College Admissions Profile Tallulah 2020-21 Academic Year Falls School

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Tallulah Falls School is an independent, coeducational, college-preparatory boarding Grades: ...... 5-12 and day school with 531 students in grades five through 12. TFS offers a rigorous Enrollment: ...... 531 curriculum in a small classroom setting inspiring student engagement. Students receive Upper school: ...... 311 close personal attention from teachers, advisors and other members of the campus Middle school: ...... 220 community. With 21 dual-enrollment college courses taught on campus, TFS students Faculty and staff: ...... 58 are well prepared to maximize the post-secondary experience. Student/Teacher ratio: ...... 9:1 Academic Information Class of 2020 Tallulah Falls School operates on a two-semester schedule with exams at the • 63 graduates conclusion of each semester. All academic courses are offered as college prep, honors • 100% college acceptance level or dual enrollment college courses. • More than 1,500 hours of Grading System GPA Weighting Policy community service A ...... 90-100 Tier 1 - 4.0 scale - college preparatory classes • Earned more than $8.7 million B ...... 80-89 Tier 2 - 4.5 scale - honors level classes C ...... 70-79 Tier 3 - 5.0 scale - dual enrollment classes in scholarship offers, excluding HOPE F ...... below 70 Scholarships available to qualified Georgia residents • Mid-year and final grades are included on the TFS transcript. • Both weighted and unweighted GPAs are included on the transcript. • Weighted GPAs are calculated according to the GPA weighting policy above, which Student Body is also included on the transcript. • 16 countries are represented. Graduation Requirements - 24 total credits • 75% score above the national English - 4 credits Social Studies - 4 credits Health - 1/2 credit average on the SAT. Math - 4 credits Foreign Language - 2 credits Senior Capstone - 1/2 credit • 77% score above the national Science - 4 credits Personal Fitness - 1/2 credit Electives - 4 1/2 credits average on the ACT. • 60% of TFS students participate in the Dual Enrollment Courses fine arts. Dual enrollment courses, taught on the TFS campus, allow students to earn both • 66% of the TFS student body is involved high school and college credit. Students are permitted to earn up to 15 hours of dual in extracurricular activities, athletics enrollment credits per semester. Students interested in dual enrollment must meet (more than 40 teams) and 25 clubs. the SAT/ACT requirements for the University System of Georgia. TFS employs instructors that meet the SACS qualifications to teach college courses. Texts and syllabi Faculty & Staff are provided by the colleges. • All TFS faculty are certified within College Algebra 102 College Government 213 their field of teaching. College Biology 114, 124 College Latin 113, 123, 233, 243 • 70% of TFS faculty have 10+ years College Calculus 220, 221 College Precalculus 116 of teaching experience. College Chemistry 214, 224 College Spanish 113, 123 College English 101, 102 College Statistics 200 College Environmental Science 253 College U. S. History 233, 243 SAT/ACT Score Results - Class of 2020 CLASS SAT SAT SAT ACT OF 2020 ERW MATH TOTAL COMPOSITE 201 Campus Drive UPPER 25% 640-740 630-800 1320-1490 28-34 P. O. Box 10 MID 50% 480-740 510-700 1040-1320 21-28 Tallulah Falls, GA 30573 (706) 754-0400 www.tallulahfalls.org Upper School Administrative Staff Dr. Larry A. Peevy Kim Popham Dr. Brandy Corbett President and Head of School Upper School Academic Dean Director of College Counseling [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] College & University acceptances 2017-2020 Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College Florida Gulf Coast University Ohio Dominican University Adelphi University Florida Institute of Technology Ohio State University Agnes Scott College Florida Southern College Ohio University Albany State University Florida State University Olin College of Engineering Anderson University Fordham University Pace University Appalachian State University Furman University Pennsylvania State University Arizona State University Gardner Webb University Pepperdine University Armstrong State University George Mason University Piedmont College University of Florida Assumption College George Washington University Pratt Institute University of Georgia Auburn University Georgetown University Purdue University University of Hawaii at Manoa Augusta University Georgia College and State University Randolph College University of Illinois Augustana University Georgia Gwinnett College Reinhardt University University of Kentucky Austin Peay State University Georgia Institute of Technology Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute University of Louisville Barry University Georgia Southern University Rochester Institute of Technology University of Maine Baylor University Georgia State University Rollins College University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Belmont University Gettysburg College Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology University of Massachusetts - 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