The Hotchkiss School 2017-2018

The Hotchkiss School Mission The Hotchkiss School seeks to inspire a diverse range of students who are committed to the betterment of self and society, and to cultivate in them at the highest standards of excellence imagination and intellect, openness and personal integrity, empathy and responsible citizenship that they may discover and fulfill their potential as individuals fully engaged in our world. Our Students

The Student Body, 2017-2018 Standardized Test Scores: Class of 2017 ADMISSION • Applicants 1,853 MIDDLE 50% OF ALL STUDENTS • Admitted 361 (19%) SAT After March 2016 1320-1470 • Matriculated 175 • Evidence Based Reading and Writing 660-730 • Math 650-750

ENROLLMENT SAT Before March 2016 1890-2210 • Total on-campus enrollment 615 • Critical Reading 620-740 • Math 630-750 • Writing 610-730 Full enrollment including students on 617 Hotchkiss-approved off-campus opportunities ACT Composite 30-33 • Boarding 575 • English 31-35 • Day 42 • Math 28-33 • Reading 30-35 • Science Reasoning 27-34 • Grade 12 (Seniors) 172 • Grade 11 (Upper Mids) 173 2016-2017 SAT SUBJECT TESTS MEAN SCORES • Grade 10 (Lower Mids) 161 SUBJECT MEAN SCORE # OF TESTS • Grade 9 (Preps) 111 Bio-Ecology 661 33 Bio-Molecular 675 35 Chemistry 699 113 • States represented 35 Chinese with Listening 736 17 • Countries and territories represented 33 French 671 36 French with Listening 608 6 • Students of color 33% Latin 642 30 • International students 15% Literature 665 153 • Students receiving financial aid 32% Math Level 1 650 55 Math Level 2 726 212 • Members of Class of 2018 receiving financial aid 36% Physics 686 35 Spanish 664 51 Spanish with Listening 668 4 U.S. History 688 66

AP Tests In May 2017, 317 candidates took 731 AP examinations. 67 percent of Hotchkiss students earned a 4 or 5; 88 percent earned a 3 or higher. The overall distribution of scores was: 5 4 3 2 1 257 231 154 70 19

2 RANGE OF CUMULATIVE GPAS SINGLE-YEAR AVERAGES FOR UPPER-MID YEAR CLASS OF 2018 (11TH GRADE)

RANGE OF CLASS OF 2018, JUNE 2017 CUMULATIVE GPAS # OF STUDENTS 50% 4-Year Seniors Avg. 9.57 (106 students) 11.00 and Above 6 40% 10.50 to 10.99 17 10.00 to 10.49 17 30% 9.50 to 9.99 21 9.00 to 9.49 19 20% 8.50 to 8.99 13 8.00 to 8.49 2 10% 7.00 to 7.99 6 6.00 to 6.99 5 0 Below 6.00 0 A+ A A- B+ B B- I

3-Year Seniors Avg. 9.63 (39 students) 10.50 and Above 7 THE HOTCHKISS TRANSCRIPT 10.00 to 10.49 11 Hotchkiss does not report class rank, SAT, or AP scores on its transcript. As a matter of policy, the School does not weight grades. 9.50 to 9.99 9 The School’s grading scale is based on letter grades, A+ to F. 9.00 to 9.49 2 11.50-12.00 A+ 97-100 8.50 to 8.99 3 10.50-11.49 A 93-96 8.00 to 8.49 2 9.50-10.49 A- 90-92 7.00 to 7.99 5 8.50-9.49 B+ 87-89 Below 7.00 0 7.50-8.49 B 83-86 6.50-7.49 B- 80-82 2-Year Seniors Avg. 9.35 (15 students) 5.50-6.49 C+ 77-79 10.50 and Above 2 4.50-5.49 C 73-76 10.00 to 10.49 1 3.50-4.49 C- 70-72 9.50 to 9.99 3 2.50-3.49 D+ 67-69 9.00 to 9.49 5 1.50-2.49 D 63-66 8.50 to 8.99 2 0.50-1.49 D- 60-62 8.00 to 8.49 2 0.00-0.49 F Below 60 Below 7.00 0

