WOODBERRY FOREST SCHOOL PROFILE 2020-2021
David F. Mabe Byron C. Hulsey Director of College Counseling Headmaster [email protected]
Jacob C. Bonnell Ansley Higginbotham Associate Director of College Counseling College Counseling Assistant/Test Coord. [email protected] [email protected]
www.woodberry.org 148 Woodberry Station Phone 540-672-6006 CEEB Code: 472455 Woodberry Forest, VA 22989
OVERVIEW Woodberry Forest School is a highly selective independent boarding school for boys in grades 9-12. Centered around a 120-year- old, student-run honor system, a Woodberry education emphasizes intellectual thoroughness and moral integrity. All students live on campus and participate in athletics, the arts, and a wide range of leadership opportunities. The school is located in scenic Madison County, Virginia, and is 75 miles southwest of Washington, DC, and 35 miles northeast of Charlottesville, VA.
SELECTED FEATURES • 2020-2021 enrollment: 405 students (95 in senior class). Classes held in person Fall 2020. • Woodberry admission statistics: 51% of applicants accepted for admission – 60% of admitted students enrolled. • Students from 27 states and 28 countries. • 65 teaching faculty – 72% hold advanced degrees, including 10 doctorates. • Average class size is 11, with a student-to-faculty ratio of 6:1. • 100% of graduates attend four-year colleges. • $334.5 million endowment and managed funds; annual fund gifts of $3.7 million; alumni giving rate of 64% • Abroad programs in Central Asia, China, the Galapagos, Mexico, South Africa, Spain, and the UK. • 1200-acre campus includes state-of-the-art facilities for academics, athletics, and the arts. • Accredited by the Southern Association of Independent Schools and the Virginia Association of Independent Schools. Member: College Board, NACAC, NAIS, SAIS. Founding member of the International Boys School Coalition (IBSC) and the Association of Boarding Schools (TABS).
GRADES Woodberry Forest calculates an annual grade point average using grades earned in all courses that year. A cumulative weighted GPA is also reported. Students are normally enrolled in five core academic courses each meeting 3 ¾ hours per week.
GPA SCALE WEIGHTING SYSTEM MEAN WEIGHTED GPAs (CUM) A = 4.0 C = 2.0 0.1 points are added to the yearlong Class of 2020 Class of 2021 A- = 3.7 C- = 1.7 GPA for each Honors course taken. 11th: 3.47 11th: 3.45
B+ = 3.3 D+ = 1.3 12th: 3.57 B = 3.0 D = 1.0 0.1 points are added to the yearlong B- = 2.7 NC = 0.0 GPA for taking a sixth class. C+ = 2.3
Academic Honors 3.4 and above
Woodberry is on a trimester system; first trimester senior grades are considered mid-year grades.
CLASS RANK Woodberry Forest School does not rank its students. However, we do include a grade distribution chart with this Profile. Only courses taken at Woodberry appear on our transcript. Our weighted cumulative GPA is calculated using only grades earned while attending Woodberry. Transcripts from previous secondary schools attended are also provided.
Woodberry Forest admits students of any race, color, sexual orientation, disability, religious belief, and national or ethnic origin to all of the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sexual orientation, disability, religious belief, or national or ethnic origin in the administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic or other school-administered programs. The school is authorized under federal law to enroll nonimmigrant students.
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS CLASS OF 2020 TESTING RESULTS A minimum of 20 credits is required, including: • 4 in English Middle 50% • 4 in Math (one course beyond Algebra 2) SAT EBRW 640 - 710 • 3 in Foreign Language (through 3rd level) SAT MATH 620 - 730 • 3 in History ACT COMP. 25 - 32
• 3 in Science
• 1 in Fine Arts Advanced Placement • 1/3 in Religion
Woodberry does not offer AP courses. Students may sit for AP 60 hours of community service required, 30 of which must exams, but they prepare on their own. Many Woodberry students come in direct contact with the individual or group served. take AP exams annually, with roughly 80% scoring 3 or higher.
