech) Website: columbusacademy.org • Phone: 614.509.2311 Community Service...... 50 hours CEEB/ACT Code: 361525 Senior Project...... 75 hours (completed May of Grade 12)