The Advanced Scholars Program at Linden Hall

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The Advanced Scholars Program at Linden Hall
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• The higher you climb, the more that you see.
• The more that you see, the more that you learn.
• The more that you learn, the more that you yearn.
• The more that you yearn, the higher you climb.
• --Dan Fogelberg

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Advanced Scholars Program Objectives
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Objectives of the ASP

• Provide a program that challenges and rewards
  academically talented and productive pupils
• Ensure a depth and breadth of student
  intellectual development, content knowledge, and
  academic skills
• Generate objective verification of advanced
  student achievement

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Program Overview

• The ASP will employ courses and national
  assessments typical to independent schools.
• The ASP will augment student resumes, greatly
  assisting in the college admission process.
• Parents will unambiguously witness the dividends
  of their tuition dollars.
• The ASP will focus on grades 9-12.

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Curriculum Requirements
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Curriculum Three Core Areas

• English World Languages
• Mathematics Science
• History/Humanities/Art

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Requirement I Curriculum Grades 9-12

• 20 year-long courses in grades 9-12, with at
  least six in each of the three core curricular
  areas.
• Courses will be at Honors or Advanced Placement
  (AP) level when applicable.
• Three AP classes (minimum) are required, at least
  one in each core curricular area.
• Formal presentation of a Junior/Senior Year
  Research Project (May be credited as a year-long
  course)

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Achievement Requirements
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Requirement II Academic Achievement

• GPA of 3.5 on 4.0 scale no grade below C
• Minimum score of 1900 on the three section SAT
  (Equivalent to 1260 on the former, two-component
  SAT)
• Completion of four SAT II (Subject Achievement,
  e.g. Biology) tests covering all three core
  areas two scores of 650 or better, with the
  remaining two scores at 600 or better
• Scores of 3 (deemed Qualified by the College
  Board) or better on three AP exams, at least one
  exam in each core curricular area
• Faculty acknowledgement of satisfactory
  completion of Junior/Senior Research Project

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Student Benefits from the ASP
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Student Benefits

• A superior intellectual / academic experience
• Customized college recommendation letters from
  the Headmaster, the Department Chair in the
  students primary area of interest, and the
  Faculty Mentor for the Junior/Senior Research
  Project
• In-house and external press releases
• Laptop presented at Awards Ceremony
• 1000 college scholarship
• Special graduation medal
• For more information about the Advanced Scholars
  Program, please contact Kate Rill, the Admission
  Director at Linden Hall.

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The Advanced Scholar Program The strategic
blending of talented students, skillful faculty,
a rigorous curriculum, and external verification
of achievement to prepare students for leadership
and success in the 21st century.