WEIGHTED ANNUAL GRADE DISTRIBUTIONS (2019-2020 SCHOOL YEAR)
25th Percentile Median 75th Percentile Third Form (9th Only) 3.17 3.50 3.76 Fourth Form (10th Only) 3.12 3.52 3.90 Fifth Form (11th Only) 3.33 3.71 4.07 Sixth Form (12th Only) 3.57 3.80 4.08
CURRICULUM "H" Level Courses Woodberry offers courses at two levels of academic rigor: regular and Honors. Honors courses carry an "H" label and are considered college-level.
Honors Science Thesis Seminar (STS) Seniors with a keen interest in scientific research may undertake an undergraduate-level research course. STS participants do not receive a letter grade. Instead, the course culminates in a thesis project defended before outside experts.
Engineering Design Engineering blends math, science, and team-based design thinking. The course is a core offering, and students need instructor permission to enroll.
English History Religion English 300, 400, 500, 600 Stories and Histories: Intro to Historical Analysis *Introduction to the Bible Honors English 500 US History; Honors English 600 Sections: Honors American Government & Politics Fine Arts Crime in Literature Elective History Sections: Intro. Drama and Speech Journey Across Time and Space Ancient Empires; Honors Honors Drama: Adv. Acting & Directing Philosophy Europe and the World; Honors Foundations of Visual Arts Reading and Writing Nature Trade, Technology, and Terror; Honors Honors Studio Art 2D, 3D Honors Nature World Wars I & II &the 20th Century; Honors Drawing; Honors Honors Uprising Ceramics; Honors Honors Shakespeare Science Painting; Honors Conceptual Physics *Autocad Math & Computer Science Physics; Honors *Woodworking, Advanced Woodworking Algebra 1 Chemistry; Honors Music – Choir, Concert Band, Dozen, Geometry; Honors Biology: A Cellular Approach Electronic, Jazz, Pipe and Drum, Strings Algebra 2; Honors Biology: An Ecological Approach Individual Instruction - Instrumental, Voice Functions, Statistics & Trig Honors Biology *Music Theory - Intermediate Pre-Calculus Environmental Science: Woodberry Environment Honors Music Theory Honors Intro. to Calculus Engineering Design Design & Editing for Lit. Pubs.; Honors Statistics; Honors Honors Science Thesis Seminar Journalism; Advanced Honors Calculus A Yearbook Honors Calculus B Foreign Language Photography; Honors Seminar in Advanced Math Chinese 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, Ind. Study Documentary Filmmaking; Honors Economics, Finance and Investment Honors Chinese 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 Narrative Filmmaking; Honors Independent Study: Advanced Math French 1, 2, 3 Math Lab Honors French 4, 5 Leadership *Honors JAVA Coding Latin 1, 2, 3 Applied Leadership *Seminar in Advanced Computing Honors Latin 3, Advanced Latin Lit. Spanish 1, 2, 3, 4 Honors Spanish 3, 4, 5, Ind. Study Honors courses in bold
Russian Independent Study *Trimester course
COLLEGES ADMITTING WOODBERRY FOREST GRADUATES 2018-2020 Members of the Class of 2020 enrolled at institutions listed in bold.
