The Tatnall School College Profile 2020-2021 1501 Barley Mill Road | Wilmington, DE 19807 | Phone: (302) 998-2292 | Fax: (302) 998-7051 | www.tatnall.org | CEEB Code 080200 Curriculum Head of School: Tatnall offers a rigorous college-preparatory curriculum with Advanced Placement (AP) Andrew D. Martire, Ed.D. and honors-level courses. Students are expected to take at least five courses per term. (302) 892-4281 [email protected] Due to the nature of our freshman and sophomore curricula, students typically do not have the opportunity to take Advanced Placement classes until the junior year, and Director of College Counseling: Leigh we recommend that our students hold the total number of AP/honors courses in any Morgan given year to three. (302) 892-4376 [email protected] Typically, only one section of an advanced course is offered, and scheduling conflicts can occur. Students may take more than three AP/honors courses only after extensive Associate Director of College consultation with their academic advisor. Counseling: Alanna Morris (302) 468-5221 [email protected] Advanced Placement and Honors Courses

Registrar: Katrina Clayton 19 AP Courses 12 Honors (302) 892-4291 Thirty-eight members [email protected] Biology, Calculus (AB), Calculus Courses (BC), Drawing, 3-D Art & of the Class of 2021 Advanced Chemistry Head of Upper School: Design, 2-D Art & Design, (58% of the class) 2, Algebra 2, Biology, William Schluter English Language, English took a total of 73 Chemistry, English 10, (302) 892-4288 Literature, European History, AP exams by the French 4, Latin 4, Honors completion of their [email protected] Environmental Science, Advanced Latin Literature, junior year. 73% of French Language, Latin, Physics, Precalculus and the scores were 3 Macroeconomics, Physics: Trigonometry, Spanish 4, Campus and or above. 34% of Mechanics, Psychology, Spanish and World History 2 the scores were 4 Community Language, Statistics, or above. Tatnall is located on the western edge US Government & Politics, and of the City of Wilmington, where US History residents have easy access to major mid-Atlantic cities, the resources of Tatnall is an independent, co-educational day school accredited by the Middle States Association the University of Delaware, and other of Colleges and Schools. Tatnall is a member of the National Association of Independent Schools, area post-secondary institutions. The the Delaware Association of Independent Schools, the Cum Laude Society, the National Association campus resides on an environmentally- for College Admission Counseling, the Potomac & Chesapeake Association for College Admission diverse, 110-acre campus with access Counseling, and the College Board. Tatnall draws students from New Castle County, Delaware, and to a 90-acre Downs Conservancy, three southeastern Pennsylvania, as well as southern Delaware and neighboring New Jersey and Maryland. nationally-certified Schoolyard Habitats, Preschool through Twelfth Grade enrollment: a registered arboretum, and 2.25 miles of maintained nature trails. Total School Enrollment: 502 % Upper School on Financial Aid: 53% Upper School Enrollment: 236 Academic year: trimesters Class of 2020: 66

Class of 2021 Testing Profile (as of 9/15/20) Grading SAT Distribution (32 students) Tatnall computes weighted cumulative Middle 50% Mean GPAs on a four-point scale converted range

from the full-year average percentage SAT EBRW...... 550 – 660...... 610 grade earned. It includes grades from Math...... 560 – 690...... 620 all major academic subjects, AP Art, and Total ...... 1100 – 1370...... 1230 Junior Portfolio taken at Tatnall but does not include grades from other art, any ACT Distribution (10 students) computer, music, or physical education Middle 50% Mean courses or courses taken at other range schools. Courses that carry honors or AP English...... 22 – 28...... 25 designation on our transcript receive ACT Math...... 22 – 28...... 24 a 0.33 boost in GPA value when those Reading...... 23 – 34...... 28 courses are averaged into the cumulative Science...... 24 – 29...... 26 GPA. Composite...... 22– 30...... 26

National Merit Scholarship Competition Tatnall’s Grading Scale 2021 2020 2019 A+...... 98 – 100%...... 4.33 Semi-Finalists...... 2...... 0...... 1 A...... 93 – 97%...... 4.0 Commended Scholars...... 1...... 0...... 5 A-...... 90 – 92%...... 3.67 B+...... 87 – 89%...... 3.33 Impacts of COVID-19 B...... 83 – 86%...... 3.0 Tatnall’s spring break began on Friday, March 13, 2020, and students returned to B-...... 80 – 82%...... 2.67 school via virtual learning on March 30, 2020. Our grading system remained the C+...... 77 – 79%...... 2.33 same throughout the third trimester that began on March 2, 2020 and ended at the C...... 73 – 76%...... 2.0 beginning of June. C-...... 70 – 72%...... 1.67 D+...... 67 – 69%...... 1.33 Standardized tests were interrupted for most Tatnall community members, so the D...... 63 – 66%...... 1.0 testing profile above represents far fewer test-takers than we typically see at the D-...... 60 – 62%...... 0.67 beginning of the school year. F...... Less than 60%...... <0.67 Activities and summer plans came to a halt and remained canceled for the duration of the summer. Because Delaware was a high risk state for most of the summer, spring sports and activities and most summer extracurricular opportunities were quite The Tatnall limited for students. Promise Cumulative GPAs for Current Senior Class At Tatnall, we inspire students to explore (through June 2020) and excel so they can engage the world 16 with courage, intelligence, passion, and 15 14 purpose. We provide a strong, balanced 13 foundation with exceptional academics, 12 outstanding athletics, unparalleled arts, 10 10

and authentic relationships. We develop 8 8 minds, build character, and create 7 7 6 6 community—one student at a time. Number of Students 4

