Basics
83 students
- 47% female / 53% male (by reported legal sex)
- 11% are first-generation college bound
- 27% are students of color (U.S. citizens only)
- 11% are underrepresented students of color
30 U.S. States and the District of Columbia represented
Top 5 states represented: California, Massachusetts, New York, Washington, New Jersey
5 countries represented: China, Germany, India, South Korea, Turkey
Academics
- 42% in the top 2% of their class*
- 11 National Merit Finalists/15 National Merit Scholars
- 30 National AP Scholars (17 with Distinction/13 with Honor)
- 47% were captain of an academic team
*Only reported for high schools that rank students.
Test Scores (Middle 50% Range)
25th Percentile | 75th Percentile | |
SAT Critical Reading | 695 | 785 |
SAT Math | 710 | 800 |
SAT Combined | 1430 | 1545 |
ACT Composite | 32 | 35 |
ACT Math | 33 | 35 |
ACT English | 34 | 35 |
Activities
Students in the Class of 2020 participated in the following activities before coming to Olin:
83% Community Service | 60% Athletics |
54% Part-Time Work | 54% Academic Teams |
47% Instrumental Music | 39% FIRST Robotics 23% Other Competitive Robotics Teams |
26% Drama | 19% Research |
17% Vocal Music | 17% Student Government |
13% Visual Arts |
Fun Facts and Accomplishments
- One climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro
- One developed an android app to educate first time voters in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
- One teaches American Sign Language to other students
- One has written six novels
- One is the gardener of their apartment building (and three other students are involved in gardening or farming)
- One was a Director at a student founded and run organization called Girls Bridging Communities, which promotes racial, socioeconomic, and gender diversity in STEAM fields through hands-on, project-based learning
- One lived on and repaired the Appalachian Trail
- One marched in the Rose Bowl Parade with their high school band
- One organized an exchange program with a school in Kenya
- One competed in ABC's Battlebots
- One is a freestyle kitesurfer
- Two conducted research on water quality
- One is in an Indie band called Horses of Thought
- One sailed from Florida to Cuba to Mexico on a “boat of questionable integrity”, and then pulled an all-nighter on the streets of Isla Mujeres to finish the Olin application on New Year's Day
- One is involved in competitive tractor driving
- One raised 1,010 books with their National English Honor Society for a high school in Swaziland
- One is a certified fencing referee for the USFA
- One was a coauthor of a published scientific paper than pointed towards the possibility of primordial life on Mars
- One portrayed Wendy Darling in a ballet production of Peter Pan
- One is a creative and technical design consultant for a start-up that creates ethically manufactured products in the US
- Two are pilots
- One worked on a ropes course at a camp for children with organ transplants
- One is a unicyclist