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#leadlikeBaylor2021-22 Baylor SchoolProfile Admission GuideHigh academic standards, talented teachers, and thedevelopment of leadership skills in a co-ed environmentare the hallmarks of a Baylor School education.THE HONOR CODE is a guidingOUR MISSION is to fosterin our students both the ability andthe desire to make a positivedifference in the world.principle instilled in students the momentthey enter the Baylor gates. Essentially,the code is a pledge not to lie, cheat orsteal, and it serves as the foundation forour respect for the school and each other.The code is enforced by a panel of studentswho are selected by their peers, and aseat on the Honor Council is consideredthe most important leadership position aBaylor student can hold.TYPICAL STUDENT BODY325 725200 1,050M.S. (GRADES 6-8)BOARDING STUDENTSFROM ACROSS THE U.S. ANDAROUND THE WORLDU.S. (GRADES 9-12)GRADES 6-12 TOTALCORE VALUESframe Baylor’s daily life: Academics,Character, Honesty, Individuality,Leadership, Respect, and Spirituality.THE TEACHING FACULTY12591 HOLD ADVANCEDDEGREES 8 HOLDDOCTORATESBaylor’s faculty are leaders intheir field and are devoted totheir craft. They also serve asadvisers, regularly interactingwith students, and they areknown for being demanding yetdeeply supportive of our studentsin and out of the classroom. 38faculty members live on campus,forming a strong adult supportsystem for the boarding students.Baylor School admits students of any race, sex, color, religion, national or ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges,programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. Baylor does not discriminateon the basis of sex, race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin in the administration of its educational policies,admission policies, financial aid programs, athletic programs, and other school-administered programs.

ACADEMICSGLOBAL CIVIC SCHOLARSBAYLOR RESEARCHBaylor constantly challenges students to look beyondthe gates of the school to consider the impact they canhave on the community and world around them. TheGlobal and Civic Scholars programs utilize international exchanges, advanced world language studies, andworkshops in civic engagement to help students createdigital portfolios for college admission.The Baylor Research Program allows students with a passionfor the sciences to move beyond the traditional studyof chemistry, biology, and engineering to an independentstudy track. Students are guided by Ph.D. faculty mentorswho are conducting university-level research in biomedicaltest organisms, aquatic biology, virtual reality, and more.The program is supported with a 15 million endowment.ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT90 The Class of 2021 enrolled incolleges and universitiesincluding Cornell, UGA,Georgia Tech, Harvard, UNC,Northwestern, Oxford,Penn, Princeton, UVA,Wake Forest, and Yale.CLASS OF 2021had a medianGPA of 3.7ADVANCED PLACEMENT EXAMSThe number of Baylor students taking theAdvanced Placement exams has increased20% in three years. In 2020, 355 Baylorstudents sat for a total of 766 AP exams, with86% earning passing scores, and over 72% ofseniors participating.Baylor offersThe Class of 2021(187 students) receivedmore than250acceptances to differentcolleges and universitiesaround the globe.STANDARDIZED TESTINGFOR CLASS OF 202126MEDIAN ACT:(82nd percentile)1370MEDIAN SAT:(96th percentile)24 advanced placement courses.COLLEGE COUNSELINGAs a college preparatory school, Bayloris very focused on outcomes. Four fulltime college counselors advise studentson their post-secondary options. Theirwork is reflected in the number of Bayloracceptances to highly selective schoolsaround the world.CLASS OF 2021GRADE DISTRIBUTIONCUMULATIVE WEIGHTED w 8011694737235%36%25%19%15%TOTAL187100%

