80 Gerry’s Landing Road Buckingham Browne & Nichols School Profile 2019-20 Cambridge, MA 02138 Buckingham Browne & Nichols, a coeducational day school distinguished by a deep, 617-800-2106 broad, and challenging program of study, was formed in January 1974 by a merger of www.bbns.org two longstanding Cambridge independent schools.

CEEB Code 220-475 QUICK FACTS Dr. Jennifer Price Grades Beginners-Grade 12 Head of School Enrollment 1,013 Students Upper School Enrollment 513 Students Geoffrey Theobald Grade 12 122 Students Upper School Director Graduates Attending College 100% Amy R. Selinger Student Towns/Cities Represented 92 Director of College Counseling Percentage of Students Receiving Financial Aid 24% [email protected] Upper School Faculty with Master’s Degrees 80 Lauren Watson Upper School Faculty with Doctorates 15 Associate Director of Alumnus/a Rhodes Scholars 8 College Counseling [email protected] PROGRAM NOTES AND STUDENT RECOGNITION

Fred Coyne Transcripts BB&N does not provide GPAs or Class Rank for its students. Associate Director of College Calendar Trimesters Counseling/Grade 10 Dean Course Expectations Five academics is typical, six would require permission. [email protected] Global Online Academy Offered to Grades 11 – 12, as a sixth course. GOA is a consortium of leading independent schools from around the world that fosters new, Katie Gayman modern ways for students to learn and teachers to teach. Associate Director of College Semester Away Programs Alzar School, Swiss Semester, Maine Coast Semester, High Counseling/Grade 12 Dean Mountain Institute, Mountain School, School for Ethical and [email protected] Global Leadership, St. Stephen’s School (Rome), School Year Abroad, Outdoor Academy Christina Myers Cum Laude Offered to graduating seniors who have attained the highest level College Counseling of achievement in an academically demanding program. Office Manager National Merit 2016-2019 21 Semifinalists, 20 Finalists, 6 Scholars [email protected] Student Awards noted on Junior History Prize, Global Exchange Ambassadors, Petropoulos transcript for grades 9-11 Art Scholars, African American Studies, The Desiree Rogers King Fund, The Jacobs Prize, The Marina Keegan ’09 Summer Fellowship, The Craig B. Stonestreet ’49 Prize, Junior Profile Accreditation & Memberships TEST SCORES FOR THE CLASS OF 2019 NEASC NAIS In addition to the SAT and ACT statistics listed below, BB&N students take a variety of AP exams. AISNE More than 90% of AP exams taken by students in the past five years resulted in a score of 3 of higher. NACAC SAT Summary Middle 50% Mean NEACAC ERW 650-740 690 ACCIS The College Board Math 630-760 710 Total 1280-1490 1400 ACT Summary Middle 50% Mean English 31-35 32.7 Math 28-34 30.7 Reading 30-35 32.4 Science 27-34 30.5 Composite 29-34 31.4 Buckingham Browne & Nichols School Profile 2019-20

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS AND MOST RIGOROUS COURSES OFFERED IN EACH GRADE BY DEPARTMENT Department Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12 English English 9 English 10 AP English 11 English 12 4 credits History and Global History I: Global History II: Making U.S. History: African AP Comparative Social Sciences The Individual in an Interconnected World y American History (Honors) Government and Politics/AP 2 credits Society American and Global y U.S. History: Gender U.S. Government (Including a U.S. History History: Case Studies and Sexuality Studies and Politics y course in Grade 11) (Honors) y American AP European History y and Global History: Case AP Human Geography y Studies II (Honors) AP Macroeconomics y AP Art History

Mathematics and Algebra 2 (Honors) y Geometry (Honors) Precalculus AB (Honors) y Precalculus BC (Honors) y Computer Science AP Calculus AB y AP Calculus BC 3 credits y (Including Geometry AP Statistics AP Computer Science A and Algebra 2) Linear Algebra and Multivariable Calculus (Honors) y Advanced Topics in Computer Science (Honors)

