2019–2020 Profile for College and University Admission 8001 S.W. 184TH STREET, MIAMI, FL 33157 (305) 969-4279 WWW.PALMERTRINITY.ORG CEEB: 101055

PATRICK ROBERTS, Head of School

COLLEGE COUNSELING Danny Reynolds Matthew Levin Catie Paschick Associate Head of School Assistant Director of College Counseling/Athletic Liason Assistant Director of College Counseling [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Ashley Armato Fabiola Mathelier Adrianna Truby Senior Associate Director of College Counseling Assistant to the Associate Head Academic Dean [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

THE SCHOOL INDEPENDENT STUDY Palmer Trinity School is an independent, college-preparatory, coeducational, Independent Study caters to students who seek advanced and specialized course work Episcopal day school located on 60 acres in southwest Miami-Dade County. not ordinarily available in the school’s curriculum. The responsibility for selecting Established in 1972, Palmer Trinity School enrolls 770 students in grades six a topic, recruiting a faculty sponsor, and devising the course of study rests with the through twelve. student. Approval of the course must come from the school’s Academic Council. A The school reflects both the metropolitan and suburban flavor of the city of Miami grade for Independent Study averages on equal footing with grades for the student’s with 30 countries represented in its student body. Over sixty percent of the students other courses. Traditionally, over 20 students participated in the Independent Study are bilingual, and thirty percent speak three or more languages. Five percent of the program, doing research in all academic areas. Topics have included: Nordic Social student population enrolls in our English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Democracy, Middle Eastern Studies, Hegemonic Masculinity, Film Production, program. Palmer Trinity School seeks students of good academic potential and strong Artificial Intelligence, Spanish Philosophy, History of Cinema, American Poets, personal character in its commitment to fashion a diverse community. Magic in Literature, Scottish History and Politics, and History of Hip Hop. Upper School Enrollment: 460 SEMESTER STUDY AWAY PROGRAMS Class of 2020: 101 members Palmer Trinity School has sophomore study away programs with sister schools in Ethnic Enrollment: 54% Hispanic, 30% Anglo, 4% African descent, 4% Asian, 1% Sydney, Australia; Madrid, Spain; and Aix en Provence, France. Students spend one Middle Eastern, 1% First People, 5% Foreign Citizens (without dual U.S. citizenship). full semester in a non-U.S. educational system, and courses are taught in the language Faculty with Advanced Degrees: 81% (13% with Terminal Degrees) of that country. Original transcripts from the foreign schools are provided to colleges without a United States or Palmer Trinity School conversion. Palmer Trinity also has ACCREDITATION partnerships with City Term in NYC, The Island School in The Bahamas, and Alzar Palmer Trinity School is fully accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and School in Chile. Original transcripts from those schools are provided. Schools, the Southern Association of Independent Schools, and the Florida Council ROUND SQUARE of Independent Schools. The school is licensed by the School Board of the Episcopal Diocese of Southeast Florida and is registered with the Florida Department of Palmer Trinity is a member of the prestigious Round Square School worldwide Education. The School holds memberships with NACAC, SACAC, ACCIS, GEBG, network. Round Square is a global group of 150 innovative schools in 40 countries College Board, ERB, NASFA, NAIS, NAES, CSIET, NASSP, and SSATB. across five continents. Round Square allows our students to have 4 to 8-week exchange opportunities during the academic year. Students who participate in these GLOBAL EDUCATION BENCHMARK GROUP exchanges are responsible for all academic work missed while they are away. In Palmer Trinity is a founding member of the Global Education Benchmark Group. addition, they must participate in and attend classes in their host countries. A group of 250 independent schools worldwide whose mission is the development of global citizens in our schools through global curriculum, experiences and institutional support.

GRADE SYSTEM LETTER GRADE NUMERICAL Final grades are determined by calculating the average of each semester grade. A 93–100 Students must enroll in at least five academic classes per semester. A- 90–92 Palmer Trinity School limits a student to two Advanced Placement courses a year, unless the student can meet the rigorous conditions B+ 87–89 for exception. Admission to these courses is a highly selective process, requiring that students demonstrate superior prior work in the B 83–86 discipline and obtain departmental approval. Students who enroll in Advanced Placement courses are expected to remain in those B- 80–82 courses for the entire year. Each student enrolled in an Advanced Placement course must sit for the national examination in May. C+ 77–79 Class rank is not computed for purposes of college admission. Since each senior class is small, we view published rank as divisive within C 73–76 such a competitive population as ours. Because of the uniformly rigorous academic program, each graduate matriculates successfully C- 70–72 at a four-year college or university. D+ 67–69 AP Courses are weighted 1.0 and Honors Courses 0.5 in a weighted grade point average. D 63–66 D- 60–62 Official Grades are available only at the end of each semester. (January and May) F 59 or below