THE CURRICULUM9th ENGLISHGrade Eng I orSOCIAL STUDIESWorld History IEng I Honors10th Eng II orGrade AP LanguageWorld History II orAP World History11th English III orGradeUS History orAP US HistoryAP European History;AP Art History (added12th Seniors are required to2020-21)Grade choose two semester-longAfrican American HistoryHistory of Global AffairsEnglish courses:and Modern*Contemporary Popular LitContemporary Issues*Identity and Society in LitHistory of the Middle East*African American LitGlobal History of Ethnicityand Ethnic Conflict*Literary ClassicsGlobal History of Women,*Literature of Medicine*Modernism in American Lit Gender and SocietyAP Human Geography*Travel Literature*American Government*Wilderness Lit*Economics*Women’s Lit*EthicsAdditional English electives: *History of Hinduism &Buddhism*Digital Narratives*History of the Modern US*Film Studies*Western Religions*World War IIAP LiteratureSCIENCEBiology orBiology HonorsChemistry orChemistry HonorsPhysics or Physics HonorsAP BiologyAP ChemistryAP Physics I (added2020-21)AP Physics CAP Enviro. ScienceAP Psychology (added2021-22)Anatomy and PhysiologyTopics in Global Health*Engineering Design*Environmental Science*Forensic Science*Molecular lAdvanced bra IGeometry or Geometry HonorsAlgebra IIAlgebra II w/Trig or Alg II w/Trig HonorsPrecalculus or Precalculus HonorsTrigonometry and Analysis*Calculus I*Calculus IIStatisticsAP Calculus ABAP Calculus BCAP StatisticsHonors Abstract Math: Advanced Algebra†Honors Abstract Math: Advanced Calculus†APPLIED HUMANITIESDigital NarrativesAudio JournalismFilm Production† indicates course offered beyond AP level*one-semester courseFINE ARTS*Theater 100: Introto Acting*Theater 200: Actingfor Production*Theater 300: Adv.Acting andDirectingConcert ChoirConcert BandOrchestra*2D/3D Art*Digital Design*PhotographyWORLD LANGUAGES*Pottery I and IIChinese: 200, 300, 400, AP, Post-AP Chinese†*DrawingFrench: 100, 200, 300, 400, AP*Drawing MediaGerman: 200, 300, 400, AP, Post-AP German† *Design: Form andFunctionLatin: 100, 200, 300, 400, AP,*Intermediate DrawingSpanish: 100, 200, 300, 350, 400,and PaintingAP Lang, AP Lit*Painting*Visual LiteracyAP Studio ArtCOMPUTER SCIENCEAP 3D Art*Computer Sci I: Intro to Computer Sci*Choreography and*AP Computer Science PrinciplesDance StudiesMERIT SCHOLARSHIPSNEED-BASED FINANCIAL AIDThe Cartter Scholars Program provides multiple boardingawards annually, from partial to full tuition. Finalists participate in Cartter Scholars Weekend March 4 - 5, 2022.The Jo Conn Guild Awards honor outstanding day students. All scholarships are for new Baylor students andare provided throughout their Baylor careers.Baylor awards more than 6 million each year to familiesfor whom a private school education is beyond financialreach. Approximately one-third of Baylor families qualifyfor assistance, and Baylor is able to meet, on average,75% of their demonstrated need. Find more information s Find more information -aid

COLLEGE CHOICESNinety-nine percent of Baylor graduates attend four-year colleges and universities. In thelast five years Baylor graduates have matriculated atinstitutions around the world.220 Agnes Scott CollegeAmherst CollegeAppalachian State UniversityAuburn UniversityBarnard CollegeBaylor UniversityBelmont UniversityBerry CollegeBirmingham-Southern CollegeBoston CollegeBoston UniversityBowdoin CollegeBrandeis UniversityBrown UniversityBryn Mawr CollegeCarleton CollegeCarnegie Mellon UniversityCase Western Reserve UniversityCentre CollegeChapman UniversityClaremont McKenna CollegeClemson UniversityColby CollegeColgate UniversityCollege of CharlestonCollege of William & MaryColorado CollegeColorado State UniversityCornell UniversityDartmouth CollegeDavidson CollegeDenison UniversityDePaul UniversityDrexel UniversityDuke UniversityEast Tennessee State UniversityEckerd CollegeElon UniversityEmory University and Oxford CollegeFlorida State UniversityFordham UniversityFurman UniversityGeorge Washington UniversityGeorgetown UniversityGeorgia Institute of TechnologyGettysburg CollegeGoucher CollegeGrinnell CollegeHamilton CollegeHampton UniversityHarvard CollegeHendrix CollegeHoward