AMERICAN SCHOOL OF DOHA

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2019 - 2020 HIGH SCHOOL PROFILE

MISSION

The American School of Doha is committed to the intellectual and personal development of our students,

inspiring and empowering them to become positive, active global citizens.

COUNSELORS

Ms. Emilee Tollefson Head of Counseling and College Placement etollefson@asd.edu.qa

Ms. LizNoel Duncan lduncan@asd.edu.qa

Ms. Jackie Feldstein jfeldstein@asd.edu.qa

Dr. Aaron Jones aaron.jones@asd.edu.qa

Mr. Izzet Sengel isengel@asd.edu.qa

ADMINISTRATION

Dr. Thomas Hawkins Director of the American School of Doha thawkins@asd.edu.qa

Mr. Michael Roberts High School Principal mroberts@asd.edu.qa

Mrs. Jan Farmer High School Associate Principal jfarmer@asd.edu.qa

ABOUT US

? Independent U.S. accredited, college preparatory co-

educational day school

? Founded in 1988 ? Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 12 ? 86% expatriate and 14% Qatari citizens ? Two semesters, beginning mid-August and mid-January ? Primary language of instruction is English

SCHOOL COMMUNITY

? Admissions from embassies, oil, medical, education and airline sectors

? Well supported by volunteer parent groups including Parent Teacher Association, Booster Club, Creative Arts Support Team, Junior/Senior Parents, and the Arab Mothers Association

HS STUDENT BODY 2019 - 2020

HS FACULTY 2019 - 2020

? 710 High School students ? 170 Seniors ? 60 Nationalities ? 44% U.S. citizens ? 10% Qatari citizens

? 73 faculty members ? 71% hold advanced

degrees ? 71% North American ? 12 countries represented

Mr. Paul Kasky High School Associate Principal pkasky@asd.edu.qa

Ms. Heather Saur AP and High School Curriculum Coordinator hsaur@asd.edu.qa

Ms. Katrina Charles IBDP Coordinator katrina.charles@asd.edu.qa

ACCREDITATION

? Authorized as an International Baccalaureate World School

? Accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges

? Member of the International Association for College Admission Counseling

ACADEMICS 2019 - 2020

? 128 course options ? 17 AP courses ? 44 IBDP courses

ASD CEEB no. 632000 ASD IB no. 4603

The American School of Doha ? +974 4459 1500 ? asd.sch.qa PO Box 22090 ? Al Bustan Street/E Ring Road, Al Waab, SW Quadrant, Doha, State of Qatar

ADVANCED PLACEMENT (AP)

GRADING

2019 Results

Global Score ASD Score No. of Exams

Biology Calculus AB Calculus BC Chemistry Comparative Government

2.93

3.31

2.97

4.63

3.80

3.86

2.74

2.77

3.20

4.38

35

30

A+

7

A

47

13

A-

Computer Science A English Language and Comp English Literature and Comp Environmental Science Physics 1

