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1 PROFILE Glencoe Road Sparks Glencoe, MD , Fax: CEEB: Dr. Parnell Hagerman, Head of School Megan M. Hoover, Director of College Counseling Linda Snyder, Registrar College Counseling e- mail: Admission Office e- mail: Oldfields School is committed to the intellectual and moral development of young women. In a culture of kindness and mutual respect, we encourage each student to make the most of her academic and personal potential. We seek to guide each student to grow in character, confidence, and knowledge by encouraging her to embrace the values of personal honesty, intellectual curiosity, and social responsibility. Oldfields, established in 1867, is a small, independent, non- sectarian school for girls in grades eight through postgraduate. The School is located on 130 acres of countryside in northern Baltimore County. Seventy- nine percent of the students are boarders. Students come from as many as twenty- three states and twelve foreign countries. A very low student to faculty ratio provides a personalized atmosphere, and more than three- quarters of the faculty reside on campus. Curriculum Oldfields School offers a traditional college preparatory curriculum enhanced by small classes and a supportive faculty. Classes meet in 80- minute class periods, with students taking five or six courses. Students in Honors courses prepare for and are encouraged to take the appropriate AP Exam or SAT Subject Test. Oldfields faculty prefer the curricular flexibility of an Honors course; thus, while students prepare for advanced national exams, the AP designation will not appear on the student transcript. Courses offered at the Honors level are Biology, Chemistry, Physics, US History, International Politics, Calculus AB, Calculus BC, English 12, English 11, English 10, French Language, Spanish Language, Spanish Literature, and Portfolio (Studio Art). Specific curricular information is available under Academics at Accreditation Oldfields is accredited by the Association of Maryland Independent Schools and the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools and is approved by the Maryland State Department of Education. In addition, Oldfields is a member of the National Association of Independent Schools, the National Coalition of Girls Schools, The Association of Boarding Schools, the National Association of Principals of Schools for Girls, Potomac and Chesapeake Association of College Admission Counseling, and the National Association of College Admission Counseling. Oldfields recognizes NAIS and NACAC Principles of Good Practice.

2 Non- discrimination Statement Oldfields School admits students of any race, color, religion, sexual orientation, and national or ethnic origin to all 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, religion, sexual orientation, or national or ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, financial aid and loan programs, and athletic and other school- administered programs. Disclosure of Disciplinary History In accordance with our core principles of integrity and responsibility, Oldfields School expects students to answer honestly all questions about disciplinary history on their college applications. In addition, it is our policy to report all off- campus suspensions and academic or behavioral probations received in ninth through twelfth grades at Oldfields School to all colleges that request such information in their application materials. Graduation Requirements A minimum of 21 credits, at least 19 from academic courses, distributed as follows: English: 4 years Foreign Language: 3 years (minimum two years of same language) Social Studies: 3 years (including U.S. History and one non- U.S. History) Mathematics: 3 years (minimum: Algebra 1 and 2, Geometry) Laboratory Science: 2 years (minimum: Biology and Chemistry) Fine Arts: 1 year (may choose from Performing and/or Visual) Three seasons of afternoon activities each year (.25 credit per term) Successful completion of May Program/Junior or Senior Project each year (.50 credit per year) Attendance in a grade- level Seminar class each year 80 hours of community service is required of all students Each senior must pass all courses senior year and complete her Senior Presentation Grading System A B C D F below 60 grade below 80 Independent Study Independent study is available to upperclassmen, subject to approval by a faculty advisor, the appropriate department head, and the academic dean. To pursue independent study, students must have an average of 85 or above. Rank and Honors Due to Oldfields small size, we do not rank our students. First Honors: an average of 93 or above with no grade below an 87 Second Honors: an average of 90 or above with no

3 PROFILE OF CLASSES OF (Includes international students) Average GPA: ACT mid- 50% Range: 10/ / / / / / / / / / / / SAT mid- 50% Range: 10/CR , M , W /CR , M , W /CR , M , W /CR , M , W /CR , M , W /CR , M , W Destination after graduation ( 10-15): Four- year American college: 90.4% Two- year American college: 3.4% International study: 1% Defer/gap year: 1% While most of our students enroll in a four- year college immediately, some students choose to take a gap year or enter a two- year program after graduation. We strive to help each student determine the best route to achieving her personal and academic goals. May Program During the month of May, students have the opportunity to participate in on- campus or off- campus programs or a Junior or Senior Project. All May Programs contain an academic element and are experiential in nature, and several May Programs are community service- based. Recent programs include Digital Storytelling, Kitchen Chemistry, Baltimore Arts Scene, Boston College and University Tour, Dog Town Animal Rescue volunteer program, Reach One/Teach One, and two separate groups traveled to Spain, France, and Germany. Junior and Senior Projects have included working as a nursing intern, legal intern in Chicago, veterinary aid, an instructor at a therapeutic riding program, a computer teacher in Jamaican schools, an emergency room surgical intern, and as an intern at the Life is Good Company. Clubs and Organizations Art & Design Club Asian Cultures Club Bibliobash Black Awareness Club (B.A.C.) The Diversity Committee Dubious Dozen (a capella group) The Community Service Committee FOCUS (Christian fellowship) Gay Straight Alliance Images (a capella group) Library Proctors Model U.N. OS Dance Troupe Peer Tutors Playmakers Rarebit (yearbook) Student Ambassadors Student Council Tidbit (literary magazine) College Acceptances Each year, a wide range of colleges is represented. Oldfields commitment to academic diversity is reflected in the range of colleges our students apply to and attend. (Bold indicates enrollment) Acadia Adelphi Agnes Scott U of Alabama Albright Alfred Allegheny Alvernia