Adelphi University Guilford College Rollins College Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Allegheny College Gustavus Adolphus College Rose-Human Institute of Technology University of Kentucky American University Hamilton College Rutgers University University of Louisiana at Lafayette Appalachian State University Hampden-Sydney College Samford University University of Louisville Arizona State University Harvard University Santa Clara University University of Lynchburg Auburn University Harvey Mudd College Savannah College of Art and Design University of Mary Washington Austin College High Point University Sciences Po / Columbia Univ. Univ. of Maryland, College Park Bard College Hillsdale College Seton Hall University University of Massachusetts, Amherst Bates College Hobart and William Smith Colleges Sewanee: The University of the University of Massachusetts, Boston Baylor University Hong Kong University South University of Miami Belmont University of Science and Technology Siena College University of Michigan Birmingham-Southern College Indiana University, Bloomington Simon Fraser University (Canada) University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Boston College James Madison University Southern Methodist University University of Mississippi Boston University Johns Hopkins University Southwestern University University of Missouri, Columbia Bowling Green State University Kent State University St. John's College (MD) University of Nebraska Bradley University Kenyon College St. John's College (NM) University of New Hampshire Brown University Lafayette College St. John’s University (NY) Univ. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Bucknell University Lake Forest College St. Lawrence University Univ. of North Carolina, Wilmington Campbell University Lawrence University St. Mary's College of Maryland University of North Georgia Carleton College Le Moyne College Stanford University University of Oklahoma Carnegie Mellon University Lehigh University Stetson University University of Oregon Case Western Reserve University Lewis & Clark College Stevens Institute of Technology University of the Pacific Centre College Longwood University SUNY at Albany University of Pennsylvania Christopher Newport Louisiana State University SUNY at Buffalo University of Pittsburgh University Loyola Marymount University SUNY at New Paltz University of Puget Sound The Citadel Loyola University Maryland SUNY at Oswego University of Redlands Clemson University Macalester College SUNY College at Brockport University of Richmond Coastal Carolina University McGill University (Canada) SUNY College at Cortland University of Rochester Colby College Mercer University Syracuse University University of San Diego College of Charleston Miami University, Oxford Temple University University of San Francisco College of Saint Rose Michigan State University Texas A&M University University of South Carolina College of William and Mary Middlebury College Texas Christian University University of South Florida Colorado State University Millsaps College Texas Tech University University of Southern California Columbia University Mississippi State University Towson University University of Southern Mississippi Cornell University Monmouth University Trinity College (CT) University of St. Andrews (UK) Dartmouth College Morehouse College Trinity University (TX) University of Tampa Davidson College Muhlenberg College Tufts University University of Tennessee, Knoxville Delta State University New York University Tulane University University of Texas, Austin Denison University North Carolina State University Union College University of Toronto (Canada) DePaul University Northeastern University United States Naval Academy University of Vermont Dickinson College Northwestern University University of Alabama University of Virginia Drew University Nova Southeastern University University of Arizona University of Washington, Seattle Drexel University Occidental College University of Arkansas University of Wisconsin, Madison Duke Kunshan University Ohio Wesleyan University Univ. of British Columbia (Canada) University of Wyoming Duke University Oklahoma State University University of California, Berkeley University Laval (Canada) East Carolina University Old Dominion University University of California, Davis Vanderbilt University Eckerd College Oxford College of Emory University University of California, Irvine Vassar College Elon University Pace University, New York City Univ. of California, Los Angeles Villanova University Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ. Pennsylvania State University University of California, Merced Virginia Commonwealth University Emory University Pitzer College University of California, Riverside Virginia Military Institute Florida International University Pratt Institute University of California, San Diego Virginia Tech Florida State University Princeton University Univ. of California, Santa Barbara Wagner College Fordham University Purdue University University of California, Santa Cruz Wake Forest University Franklin & Marshall College Quinnipiac University University of Central Florida Washington and Lee University Furman University Radford University University of Chicago Washington University in St. Louis George Mason University Randolph-Macon College University of Colorado, Boulder Wesleyan University George Washington University Reed College University of Connecticut West Virginia University Georgetown University Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute University of Delaware Western Kentucky University Georgia College Rhodes College University of Denver Wheaton College (IL) Georgia Institute of Technology Rice University University of Detroit Mercy Whittier College Georgia State University Ringling College of Art and Design University of Florida Wittenberg University Gettysburg College Roanoke College University of Georgia Wofford College Grinnell College Rochester Institute of Technology University of Hawaii at Manoa Worcester Polytechnic Institute
VISITING WOODBERRY In 2020-2021, admissions representatives may visit with Woodberry students virtually. Schedule a visit at https://explore.cialfo.co/schools/woodberry-forest-school