3.26

3.92

2.78

3.38

2.62

3.09

2.68

3.18

2.51

3.19

13

B+

29

B

22

17

B-

37

C+

Physics 2 Research Seminar Statistics U.S. Government and Politics

3.06

3.23

3.15

4.11

3.08

4.03

2.87

3.73

2.73

4.50

13

C

9

C-

40

26

D+

14

D

U.S. History

2.71

3.79

19

D-

World History

2.75

3.93

IBDP AVERAGE SCORE

70

F

2019 Results

Global Score ASD Score No. of Exams

%

97-100 93-96 90-92 87-89 83-86 80-82 77-79 73-76 70-72 67-69 63-66 60-62 0-59

Core

Honors/

AP/IBHL

TOK II

4.3

4.6

4.8

4.0

4.3

4.5

3.7

4.0

4.2

3.3

3.6

3.8

3.0

3.3

3.5

2.7

3.0

3.2

2.3

2.6

2.8

2.0

2.3

2.5

1.7

2.0

2.2

1.3

1.6

1.8

1.0

1.3

1.5

0.7

1.0

1.2

0.0

0.0

0.0

Arabic A: Language and Literature SL 5.34

Arabic ab initio SL

4.53

5.45 6.00

11 2

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

Arabic B HL Arabic B SL

5.77

5.50

2

5.63

4.86

7

Required Courses

Credits

Biology HL

4.33

5.63

27

English

4.0

Biology SL

4.17

5.31

16

Mathematics

3.0

Chemistry HL

4.50

5.07

15

Science

3.0

Chemistry SL

4.00

4.92

12

Computer Science HL

4.19

4.20

5

Social Science

3.0

Economics HL

5.08

5.26

39

World Language

2.0

Economics SL

4.65

5.80

5

Fine Arts

1.0

English A: Language and Literature HL 4.96

5.67

21

Physical Education/Health

2.0

English A: Language and Literature SL 5.07

5.29

45 Senior Seminar/TOK II/AP

0.5

English A: Literature HL

4.66

5.00

2

Seminar

English A: Literature SL

4.98

5.86

7

Film HL

4.39

4.00

1

Speech/TOK I/AP Seminar

0.5

Film SL

4.08

6.00

1

Electives

6.0

French ab initio SL

4.89

4.14

14

Minimum total credits

25.0

French B HL French B SL

5.14

6.14

7

Learning Service

5.03

5.62

13

10 hours/year at ASD

Global Politics HL

5.06

5.67

21

Global Politics SL

4.75

5.00

4

History of African and Middle East HL 4.44

5.40

10 GPA DISTRIBUTION/QUINTILES

History SL

4.44

4.50

4

Math Studies SL Mathematics HL Mathematics SL Physics HL

4.16

4.38

13 The American School of Doha does not report

4.68

5.15

13 specific academic rank. A cumulative GPA is

4.18

4.59

41 maintained for Grades 9 - 12 based on semester

4.64

4.75

8 grades. Only grades earned at ASD are used to

Physics SL

4.03

3.33

3 determine the cumulative GPA.

Psychology HL

4.68

5.29

24

Psychology SL

4.37

5.67

Spanish A: Language and Literature HL 4.86

5.00

Spanish A: Language and Literature SL 4.74

5.00

9

5

Quintile

2

First

Cumulative GPA 4.329 - 3.698

Spanish ab initio SL

4.96

4.62

13

Second

3.690 - 3.460

Spanish B HL Spanish B SL Theater HL Visual Arts HL

5.32

6.00

4

Third

5.03

5.80

15

Fourth

4.87

5.71

7

4.26

5.00

9

Fifth

3.450 - 3.190 3.189 - 2.886 2.881 - 1.808

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AP RECOGNITIONS

Class of

2019

AP Scholars

32

AP Scholars with Honors

10

AP Scholars with Distinction

40

AP Capstone Diplomas

6

ASD highly suggests students take no more than 2 AP courses in Grade 10 and no more than 4 combined AP/ HL courses in Grades 11 and 12.

SAT

The SAT was administered to 153 students.

Evidence Based Reading and Writing Math

Total

Mean 605 614 1219

IB DIPLOMA

Class of IB Diploma Candidates IB Diplomas Awarded Average Diploma Total 35+ Points Highest Score

2018 54 44 31 11 42

2019 50 49 35 28 43

ASD limits IB Diploma candidates to 3 HL courses.

ACT

The ACT was administered to 49 students.

English Math Reading Science STEM Composite

Mean 25 25 26 25 25 25

UNIVERSITY MATRICULATION FOR THE CLASS OF 2019

20% 50%

11% 5%

1%

United States - 50% Qatar - 1%

United Kingdom - 11% World - 3%

Canada - 20%

Europe - 5%

ASD limits students from applying to more than 10 college/university systems. ASD reports disciplinary action in the case of out-of-school suspension when requested by universities.

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2019 UNIVERSITY ACCEPTANCES

United States

Adelphi University Agnes Scott College American University Arizona State University Arkansas Tech University Auburn University Barry University Bates College Baylor University Belmont University Bentley University Berklee College of Music Binghamton University Blinn College Boston College Boston University Brandeis University Brown University Butler University California Institute of Technology California Institute of the Arts California State University, Northridge California State University, Stanislaus Carnegie Mellon University Central Oregon Community College Chapman University City College of New York CUNY Clark Atlanta University Clark University Clemson University Colorado Christian University Colorado State University Columbia College Chicago Cornell University Daemen College DePaul University Drexel University Duquesne University Elon University Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Emerson College Emory University Endicott College Flagler College Florida A&M University Florida Institute of Technology Florida State University Fordham University George Mason University Georgetown University Georgia Institute of Technology Georgia State University Gustavus Adolphus College Hamilton College Hamline University Hardin-Simmons University Hofstra University Hunter College CUNY Illinois Institute of Technology Indiana University at Bloomington Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis Ithaca College Jacksonville University James Madison University Johns Hopkins University Kenyon College Lake Forest College Lawrence University Lone Star College Long Island University, Brooklyn Loyola Marymount University Loyola University Chicago Loyola University New Orleans Macalester College Michigan State University

