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2012–13 PROFILEThe Taft SchoolTHE SCHOOL: Founded in 1890, the Taft School is a co-educational boardingand day school for students in grades 9 to 12. It occupies a 224-acre campus westof the city of Waterbury, 95 miles from New York City and 125 miles from Boston.Taft is fully accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges.One of the strongest independent schools in New England, Taft provides an individuallychallenging experience ever mindful of its founding motto: Not to be served butto serve. More than 99% of all Taft students go on to attend four-year colleges anduniversities across the nation and around the world.MISSION: To educate the whole student; to demand excellence in all walks of life;and to ask for a high level of moral responsibility.ACADEMIC POLICY AND GRADING SCALE: The standard academic load isfive academic courses per semester in grades 9 and 10; 11th and 12th grade studentsmay choose to take either four or five. PLEASE NOTE: Beginning with the Class of2013, Taft will report weighted grades on its official transcript (5 points are added toeach grade earned in Honors, AP and Post-AP level courses taken at Taft). The transcriptincludes a yearly GPA and a cumulative GPA for courses completed at Taft.Grades from courses taken away from Taft are not included in the GPA calculation.By policy, Taft students are not ranked.STRENGTH OF PROGRAM: Strength of Program distinctions are noted by usingthe following parameters. Also listed is the number of students in the Class of2013 at each level:110 Woodbury RoadWatertown, Connecticut 06795www.TaftSchool.org860-945-7777FAX 860-945-7704SAT/ACT School Code: 070880AdministrationWilliam MacMullen, HeadmasterChristopher Torino, Dean of FacultyJonathan Willson, Academic DeanCynthia Gallagher, RegistrarAlison Carlson, Senior Class DeanJack Kenerson, Senior Class DeanCollege CounselingTerence Giffen, DirectorAndrew McNeill, Senior Associate DirectorCatherine Ganung, Associate DirectorJessie Ramos-Willey, Associate DirectorCheryl Gatling, Office ManagerDebi Bender, Testing CoordinatorEnrollment: 586Boys: 297/Girls: 289Boarding: 480/Day: 106Seniors: 166From 34 states/26 countriesStudents of Color: 30%Receiving Financial Aid: 37%Most Demanding = 24 students8 or more credits attempted at theHonors or AP Level in the Junior andSenior years at TaftVery Demanding = 47 students5 to 7 credits attempted at the Honorsor AP Level in the Junior and Senioryears at TaftDemanding = 72 students2 to 4 credits attempted at the Honorsor AP Level in the Junior and Senioryears at TaftAverage = 24 students0 to 1 credit attempted at the Honors orAP Level in the Junior and Senior yearsat TaftFaculty: 124Hold advanced degrees: 92(9 highest in field of study and 7 PhDs)Faculty-to-student Ratio: 1 to 5Average Class Size: 12Diploma Requirements: 18 creditsEnglish (4)Mathematics (3)Laboratory Science (2)History (2) including American HistoryForeign Language (3)Fine and Performing Arts (1.5)Electives (2.5)GPA Distribution by Year (not cumulative)Freshman Year 2009–10 Sophomore Year 2010–11 Junior Year 2011–1295–100 1 95–100 3 95–100 1490–94 12 90–94 33 90–94 3985–89 25 85–89 55 85–89 5680–84 35 80–84 40 80–84 3075-79 17 75–79 8 75–79 270-74 3 70–74 2 70–74 2

The Taft School profile continuedCURRICULUM: Honors and Advanced Placement level courses are available invirtually every discipline at Taft. The school offers 30 different AP-level courses aswell as opportunities for independent study in each discipline.HIGHEST COURSES AVAILABLE: The highest course(s) available in eachdiscipline are as follows:Arts – AP Art History, AP Studio Art, AP Music TheoryClassics – AP Latin (Virgil)English – AP Sr. EnglishGlobal Studies – AP PsychologyHistory – AP World Hist., AP European Hist., AP American Govt.,AP Comparative Govt.Languages – AP Chinese Lang., Post-AP French Lit., AP Spanish Lit.Mathematics – Multivariable Calculus and Linear AlgebraScience – AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP Physics COFF-CAMPUS STUDY PROGRAMS: Taft offers off-campus study opportunitiesto The Maine Coast Program; The Mountain School in Vermont; The Island Schoolin the Bahamas; The Rocky Mountain Semester in Colorado; and to China, France,Italy and Spain with School Year Abroad.Please note: Grades from these programs are not used in our GPA calculation.MEMBERSHIPS: National Association of Independent Schools, National andNew England Associations of College Admission Counseling, and the CollegeEntrance Examination Board.COLLEGE MATRICULATION RECORDOver the past five years (2008 to 2012) Taft students have enrolled in 176different colleges and universities in 31 states and 6 foreign countries. Duringthat same period, five or more students have enrolled at the following:Amherst, 18Bates, 8Boston College, 16Boston Univ., 10Bowdoin, 12Bucknell, 15Carnegie Mellon, 9Colby, 13Colgate, 13Colorado College, 10Columbia, 12Connecticut College, 13Cornell, 18Dartmouth, 8Denison, 6Duke, 5Emory, 7Fairfield, 6Franklin & Marshall, 11George Washington, 27Georgetown, 29Gettysburg, 15Hamilton, 6Hobart & William Smith, 7Johns Hopkins, 5Lehigh, 12Middlebury, 15NYU, 13Northeastern, 6Northwestern, 5Notre Dame, 5Occidental, 5Princeton, 11Reed, 7Southern Methodist, 10St. Lawrence, 13Stanford, 7Syracuse, 5Trinity, 27Tufts, 17Union, 6Univ. of Chicago, 5Univ. of Colorado, 6Univ. of Michigan, 6Univ. of Penn, 11Univ. of Richmond, 7USC, 5St. Andrews (Scotland), 6Univ. of VT, 6Univ. of VA, 11Vanderbilt, 8Vassar, 5Villanova, 9Wake Forest, 17Wesleyan, 15Wheaton (MA), 5Williams, 6Yale, 12TESTING PROFILECLASS OF 2012SAT REASONING TESTCR Math WritingMean 630 650 64875%ile 690 700 72025%ile 570 590 590ACT EN MA RE SC CPMean 28.6 27.9 27.8 26.4 27.575%ile 33 30 32 30 3125%ile 25 26 24 24 25SAT SUBJECT TESTSMiddle 50% Mean #TestedBiology – Ecology570–680 636 17Biology – Molecular610–720 652 34Chemistry570–670 626 60Chinese with Listening720–800 773 3English Literature540–700 616 69French620–720 663 10French with Listening560–660 603 3Latin560–690 634 7Math Level I570–650 616 79Math Level II620–760 686 59Physics560–700 644 31Spanish610–760 696 14Spanish with Listening620–770 723 4U.S. History600–730 663 42AP RESULTS•263 Taft students took a total of672 AP exams.•66% resulted in scores of 4 or 5.•88% resulted in scores of 3 or higher.NATIONAL MERIT COMPETITIONClass of 2012 (170 members)•1 National Merit Semifinalist•12 Commended Scholars•2 National Achievement ScholarsClass of 2013 (166)•3 National Merit Semifinalists•12 Commended Scholarso o o110 Woodbury Road • Watertown, Connecticut 06795 • www.TaftSchool.org •860-945-7777 • FAX 860-945-7704 • SAT/ACT School Code: 070880