WOODBERRY FOREST SCHOOL PROFILE 2017-2018 Philip A. Hooper Byron C. Hulsey Director of College Counseling Headmaster David F. Mabe Scott G. Schamberger Associate Director of College Counseling Assistant Headmaster for Catherine Box Admissions and College Counseling Associate Director of Admission and College Counseling a o Bonne 148 Woodberry Station Assistant i ecto o Admission and Woodberry Forest, VA 22989 o e e o nse in Phone 540.672.6050 Renee Sullivan www.woodberry.org Fax 540.661.4150 Admin Assistant estin oo dinato CEEB School Code: 472455 OVERVIEW Woodberry Forest School is a highly-selective independent boarding school for boys in grades 9-12. Centered around a century- old, student-run honor system, a Woodberry education emphasizes intellectual thoroughness and moral integrity. All students are required to live on campus and participate in an extensive leadership development program. The school is located in scenic Madison County, Virginia, and is 75 miles southwest of Washington, D.C., and 35 miles northeast of Charlottesville, VA. SELECTED FEATURES • 201 -201 enrollment: 3 students ( in senior class). • 201 -201 Woodberry admission statistics: 4 % of applicants accepted for admission – 6 % enrolled. • Students from 2 different states and 1 countries. • 6 faculty members – % hold advanced degrees, including 8 doctorates. • Average class size is 1 , with a student:faculty ratio of 6:1. • 100% of graduates attend four-year colleges. • $ million endowment and managed funds/Annual fund gifts totaling $3. million. • Summer programs available in China, England (at Oxford), Galapagos Islands, Nicaragua, Scotland and Spain. • 1000-acre campus includes state-of-the-art facilities and technology for academic, athletic, and artistic endeavors. • Accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and Virginia Association of Independent Schools. Member, College Board, NACAC, NAIS, SAIS and Independent School Management. Fo n in member o the International Boys School Coalition and he Association of Boarding Schools (TABS). GRADES Woodberry Forest calculates an annual grade point average using grades earned in all courses that year. Students are normally enrolled in five courses each of which meet 3 ¾ hours per week. GRADE SCALE WEIGHT SYSTEM MEAN GPAS A = 4.0 C = 2.0 Honors Course +.5 Class of ’1 Class of ’1 A- = 3.7 C- = 1.7 11th: 3.46 11th: 3.39 B+ = 3.3 D+ = 1.3 12th: 3.48 B = 3.0 D = 1.0 B- = 2.7 NC = 0.0 Academic Honors: 3.4 and above C+ = 2.3 Woodberry is on a trimester system, therefore the first trimester grades are considered the mid-year grades. CLASS RANK Woodberry Forest School does not rank its students; however, we do include a grade distribution chart with this Profile. Only courses taken at Woodberry appear on our transcript; therefore, the cumulative GPA is calculated using only grades earned while attending Woodberry. Transcripts from previous secondary schools attended are also provided. Woodberry Forest admits students of any race, color, or national and ethnic origin to all of the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, or national and ethnic origin in the administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs. GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS CLASS OF 2018 T A minimum of 20 credits is required for graduation, including the following: 25% Mean 75% 4 credits in English 3 credits each in Foreign Language and Electives 3 credits in Math (including one course beyond SAT EBRW 590 65 700 Algebra II) SAT MATH 580 650 710 3 credits in History and Science SAT WRITING 1 3 6 1 credit in Fine Arts 1/3 credit in Religion ACT COMP. 23 26.3 29 60 hours of community service, at least half of which must come in direct contact with the individual or group the student is serving. Average SAT Subject Test Scores Advanced Placement LITERATURE 65 BIOLOGY E 705 Woodberry no longer offers AP designated courses. Students who choose to sit for these exams often undertake additional preparation on their own. US HISTORY 718 BIOLOGY M 690 Woodberry students take 250+ AP exams annually, with roughly % 600 645 scoring 3 or higher. MATH LEVEL 1 CHEMISTRY MATH LEVEL 2 8 PHYSICS 725
GRADE DISTRIBUTION CHART (201 -2017)
25th Percentile Mean 75th Percentile
Third Form (9th only) 2.85 3.27 3.71
Fourth Form (10th only) 2.90 3.30 3.75
Fifth Form (11th only) 3.08 3.47 3.90
Sixth Form (12th only) 3.31 3.67 4.09
CURRICULUM English History Foreign Language English 300, 400, 500 Honors US History Latin 1, 2, 3 English 400, 500 English 600: Honors US History Honors American Government & Politics Honors Latin 3, 4, 5 Mythology Honors History: Honors Advanced atin iterature: vid Trek to the Unknown Trade, Technology, and Terror French 1, 2, 3 Outdoor Adventure World Wars I & II & the 20th Century Honors French 4, 5 Spanish 1, 2, 3, 4 Honors English 600: Caliphs & Kings: Islam & the West China and the World Honors Spanish 3, 4, 5 War and Peace The US and Soviet Union Chinese 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Uprising Stories & Histories: Intro. to Historical Analysis Honors Chinese 3, 4, 5 Math & Computer Science * Criminal Law * Counter Terrorism Law Fine Arts Algebra 1 * Environmental History Intro. to Arts – Drama, Speech, Music, Geometry Visual Arts Honors Geometry Science Art – Intermediate t io Algebra 2 Conceptual Physics Honors Art History Honors Algebra 2 Physics Honors Studio Art Functions, Statistics & Trigonometry Honors Physics 1 Music – Jazz Band, String n e e i e Pre Calculus Physics Research Band, Choir, Dozen, Concert Band, Honors Intro. to Calculus Honors Chemistry Beginning Strings, Bagpipes Statistics Honors Chemistry Honors Music Theory tati ti Bio o Ce ar roa h Honors Drama: Adv. Acting & Directing ie Ca Bio o n o o i a roa h * Woodworking; Advanced Honors Calculus A Honors Biology * Autocad Honors Calculus B Honors Bio esearch * Design & Editing for Literacy/Arts Publications Seminar in Advanced Math Honors Honors Environmental Science * Yearbook JAVA Coding n iron enta ien e oo err n iron ent * Digital Filmmaking * Android App Development n ineerin e i n * Photography - Intro., Advanced * Applied Math: Finance & Financial Literacy * Speech - Intermediate, Advanced, Honors * Python Programming Religion * Music Theory - Intermediate * SNAP! Programming ntro tion to the Bi e Individual Instruction - Instrumental Voice o in to anhoo en an a init Journalism - Introduction, Intermediate hi o o h