Middle Tennessee State University Milwaukee School of Engineering Mississippi State University New College of Florida New York Film Academy Newcastle University North Carolina State University Northeastern University Northern Arizona University Northern Illinois University Northern Virginia Community College Northwestern University Norwich University Nova Southeastern University Oakland University Occidental College Oklahoma State University Old Dominion University Otis College of Art and Design Pace University, New York City Pace University, Westchester Campus Pennsylvania State University Prairie View A&M University Pratt Institute Purchase College SUNY Purdue University Radford University Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Richland College Roanoke College Rochester Institute of Technology Rollins College Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Rutgers University-New Brunswick San Francisco State University San Jacinto College Savannah College of Art and Design Smith College Southern Oregon University Southern Virginia University St. Edward's University Stetson University Stevens Institute of Technology Suffolk University Swansea University Syracuse University Temple University Texas A&M University The College of Saint Rose The George Washington University The New School The Ohio State University The University of Alabama The University of Arizona The University of Oklahoma The University of Texas, Arlington The University of Texas, Austin The University of Texas, Dallas The University of Texas, Tyler Truman State University Union College (New York) University at Buffalo SUNY University of Alaska Anchorage University of Alaska Fairbanks University of California, Berkeley University of California, Davis University of California, Los Angeles University of California, Riverside University of California, San Diego University of California, Santa Barbara University of California, Santa Cruz University of Central Florida University of Colorado at Boulder University of Colorado Colorado Springs University of Connecticut University of Evansville University of Florida

University of Georgia University of Hawaii at Manoa University of Houston University of Illinois at Chicago University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign University of Kentucky University of Maryland, College Park University of Massachusetts, Amherst University of Massachusetts, Boston University of Michigan University of Michigan, Dearborn University of Minnesota, Twin Cities University of Missouri Columbia University of Missouri Kansas City University of New Hampshire University of North Carolina at Charlotte University of North Texas University of Northern Colorado University of South Carolina University of South Florida, Tampa University of St. Thomas University of Vermont University of Washington University of Wisconsin CollegesInternational Admissions University of Wisconsin, Madison Utah State University Virginia Commonwealth University Virginia Tech Wake Forest University Washington and Jefferson College Washington State University Watkins College of Art Wayne State University Wellesley College Western Oregon University Western Washington University Wheaton College IL Whittier College Woodbury University Yale University

United Kingdom

Cardiff University City of London College City University of London Goldsmiths, University of London Heriot-Watt University Imperial College London King's College London Lancaster University Leeds Beckett University Loughborough University Middlesex University Newcastle University Nottingham Trent University Oxford Brookes University Queen Mary University of London Regent's University London Robert Gordon University Royal Veterinary College St Mary's University The University of Edinburgh The University of Manchester The University of Nottingham University College London University of Bath University of Birmingham University of Bradford University of Bristol University of Derby University of Essex University of Exeter University of Glasgow University of Greenwich University of Hertfordshire

University of Huddersfield University of Kent University of Leeds University of Leicester University of Liverpool University of Salford University of St Andrews University of Surrey University of Sussex University of the Arts London

Canada

Brock University Carleton University Concordia University - Montreal Dalhousie University Fanshawe College Laurentian University McGill University McMaster University Ontario Tech University Queen's University Ryerson University Universite de Montreal University of Alberta University of British Columbia University of Calgary University of King's College University of Ontario Institute of Technology University of Ottawa University of Toronto University of Waterloo University of Windsor Western University Wilfrid Laurier University York University

Europe

CEU Cardenal Herrera University ESADE Business School EU Business School Barcelona Geneva Business School IE University - Madrid Campus IE University - Segovia Katholieke Universiteit Leuven Paris College of Art Universidad Carlos III de Madrid Universiteit Maastricht Universiteit Twente Universiteit van Amsterdam Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam The Hague University of Applied Sciences University of Groningen

Qatar

Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar Georgetown University School of Foreign Service Northwestern University in Qatar Texas A&M University at Qatar Virginia Commonwealth University Qatar Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar

World

American University of Beirut American University of Sharjah Lebanese American University Rochester Institute of Technology - Dubai Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland Medical University of Bahrain The American University in Cairo University of Jordan Institute of Technology at Bandung Stellenbosch University University of Sydney University of Wollongong Yale-NUS College

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