SCHOOL PROFILE 2017-18 3 College Matriculation Hotchkiss Classes of 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017

10 OR MORE STUDENTS # 5 -9 # Boston College 12 Babson College 6 Brown University 13 Bates College 9 Carnegie Mellon University 15 Boston University 5 Columbia University 13 Bowdoin College 7 Cornell University 20 Colby College 6 Dartmouth College 16 Colgate University 9 Georgetown University 25 Duke University 5 Harvard University 16 Hamilton College 6 Middlebury College 18 Hobart and William Smith Colleges 5 New York University 30 Johns Hopkins University 8 Princeton University 16 Kenyon College 6 Stanford University 10 Lehigh University 7 Trinity College 16 McGill University 5 Tufts University 10 Northwestern University 7 University of Chicago 20 Pomona College 7 University of Pennsylvania 13 Rhodes College 5 University of Richmond 11 St. Lawrence University 6 Yale University 31 The George Washington University 9 Tulane University 5 Union College 6 University of California, Berkeley 6 University of Michigan 8 University of Southern California 9 University of St Andrews 8 University of Vermont 7 University of Virginia 6 Vanderbilt University 6 Washington University in St. Louis 7 Wesleyan University 8 Williams College 8

4 FEWER THAN 5 Massachusetts Institute of Technology University of Bristol Michigan State University University of California, Los Angeles Amherst College Mount Holyoke College University of California, Santa Barbara Barnard College Northeastern University University of Colorado at Boulder Berklee College of Music Norwich University University of Illinois at Chicago Bishop’s University Oberlin College of Arts and Sciences University of Miami Bryn Mawr College Occidental College University of New Hampshire Bucknell University Ohio Wesleyan University University of New Haven California Institute of the Arts Olin College of Engineering University of Notre Dame Case Western Reserve University Pitzer College University of Oregon Claremont McKenna College Purdue University University of Oxford College of the Holy Cross Queen’s University University of Rochester College of William and Mary Reed College University of Toronto Colorado College Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Ursinus College Concordia University - Montreal Rhode Island School of Design Vassar College Connecticut College Rice University Villanova University Dawson College Rutgers University Wake Forest University Denison University Santa Clara University Washington and Lee University DePauw University Sciences Po Paris- Campus de Reims Wellesley College Dickinson College Seton Hall University Whitman College Drexel University Sewanee: The University of the South Wilfrid Laurier University Eckerd College Skidmore College Wofford College École des Beaux-Arts Smith College Emory University Southern California Institute of Fairfield University Architecture Franklin & Marshall College Southern Methodist University Georgia Institute of Technology St. John’s University Gettysburg College St. Olaf College Goucher College SUNY Maritime College Harvey Mudd College Swarthmore College Howard University The Culinary Institute of America Indiana University at Bloomington The University of North Carolina at Lafayette College Chapel Hill Lake Forest College The University of Texas, Austin Linfield College United States Naval Academy Macalester College Universite de Montreal

THE GAP YEAR Hotchkiss encourages students to consider a gap year, a year between high school and college to enable reflection on goals for college and focus on further intellectual pursuits. Students can choose from opportunities such as internships, service, and continued learning—in the U.S. or abroad—while living independently and taking responsibility for their choices. In the past four years, 54 students have chosen to take a gap year.