UniversityIndiana UniversityJohns Hopkins UniversityKenyon CollegeLake Forest CollegeLewis and Clark CollegeLouisiana State UniversityLoyola University ChicagoMcGill UniversityMercer UniversityMerchant Marine AcademyMiddlebury CollegeMiddle Tennessee State UniversityMillsaps CollegeMississippi State UniversityNew York UniversityNortheastern UniversityNorthwestern UniversityUniversity of OxfordPennsylvania State UniversityPepperdine UniversityPratt InstitutePrinceton UniversityPurdue UniversityRhodes CollegeSamford UniversitySavannah College of Art and DesignScripps CollegeSewanee: The University of the SouthSouthern Methodist UniversityStanford UniversityStevens Institute of TechnologySyracuse UniversityTexas Christian UniversityTrinity CollegeTufts UniversityTulane UniversityUnited States Air Force AcademyUnited States Military AcademyUniversity of AlabamaUniversity of Alabama at BirminghamUniversity of California at BerkeleyUniversity of California at DavisUniversity of California at IrvineUniversity of California at Los AngelesUniversity of California at San DiegoUniversity of ChicagoUniversity of Colorado at BoulderUniversity of DenverUniversity of FloridaUniversity of GeorgiaUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignUniversity of KentuckyUniversity of MiamiUniversity of MichiganUniversity of MississippiUniversity of Montana, MissoulaUniversity of North Carolina, Chapel HillUniversity of PennsylvaniaUniversity of RichmondUniversity of RochesterUniversity of SeattleUniversity of South CarolinaUniversity of TampaUniversity of TennesseeUniversity of Tennessee, ChattanoogaUniversity of UtahUniversity of VirginiaUniversity of Wisconsin, MadisonVanderbilt UniversityVassar UniversityVirginia TechWake Forest UniversityWarren Wilson CollegeWashington & Lee UniversityWashington University in St. LouisWesleyan UniversityWofford CollegeWorcester Polytechnic InstituteXavier UniversityYale University

ATHLETICSAthletics, whether playing or cheering for them –are intrinsic to the Baylor experience. MaxPrepsselected Baylor as one of the top three athletic programsin the country, and our performance proves it.While the Class of 2021 was in the Upper School,Baylor won the following State Championships:BOYSGIRLSBASEBALL: ’18, ’19, ’21SOFTBALL: ’18, ’19, ’21GOLF: ’18, ’20SWIMMING & DIVING: ’19, ’20, ’21SOCCER: ’18TENNIS: ’18, ’19SWIMMING & DIVING: ’18, ’20, ’21GOLF: ’21WRESTLING DUALS: ’19, ’20, ’21ROWING: ’21WRESTLING TRAD.: ’19, ’20, ’21COMBINEDROWING: ’21SWIMMING & DIVING:18, ’19 ’20, ’21Baylor has competed in the Tenn. Secondary School AthleticAssoc. since the fall of 1970 and has amassed 160 statechampionships in TSSAA sports, 114 since entering Division II inthe fall of 1997. Counting non-TSSAA sports (swimming, lacrosse,fencing, and rowing), Baylor has won 259 state titles.100160Baylor has more thanFINE ARTSBaylor presentsmore than4020 fine arts coursesperformances, festivalprograms, and touringappearances each yearThe Arts pervade the Baylor campus. Theater,music and dance, painting, drawing, sculpture,pottery, and photography are all available. We put ona variety of staged productions – indoors and out:plays and musicals, choir concerts, orchestra anddance performances, skit nights, and talent shows.COMMUNITY SERVICE200In the last 20 years Baylorteams have wonSTUDENTS SERVE AS AFTERSCHOOL TUTORSFOR KIDS AT COMMUNITY CENTERS INUNDER-RESOURCED NEIGHBORHOODSState Championship TitlesCommunity Service is the largestextracurricular activity on campus. Though led byan adult director, a leadership board composed ofveteran student volunteers organizes and implementsthe program, assisted by other student site leadersat each community center. The program culminateswith a leadership trip to Jamaica to work with seniorcitizens, orphans, and homeless populations.FIVEgraduates playing at the collegiate level (37 fromthe Class of 2021!)Baylor hasalums who are currently playing at theprofessional level - four on the PGA tour and one in the MLB.