STANDARDIZED TESTING ADVANCED PLACEMENT SCORES 2018-2019 SAT The SAT range for middle 50% of the Class of 2019 for whom scores were reported: 704 examinations in 23 areas Critical Reading: 590–690 Math: 570–690 % of students scoring 4 or 5: 61% % of students scoring 3 or higher: 85% ACT The ACT range for middle 50% of the Class of 2019 for whom scores were reported: Composite: 26–32 In compliance with the Principles of Good Practice of the National Association of College Admissions Counseling, mean scores are not reported. * These ranges include ESOL students. GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS Palmer Trinity School operates on a Semester System. 23.5 Credits Required for Graduation. 1 credit awarded for satisfactory completion of a full-year course. ½ credit awarded for satisfactory completion of a semester course. English 4 credits World Languages 2 credits through third level of same language Math 3 credits (Fourth year strongly recommended) (Four years of a language strongly recommended) Science 3 credits, specifically in Biology, Physics, and Religion and 1 credit (2 semesters) Chemistry (Fourth year strongly recommended) Philosophical Studies History/Humanities 3 credits, World, U.S., and a regional history are Fine Arts 1 credit (2 semesters) required (Fourth year strongly recommended) Physical Education 1 credit (1 semester as wellness) Academic Computing .5 credits Electives 5 credits (for students in grades eleven and twelve) HONORS COURSES ADVANCED PLACEMENT COURSES English Math World Languages Math World Languages Science History/ American Studies Geometry French III, IV, V Statistics French Language & Culture Biology Social Sciences World Literature Algebra II Spanish III, IV, V Calculus AB Spanish Language & Culture Chemistry U.S. History American Literature Precalculus Chinese III, IV, V Calculus BC Spanish Literature Physics 1 U.S. Government English 12 Calculus History Computer Science Chinese Language & Culture Physics C European History Latin American Literature Multi-Variable Calculus World History Performing & English Environmental Macroeconomics Afro-Eurasian Literature Science U.S. History Fine Arts Language & Composition Science Microeconomics Biology Latin American Studio Art Literature Psychology Human Geography Physics B Asian Music Theory Chemistry European 2-D Art Anatomy & Physiology (some courses offered every other year)

COLLEGE MATRICULATION AND ACCEPTANCES CLASS 2019 100% of Palmer Trinity graduates are accepted to four-year colleges and universities The University of Alabama Duke University* Loyola University Maryland Queen Mary University, UK Texas Christian University Alvernia University Durham University, UK Loyola University New Orleans Regent’s University, UK The University of Texas American University* East Carolina University Lynn University* Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute The University of Texas, Dallas The American University Eckerd College Manhattanville College Rhodes College The New School Parsons of Paris, FR Elon University Maryland Institute College of Art Richmond, The American School of Design International University , UK Appalachian State University Emerson College University of Maryland The Ohio State University Auburn University University of Richmond Emmanuel College Marymount Manhattan College Trinity College Austin College Ringling College of Emory University Massachusetts College Trinity University Babson College* of Art and Design Art and Design Erasmus Universiteit Tufts University Barry University Rotterdam, NL Massachusetts Institute Roanoke College Tulane University* Baylor University Fairfield University of Technology Rochester Institute of Technology Belmont University Fashion Institute of Technology University of Massachusetts University of Rochester University of Bristol, UK Bentley University Florida Atlantic University McGill University, Canada Rollins College The University of Edinburgh, Scotland Boston College Florida Gulf Coast University Merrimack College Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Boston University* Florida Institute of Technology Miami Dade College* University of Glasgow, Scotland Saint Joseph’s University Florida International University* University of Miami* The University of Manchester, UK Brandeis University University of San Francisco Brown University* Florida Southern College University of Michigan University of St Santa Clara University* Andrews, Scotland* Florida State University* Middlebury College Bryant University Santa Fe College University of Florida* University of Mississippi* Ursinus College Bucknell University Sarah Lawrence College Mount Holyoke College University of Utah California College of the Arts Fordham University Savannah College of University of California, San Diego Franklin & Marshall College University of New Hampshire Art and Design* Utica College Carnegie Mellon University Furman University New York University* School of the Art Valdosta State University The Catholic University The George Washington The University of North Institute of Chicago Vanderbilt University Carolina at Chapel Hill of America University* School of Visual Arts – NYC Vassar College University of Central Florida Georgia Institute of Technology University of North Seminole State College Carolina at Charlotte Villanova University Chapman University Gettysburg College Sewanee: The University Northeastern University University of Virginia College of Charleston* High Point University of the South Nova Southeastern University Wake Forest University University of Chicago* Howard University Simmons University Washington University Hult International Oberlin College University of South Florida Clemson University in St. Louis Colgate University Business School, UK Oregon State University University of Southern California University of Washington University of Colorado IE University, Spain University of Oregon Southern Methodist University at Boulder University of Illinois Otis College of Art and Design Spring Hill College Wesleyan University Columbia University Indiana University Oxford College Springfield College University of West Florida Cornell University Johns Hopkins University Pace University St. John’s University Wheaton College Dartmouth College Johnson & Wales University University of the Pacific St. Lawrence University Whittier College Davidson College* Kenyon College Pennsylvania State University* St. Thomas University University of Wisconsin Denison University La Salle University Piedmont College Stetson University Wofford College University of Denver Lake Forest College Pine Manor College Stevens Institute of Technology The College of Wooster DePaul University LIM College University of Pittsburgh Suffolk University Worcester Polytechnic Institute Dickinson College Louisiana State University Pratt Institute Syracuse University Drew University Loyola Marymount University University of Puget Sound The University of Tampa * Multiple acceptances Drexel University Loyola University Chicago Purdue University Technische University, Germany Graduates attending