SCHOOL PROFILE 2017-18 5 Our Education Our goal is to produce graduates who are well-trained for the Global and International Relations: This course considers and academic and intellectual demands of college study—as­ well as the employs conceptual tools including crisis escalation, bipolarity, social and emotional challenges they’ll face wherever they go next. zero-sum game thinking, spheres of influence, national security, Our students learn how to take risks, fail, persist, and succeed. and deterrence to understand the nature of superpower rivalry, past Along the way, and in keeping with the School’s finest traditions, and present. The course will draw on readings from a diverse group they pursue global literacy, are enlisted as environmental stewards, of modern scholars as well as ancient sources in considering the and learn the complexities of genuine civic engagement. Our cases of classical Greece in the 5th century B.C., Europe in 1914, core academic program involves six departments: English, Arts, the outbreak of the Cold War, and the post-9/11 age. Classical and Modern Languages, Humanities and Social Science, Mathematics and Computer Science, and Science. Below are other Applied Scientific Researchis a two-semester, laboratory-based programs that engage students in further academic pursuits. research course in which students design, execute, and formally present their own research project in the areas of molecular biology and biochemistry. For students interested in continuing FEATURES OF THE their research, Hotchkiss has established relationships with several CORE CURRICULUM colleges and universities to host upper-mid and senior Hotchkiss The Humanities Programbuilds the skills and knowledge that students for four weeks during the summer. students need to become learners, scholars, and informed citizens of the world. Students follow an interdisciplinary curriculum that spans Applied Science Reasearch: Observational Astronomy: In this academic departments, studying with faculty members from the course, students use a permanently mounted 20” reflecting telescope English, History, Arts, and Philosophy & Religion departments. The and ccd camera system to image stars that change in brightness over Humanities Program awards three credits for each of the Prep and time. They will perform photometry on these images, and try to Lower Mid years. characterize the cause of variability. Using technical hardware and software, students will practice scientific observational skills, conduct Calculus-Based Statistics: This one-semester, college-level course data analysis and clearly communicate their results. Interested is for students with a strong interest in mathematics who have students should have a background in astronomy and a demonstrated successfully completed AP Calculus (AB or BC). The course is ability to work independently. The course demands considerable offered both semesters. Its content, calculus-based mathematical organization and initiative. statistics, is modeled on one of the International Baccalaureate (IB) Further Mathematics HL topics. The course covers basic Prep Science Core is a skills-based science course centered probabilistic concepts of statistics in a rigorous way, such as random on an understanding of energy conversion and conservation. variables, discrete and continuous distributions, hypothesis testing, Focusing primarily on the development of laboratory and problem and some multivariate statistics. solving skills, the course will integrate concepts essential to the mastery of physics, chemistry, and biology. Students will gain Design for Social Impact I and II: These courses teach students to a global perspective on scientific research interactions through utilize iterative design-thinking principles – conducting contextual the exploration of the natural and constructed environments of inquiry, building empathy, identifying stakeholders, defining an Hotchkiss. actionable problem, developing rapid prototypes, and evaluating success – in order to develop innovative solutions to problems faced Classics: Students who attain a high level of proficiency in both by communities, policy-makers, and business owners. Through Latin and Greek are eligible to receive a Classics Diploma. We have experiential learning supported by theory and case study analysis, defined high level as a level of proficiency that will enable a student students will learn to apply cutting-edge, human-centered design to succeed in college courses beyond elementary level. techniques currently employed by startup founders and social Human Development Teaching Assistants (TAs) entrepreneurs throughout the world. Students will work on small are a teams to create an innovative solution to an important community selected group of seniors who assist with the teaching of Human issue at Hotchkiss or in the Northwest Corner. Development, a 10th-grade requisite non-credit course that examines community life, family dynamics, learning styles, National Security: This course explores the origins and sexuality, drug use, physical wellness, and emotional health. development of national security as both a conceptual theory They also study theories of adolescent development and are and as an institutional framework for U.S. foreign policy. Tracing introduced to peer counseling skills, including group facilitation. its origins from the outbreak of World War II, the course will They guide group discussions, readings, and research, with investigate the framing of essential security issues through both increasing teaching responsibilities throughout the year. political and military lenses during the Cold War through the post- 9/11 age. The course will examine both state-based threats as well as those posed by non-state actors. We will also examine the process of threat assessment, a particularly challenging function in the post- Cold-War era.