Honors/AP level courses in bold * Elective Trimester Courses
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Allegheny College Florida Gulf Coast University Queen's University Univ. of Mary Hardin-Baylor American University Florida State University Queen's University Belfast Univ. of Mary Washington Amherst College Fordham University Radford University Univ. of Maryland, Baltimore Co. Appalachian State Univ. Furman University Randolph College Univ. of Maryland, College Park Assumption College George Mason University Randolph-Macon College Univ. of Massachusetts, Amherst Auburn University George Washington Univ. Reed College Univ. of Massachusetts, Boston Austin Community College Georgetown University Regis College Univ. of Memphis Babson College Georgia Tech Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Univ. of Miami Bates College Georgia Southern University Rhode Island School of Design Univ. of Mississippi Baylor University Georgia State University Rhodes College Univ. of Missouri Columbia Belmont University Hamilton College - NY Rice University Univ. of Montana, Missoula Bentley University Hampden-Sydney College Roanoke College Univ. of Nebraska at Lincoln Berry College High Point University Robert Morris Univ., Peoria Univ. of New Haven Boston College Hillsdale College Rollins College Univ. of North Carolina, Boston University Holy Cross College Saint Leo University Chapel Hill Brandeis University Hood College Salisbury University U. of North Carolina, Charlotte Bridgewater College Hope College Samford University U. of North Carolina, Brown University Howard University Santa Clara University Greensboro Bryant University Illinois Wesleyan University Sewanee: The Univ. of the South U. of North Carolina, Bucknell University Indiana Univ., Bloomington Southern Methodist University Wilmington Butler University Iowa State University Southwestern University Univ. of Notre Dame Campbell University James Madison University St. Mary's College of Maryland ni o Pennsylvania Carleton College Johns Hopkins University Stanford University ni o itt r h Carleton University Kenyon College Stetson University ni er it o Ri h on Carnegie Mellon University King's College Swarthmore College Univ. of San Diego Case Western Reserve Univ. King's College London Syracuse University Univ. of South Carolina Catholic University Lehigh University Texas Christian University Univ. of Southern California Centre College Lewis & Clark College The Citadel Univ. of St. Andrews Chapman University Louisiana State University Towson University Univ. of Tampa Christopher Newport Univ. Loyola University Chicago Trinity College Dublin Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville Claremont McKenna College Lynchburg College Trinity University Univ. of Texas, San Antonio Clemson University Macalester College Tulane University Univ. of Toronto Marquette University Colby College United States Military Academy Univ. of Tulsa Marymount University College of Charleston United States Naval Academy Univ. of Utah Massachusetts Inst. of Tech. College of William & Mary Univ. of Alabama Univ. of Vermont Colorado College McDaniel College Univ. of Arizona Univ. of Virginia Colorado State University McMaster University Univ. of British Columbia Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison Columbia University Mercer University Univ. of California, Berkeley Univ. Vanderbilt University Connecticut College Miami University, Oxford of California, Davis Villanova University Cooper Union Millsaps College Univ. of California, Irvine Virginia Commonwealth Univ. Cornell University Monmouth University Univ. of California, Los Angeles Virginia Military Institute Covenant College Montana State Univ., Bozeman Univ. of California, San Diego Virginia Tech Creighton University New York University Univ. of California, Santa Barbara Wagner College Davidson College North Carolina Central Univ. Univ. of Colorado at Boulder Wake Forest University Denison University North Carolina State Univ. Univ. of Connecticut Washington & Lee Univ. ePa w ni er it Northwestern University Univ. of Denver Washington College i in on Co e e Oberlin College Washington Univ, St. Louis Univ. of Edinburgh Drexel University Ohio State University Wesleyan University Univ. of Florida Duke University Oklahoma City University West Virginia University Univ. of Georgia East Carolina University Old Dominion University Western University Univ. of Iowa Eckerd College Otterbein University Wheaton College IL Univ. of Kansas Elon University Pace University Wingate University Univ. of Kentucky Emerson College Pennsylvania State University Wittenberg University Univ. of Louisville Emory University Pomona College Wofford College Purdue University Worcester Polytechnic Inst.
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