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Andover, Massachusetts, USA Co-Ed, No Religious Affiliation
Founded in 1778, Phillips Academy (better known as Andover)is an independent, coeducational secondary boarding school with an expansive worldview and a legacy of academic excellence. A place of limitless opportunities, the school's needs-blind program meets 100% of each student's demonstrated financial need, removing financial need as an obstacle to admission. Students hail from 39 states and 45 countries, with 48% receiving support from a $21.8 million financial aid budget. A $1 billion endowment supports 300 small classes, with 13 students in the average class and a 5:1 student to faculty ratio. Offerings include 8 world languages, 150 electives, and opportunities for independent research. Outside the classroom there are wide ranging opportunities in the visual and performing arts, athletics (67 interscholastic teams in 21 different sports as well as intramural teams and individual activities), community engagement, and over 125 student-run clubs and organizations. Resources include state-of-the-art technology, two museums, and art and language-learning centers.
Office of Admission, 180 Main StreetAndover, Massachusetts, USA 01810 (978) 749-4050
Director of Admissions: James F. Ventre Admissions Phone:(978) 749-4050Fax:978-749-4068 Email: [email protected] Website: www.andover.edu
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Summary: Welcome to the state of being curious about everything. At Andover, learning is an active pursuit that takes many shapes and forms. There is no one set track for students here. The opportunities are limitless. Andover meets you where you are and takes you to where you want to go.We have hundreds of friendly, caring faculty and staff members, including more than 200 classroom teachers—nearly all of whom live on campus. They have interesting lives and complex, colorful histories. They’re versatile, inspirational, and ever-present as teachers, coaches, academic advisors, house counselors, mentors, and lifelong resources.Every Andover student is encouraged to engage with cultures and practices very different than their own through Learning in the World (LITW). Spanning eight days to three weeks during spring break or early summer, these immersive, transformative programs are led by Andover faculty, supported by financial aid and sponsored by the Tang Institute.Learning resources include the Oliver Wendell Holmes Library-home to a makerspace,90,00 volumes in print, and hundreds of thousands digital resources; the Tang Institute-a catalyst for connected learning explorations and experiences beyond campus; the Brace Center for Gender Stuides; and the Community and Multicultural Development office (CAMD).
Department Director: Clyfe Beckwith
Average Class Size: 13
Full Time Teachers: 220
Teachers Holding Advanced Degrees: 80.00%
Student/Teacher Ratio: 5:1
Summer Programs Offered: Offered
Academic Schedule: Semester
Number of AP Courses Offered: 23
Summary: No matter where you’re from or where you live while attending Andover, everyone is part of the Big Blue family.Life at Andover is what you make it. Want to start a club on sports analytics? Looking to become a mentor for younger students in the dorm? Interested in giving back to the local community? If you have something, anything that you want to pursue, it can be done at Andover. Living at Andover is way more than just where you sleep. This is our community. We strive to make it vibrant and inclusive. Some of the greatest lessons our students learn take place outside of the classroom. On the field, at the dinner table, in the common room—your world is right outside the door at Andover.
Department Director: Jennifer Elliott
Number of Dorms: 45
Average Students Per Dorm: 19
No. of Girls Dorms: 22
No. of Boys Dorms: 23
Dress Code: Casual
Summary: We’ve arranged the campus into five residential neighborhoods called clusters; everyone (day students too!) belongs to one, and that feeling of belonging is the point. Each cluster includes a handful of dorms, about 220 students, 40 faculty families, a dean, and student leadership positions. Orientation, special events, weekly study breaks, cluster munches—all of these things are organized by cluster. More than 800 of our students live on campus. The smallest dorm has four students; the largest has 44. Some dorms are quaint cottages and others are handsome brick buildings: all of them have faculty house counselors and student mentors—essential sources of snacks and comfy chairs, advice and guidance. Every dorm generates its own culture, its own flurry of social events, shared meals, improvised traditions, random outings, and overall spirit. All of them feel, in ways large and small, like home. The house counselors are the primary adults responsible for the students living in their dormitories. Resident house counselors live within the dormitory buildings, while complementary house counselors are assigned to be on duty in dorms on certain nights and weekends, but do not actually live in the buildings. House counselors are the primary liaison with parents and work with advisors to help and support the students in their dorms.PA’s international student coordinator, serves as an advisor for international students in the Phillips Academy community and works to promote understanding and appreciation of foreign cultures and languages. She also assists international students and their families with all aspects of their life at Phillips Academy, serves as an academic adviser to the one-year international seniors, and organizes a special two-and-a-half day student orientation prior to the beginning of school to help new international students start their experience with confidence.
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Arts Department Director: Therese Zemlin
Athletics Department Director: Leon Modeste
Summary: The College Counseling Office offers students a vast array of resources designed to help them find good matches between themselves and colleges. Counselors engage students frequently in individual conferences that are designed to help students reach a greater awareness of who they are. Armed with the well-articulated sense of self, students are prepared to find colleges that are good matches.
Department Director: Sean Logan
Percentage of Graduates Who Attend College: 99.00%
Frederick Law Olmsted (Class of 1838) Designer, NY's Central Park and Boston's Emerald Necklace
Humphrey Bogart (Class of 1920) Actor
George Bush (Class of 1942) 41st President of United States
Jack Lemmon (Class of 1943) Actor
George W. Bush (Class of 1964) 43rd President of United States
Julia Alvarez (Class of 1967) Novelist, Poet and Essayist
H.G. Buzz Bissinger (Class of 1972) Journalist, Recipient of Pulitzer Prize
Rob Long (Class of 1983) Television Writer and Prodcer
Chas Fagan (Class of 1984) Painter and Sculptor; Presidential potrait artist
Ed Ronan (Class of 1987) National Hockey League 1991-1998
Summary: Established in 1942, Phillips Academy's Summer Session in Andover, Massachusetts, is the premier summer academic enrichment program in the country helping students from across the United States and around the world to achieve their educational goals. For five weeks, students with ambitious academic goals prepare for the rigors of the best colleges and the challenge of leading and serving in this complex world. Through an extensive array of both innovative and traditional courses, Andover Summer brings together more than 600 students from all parts of the world for the experience of a lifetime.
Department Director: Beth Friedman
July 03, 2018 to August 05, 2018
Students entering the seventh through 12th grades are eligible for consideration. The admission committee will review applications on a rolling basis and is seeking students with demonstrated academic success, positive community engagement, and a sense of adventure.
Registration Deadline: July 01, 2018 Tuition: $2,000-9500 Financial Aid Available: Yes More Details
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