6 DIPLOMA REQUIREMENTS OFF-CAMPUS AND CO-CURRICULAR Below are requirements for those entering Hotchkiss in 9th grade. PROGRAMS Requirements may vary for students entering after 9th grade. Students have opportunities to spend a marking period, For more details about any variation of these requirements, visit semester, or year away from campus. hotchkiss.org/academics/the-academic-experience/course- Sanctioned off-campus semester and yearlong programs are work-by-class-year. designed and run by other institutions and organizations, and English: Prep and Lower-Mid Humanities and Upper-Mid are considered unqualified extensions of the Hotchkiss program. and Senior English. Course work completed during these off-campus programs receives full credit, is incorporated into Hotchkiss grade point average Mathematics and Computer Science: Through the third level calculations, and satisfies Hotchkiss distribution requirements. of Hotchkiss mathematics or equivalent. The grades received at a sanctioned program appear on the Classical and Modern Languages: Through the third student’s Hotchkiss transcript, with appropriate program and level of one language or the equivalent. semester/year notations. Humanities and Social Sciences: Prep and Lower-Mid These semester programs are sanctioned by Hotchkiss: Humanities. CityTerm: http://www.cityterm.org Science: 2 years of a laboratory science. The Arts:Prep and Lower-Mid Humanities. Chewonki School: http://www.chewonki.org/mcs Human Development: Pass/Fail course required of all Island School: http://www.islandschool.org 10th-graders. Each section of HD250 is taught by one faculty High Mountain Institute: http://www.hminet.org member and two senior teaching assistants. The yearlong program sanctioned by Hotchkiss isSchool ADVANCED PLACEMENT AND Year Abroad (SYA). INTENSIVE COURSES Students attending sanctioned programs are extended the same All Advanced Placement and intensive courses are denoted on percentage of financial aid for these programs that they would the transcript by the asterisk. Individual departments determine receive if they were enrolled at Hotchkiss for that semester or year. such designations. Classical and Modern Languages Environmental stewardship is integrated throughout Classics School life—from dorm life and the dining hall to Hotchkiss’ Greek (GK) 180, 280, 381, 382, 481, 482 280-acre Fairfield Farm. Through academic and residential Latin (LA) 281, 282, 380, 550, 651, 652 initiatives, students engage with complex environmental issues in Modern Languages their everyday lives. Regenerative practices (e.g. producing energy Chinese (CN) 280, 380, 490, 550, 650 and food, restoring ecosystems, replenishing soil, and achieving French (FR) 280, 380, 490, 540, 650 carbon neutrality) instill a constant awareness and mindfulness of German (GM) 180, 280, 380, 490 Spanish (SP) 280, 390, 520, 550, 650 the environment, which can carry on beyond academic life. English (EN) 350, 540, 550 FFEAT (Fairfield Farm Ecosystems and Adventure Team) is Humanities and Social Sciences a unique after-school program that provides students with a Economics (EC) 551, 552 hands-on experience at the farm. The 280-acre Fairfield Farm History (HI) 390, 490 provides a scenic setting for students to learn concepts and current Philosophy (PL) 481, 482, 581 practices in agricultural sustainability, understand various aspects Social Sciences (SS) 492 of food and ecosystem management and their impact on the world, Mathematics and Computer and enjoy teamwork in a shared working experience. Computer (CO) 552 Mathematics (MA) 280, 370, 380, 481, 482, 510, 540, 550, 580, 651, 652, 655, 661, 662, 671, 672 Science Biology (BI) 550 Chemistry (CH) 541, 550 Environmental Science (ES) 540, 562, 651 Physics (PY) 550, 560, 581, 582, 652 Science (SC) 650 Visual and Performing Arts Art (AR) 520, 530, 532, 580 Dance (DA) 581, 582 Music (MU) 551, 552 Photography (PO) 471, 551, 552, 561, 562 Theatre (TH) 455, 471

SCHOOL PROFILE 2017-18 7 Students come to Hotchkiss ready to experience something new. They immerse themselves in a world of learning and academic tradition—and take chances that teach them about themselves and the world around them.

CONTACT INFORMATION COLLEGE ADVISING STAFF The Hotchkiss School Rick Hazelton 11 Interlaken Road Director Lakeville, Connecticut 06039 [email protected] Tel: (860) 435-3180 Fax: (860) 435-3157 Betsy Beck CEEB Code: 070335 Sr. Associate Director [email protected]

HEAD OF SCHOOL Katherine Boyd Craig W. Bradley College Advisor [email protected]

Annie Hall Associate Director [email protected]

Thomas Peabody Associate Director [email protected]

Joshua Smith Associate Director [email protected]

JoAnne Lakin Assistant to the College Advisors [email protected] www.hotchkiss.org