4 American Anna Maria Antioch Arcadia U of Arizona Arizona State Art Institute of Philadelphia Auburn U of Baltimore Bard College at Simon's Rock Barry Bates Bay Path Belmont Binghamton Birmingham-Southern Boston U Brandeis Bridgewater Bridgewater State Brown Bryant Bryn Mawr SUNY Buffalo Cabrini UC Santa Barbara UC Santa Cruz Cambridge School of Visual & Performing Arts Capital U Case Western Reserve Catawba Catholic U of America Cecil Community College Cedar Crest Champlain College of Charleston Christopher Newport U of Cincinnati Clark Atlanta Clemson Coastal Carolina U of Colorado at Boulder Colby Colorado State Columbia College Community College of Baltimore County Community College Of Baltimore County at Essex U of Connecticut Cornell U Curry Dean U of Delaware Delaware State Delaware Valley Denison U of Denver DePaul Dickinson Dominican U (CA) Drew Drexel Duke Duquesne Earlham East Carolina Eckerd Elizabethtown Elmira Elon Emmanuel Emory Endicott Evergreen State College Fairleigh Dickinson U Flagler Florida Gulf Coast Florida Southern Florida State Framingham State Franklin and Marshall Franklin Pierce Frostburg State Full Sail Furman Genesee Comm. College George Mason George Washington Georgetown U of Georgia Gettysburg Gonzaga Goucher Greensboro Coll. Guilford Hamilton (NY) Hampshire Hampton U U of Hartford Hartwick Haverford High Point Hobart and Wm. Smith Hofstra Hollins Hood Hope Howard Community College Howard U of Illinois - Chicago U of Illinois - Urbana- Champaign Immaculata Indiana U - Bloomington Indiana U of PA Ithaca Jacksonville James Madison Juniata Keene State U of Kentucky Kenyon La Salle Lake Forest Lawrence Le Moyne CUNY Lehman Coll. Loyola Marymount Lycoming Lynchburg Lynn Manhattan Marshall U of Mary Washington U of Maryland - Baltimore County U of Maryland - College Park MD Institute College of Art U of Massachusetts - Amherst McDaniel U of Miami Miami U, Oxford U of Michigan Michigan State Middle Georgia Midway Mills U of Minnesota - Twin Cities U of Mississippi Monmouth Montclair State Moravian Mount Holyoke Mount Saint Mary's Muhlenberg New England Coll. College of New Jersey NJ Inst. of Technology New York U NY Inst. of Technology - Manhattan Newbury U of New Hampshire U of New Haven UNC Chapel Hill UNC Charlotte UNC Greensboro UNC Wilmington Northern Arizona U College of Notre Dame of Maryland Oberlin Occidental Ocean County Coll. Ohio U Ohio Wesleyan Oklahoma State Otterbein Oxford Brookes Pace - New York City U of the Pacific Parsons School of Design Pennsylvania State Pepperdine Philadelphia U Pine Manor U of Pittsburgh Pitzer Plattsburgh State Pratt Institute Purdue Queens U of Charlotte Quinnipiac Radford Randolph Randolph-Macon U of Redlands Regis College Regis U U of Rhode Island RI School of Design Rhodes Ripon Roanoke U of Rochester Rochester Inst. of Technology Rollins Rosemont Rutgers Saint Joseph's Salisbury Salve Regina U of San Diego U of San Francisco Santa Clara Sarah Lawrence Savannah Coll. of Art and Design School of the Art Institute of Chicago School of Visual Arts U of the Sciences in Philadelphia Seton Hall Sewanee: the U of the South Shippensburg U of PA Siena Skidmore Smith U of South Carolina U of South Carolina, Aiken South Georgia Coll. U of Southern California Spelman U of St. Andrews (Scotland) St. Andrews St. Lawrence St. Mary's College of Maryland St. Olaf SUNY Albany Stephen F. Austin State Stephens Stetson Stevenson Stonehill SUNY Stony Brook Suffolk Susquehanna

5 Syracuse U of Tampa Temple U of Texas, Austin U of Texas, Dallas Texas A&M, Commerce Texas Christian Texas Tech Towson Tufts Union Ursinus U of Utah U of Vermont U of Virginia Virginia Commonwealth Virginia Tech Wake Forrest Washington Washington and Lee Wesleyan West Virginia Wesleyan Western Carolina Westminster Wheaton (MA) Wheelock Whittier College of William and Mary William Paterson Winthrop U of Wisconsin, Madison Wofford College of Wooster Xavier U Xavier U of Louisiana York Coll. of PA U of York