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0 4.33 4.0-4.32 3.67-3.99 3.33-3.663.00-3.322.67-2.99 2.33-2.66 2.32 and above and below GPA Classes of 2017-2020 College Acceptances and Matriculations (Schools students chose to attend are in bold). Adelphi University Gordon College Philadelphia University Univ. of California, Santa Cruz Albright College Grand Canyon University Pratt Institute of Design University of Chicago Allegheny College Hampton University Providence College University of Cincinnati Alvernia University Haverford College Purdue University University of Colorado at Boulder American University High Point University Purdue University (Honors) University of Connecticut Arcadia University Hobart & William Smith Colleges Queen’s University University of Dayton Arizona State University Hofstra University Quinnipiac University University of Delaware Auburn University Howard University Radford University Univ. of Delaware (Honors) Babson College Immaculata University Randolph-Macon College University of Denver Bard College Indiana University Ramapo College of New Jersey University of Florida Barry University Indiana State University Rensselaer Polytech. Institute University of Georgia Belmont University Ithaca College Rhode Island School of Design University of Georgia (Honors) Bentley University James Madison University Rider University University of Hartford Binghamton University Judson University Ringling College of Art & Design Univ. of IL, Urb.-Champaign Bowie State University Kenyon College Roanoke College University of Kentucky (Honors) Boston College King’s College Rochester Institute of Technology University of Maine Boston University Kutztown University Roger Williams University University of Maryland Brandeis University Lafayette College Rose-Hulman Institute of Tech. University of MD, Balt. County Bucknell University La Salle University Rowan University University of MD, Eastern Shore Bryn Mawr College La Salle University (Honors) Rowan University (Honors) University of Massachusetts Cabrini University Lasell College Rutgers University University of Mass, Boston California College of the Arts Lebanon Valley College Saint Francis University University of Miami California Institute of the Arts Lehigh University Saint Joseph’s University University of Michigan California Institute of Technology Lincoln University Saint Louis University University of Minnesota CAL Poly St. U.—San Luis Obispo Los Angeles College of Music Salisbury University University of Mississippi Canisius College Long Island University Salve Regina University University of Mount Olive Capitol Technology University Louisiana State University Samford University University of New Hampshire Catawba College Loyola University, Chicago Sarah Lawrence College University of New Haven Carleton College Loyola University, Maryland Savannah College of Art & Design University of NC, Chapel Hill Catholic University of America Lycoming College School of the Art Inst. of Chicago University of NC, Charlotte Catholic University (Honors) Lynchburg College School of Visual Arts University of NC, Wilmington Central Michigan University Lynn University Seton Hall University University of North Florida Charleston Southern University Maine College of Art Seton Hill University University of Oklahoma Clark Atlanta University Manhattan College Shippensburg University University of Pittsburgh Clemson University Marist College Skidmore College University of Pittsburgh (Honors) Coastal Carolina University Maryland Institute College of Art Southern Connecticut St. Univ. University of Rhode Island College of Charleston Mass. Institute of Technology Southern Methodist University University of Richmond College of Charleston (Honors) McDaniel College Southern New Hampshire Univ. University of Rochester College of William and Mary McGill University Spelman College University of San Diego Colgate University McMaster University St. John’s College University of Scranton Colorado State University McNeese State University St. John’s University University of South Carolina Columbia University Merrimack College St. Lawrence University Univ. of South Carolina (Hon.) Connecticut College Miami University, Oxford St. Thomas Aquinas College Univ. of Southern California Cornell University Michigan State University State University of NY—Albany University of Tampa Dartmouth College Moravian College Stevenson University University of Tennessee Davis & Elkins College Middlebury College Stockton University University of the Sciences DePaul University Misericordia University Stony Brook University University of Vermont DeSales University Monmouth University Susquehanna University University of Victoria Dickinson College Moore College of Art & Design Swarthmore College University of Virginia Drexel University Morgan State University Syracuse University University of Warwick Drexel University (Honors) Mount Saint Mary’s University Temple University University of Washington Duquesne University Muhlenberg College Texas Christian University University of Wisconsin, Madison Durham University New School--Parsons Texas State University Ursinus College East Carolina University New York Institute of Technology Thomas Jefferson University Utah Valley University East Stroudsburg University New York University Thiel College Utica College Eckerd College Nichols College Towson University Vanderbilt University Elizabethtown College Norfolk State University Trinity College Vassar College Elon College Norfolk State University (Honors) Trinity University Villanova University Emerson College North Carolina A&T State Univ. Tufts University Virginia Commonwealth Univ. Emmanuel College North Carolina Central University United States Military Academy VA Polytech. Inst. & State Univ. Emory University North Carolina State University United States Naval Academy Wake Forest University Emory & Henry College Northeastern University University College London Washington College Endicott College Nova Southeastern University University of Alabama Washington & Lee University Fairfield University Occidental College University of Alabama (Honors) West Chester University Florida State University Ohio State University University of Arizona West Virginia University Fordham University Ohio State University (Honors) University of the Arts Western New England University Franklin and Marshall College Old Dominion University University of Baltimore Wheaton College Franklin Pierce University Otis College of Art & Design University of British Columbia Widener University Furman University Pace University University of California, Berkeley William Paterson University George Mason University Pennsylvania State University University of California, Davis Winthrop University George Washington University Penn State U., Schreyers Honors University of California, Irvine Xavier University of Louisiana Georgetown University Penn State Univ., Abington Univ. of California, Los Angeles York College Georgia Institute of Technology Penn State Univ., Altoona University of California, San Diego Gettysburg College Penn State Univ., Brandywine University of CA, Santa Barbara