World Languages Arabic: I, II, III, IV y Chinese: I, II, III (Honors), IV, AP Chinese Language and Culture, Chinese V (Honors) y 3 consecutive credits of the French: II (Honors), III (Honors), IV, AP French Language and Culture, French V (Honors) y Latin: II (Honors), same language III (Honors), AP Latin, V (Honors) y Russian: I, II, III, IV (Honors) y Spanish: II (Honors), III (Honors), AP Spanish Language and Culture, Spanish V (Honors) Science Biology (Honors) Physics (Honors) y Chemistry (Honors) 2 credits (Including y Biology and a Advanced Biology (Honors) y physical science) AP Physics C: Mechanics Experimental Bio (Honors) y Organic Chemistry (Honors) y Current Topics and Research in Science and Technology (Honors) Arts Film and Video 9 y Architecture y Ceramics y Advanced Architecture y Advanced Ceramics y 1 credit in Grade 9 Photography 9 y Drawing and Painting y Advanced Drawing and Painting y Advanced Film 1 credit in Grades 10–12 Visual Arts 9 y Film and Video y and Video y Advanced Photography y Advanced Woodworking 9 y Photography y Woodworking y Advanced Drama/Theater y Chorus 9 y Dance 9 y Woodworking Independent Study Drama 9 AP Art History y Advanced Ceramics II y Advanced Drawing and Painting II y Advanced Photography II y Advanced Woodworking II Auditions for: Jazz 9 y Orchestra 9 y Chorale y A Cappella Ensemble y Chamber Music Additional Athletics 3 seasons in Grades 9-11, 2 seasons in Grade 12 Requirements Bivouac 2-week experiential outdoor program in Grade 9 Community Service 40 Hours Senior Spring Project 8-week, independently designed project

Reporting Discipline: BB&N does not directly report disciplinary actions unless they occur following the submission of the application materials. It is expected that students, when asked about discipline, will respond in an honest and forthright manner. If BB&N discovers that the student has not contacted the college or has not answered the questions honestly and in a forthright manner, BB&N will immediately contact the college directly. Buckingham Browne & Nichols School Profile 2019-20

GRADE DISTRIBUTION FOR THE JUNIOR CLASS OF 2020 BY DEPARTMENT A+ A A- B+ B B- C+ C English - 11% 28% 39% 17% 4% - 1% Mathematics & Computer Science 2% 16% 21% 18% 26% 14% 1% 2% Science 2% 18% 29% 18% 26% 6% 1% - History & Social Science 2% 20% 38% 23% 14% 2% 1% - World Languages 1% 30% 28% 26% 11% 3% - 1% Art 1% 83% 8% 8% - - - - Total 2% 24% 27% 23% 17% 5% 1% 1%

COLLEGES ENROLLING BB&N GRADUATES FROM THE CLASSES OF 2016-2019

We are proud of all of our graduates and their college choices. The diversity of this matriculation list reflects the texture, talents, and interests of our dynamic student body. Just as no one student is alike, no one college—or group of colleges—fits every child. Every type of college is represented on this list, but more importantly, we are confident that wherever our graduates enroll, they are prepared to navigate and contribute positively to any college and the wider world.

Colleges enrolling ten or more BB&N graduates

Boston College Colby College Middlebury College Stanford University Bowdoin College Georgetown University New York University Tufts University Brown University Harvard College Northeastern University

Colleges enrolling five or more BB&N graduates Amherst College Duke University Trinity College Univ of Wisconsin, Madison University Hamilton College - NY Tulane University Wake Forest University Brandeis University Hobart and William Smith University of Chicago Washington Univ in St. Louis Colorado College Northwestern University University of Michigan Wesleyan University Cornell University Princeton University Univ of Southern California Dartmouth College The George Washington Univ University of St Andrews

Colleges enrolling at least one BB&N graduate American University Florida Inst of Technology Palm Beach Atlantic Univ Union College (New York) Babson College Franklin & Marshall College Pennsylvania State Univ Univ of British Columbia Bard College Grinnell College Pitzer College Univ of California, Berkeley Barnard College Harvey Mudd College Pomona College Univ of California, LA Bates College Indiana Univ at Bloomington Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst Univ of California, San Diego Bentley University Johns Hopkins University Rice University Univ of California, Santa Cruz Berklee College of Music Kenyon College Salve Regina University Univ of Colorado at Boulder Bucknell University Lafayette College Santa Clara University Univ of Maryland Carleton College Lake Forest College School of the Art Inst of Chicago Univ of MA, Amherst Carnegie Mellon University Lehigh University Sewanee: The Univ of the South Univ of MA, Lowell Case Western Reserve Univ Lesley University Simmons University University of NH at Durham Claremont McKenna College Loyola Marymount Univ Skidmore College University of Notre Dame Clark University Loyola University Maryland Southern Methodist Univ University of Rhode Island Colgate University Loyola Univ New Orleans St. John’s University University of Rochester College of Charleston Inst of Tech St. Thomas University University of Sydney College of the Holy Cross McGill University Stonehill College University of Virginia Columbia University MCPHS - Massachusetts College Suffolk University University of Washington Connecticut College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences Swarthmore College Vanderbilt University Davidson College Merrimack College Syracuse University Villanova University Drexel University New England College The London School of Econ Washington and Lee Univ Emmanuel College Oberlin College The New School Wellesley College Emory University Occidental College Trinity College Dublin William & Mary Williams College