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 As of 2015 , the school enrolls about 80 students , about half of whom are African @-@ American or Latino . The school is divided into upper and lower schools , the former ages 11 to 18 and the latter ages 4 to 11 , though they are not physically separated by age . Children apply for admission and visit for a five @-@ day orientation . Students are admitted by unanimous vote of a teacher @-@ parent @-@ student admissions committee . The group first determines whether applicants ' parents support their decision to attend and whether the school can provide for the students ' needs . The school keeps a waiting list . 

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 In an effort to reduce commuting and raise academic performance and retention , starting with the 2010 – 2011 academic year , freshmen from outside the Tier 1 Local Admissions area ( the area roughly bounded by the San Gabriel Mountains and Chino Hills to the north and south and the 15 and 605 freeways to the east and west ) , will be required to live on campus . 

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 The nomination process is not political . Applicants do not have to know their congressman to be nominated . The Academy applicant typically provides written essays and letters of recommendation . The applicant then submits to a formal interview . Admission to West Point is selective : 12 @.@ 75 % of applicants were admitted ( total of 1292 ) to the Class of 2012 . 

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 The college developed a master plan in 2000 to improve campus residences and Jewett was elected as the first to undergo renovation . New Haven , Connecticut @-@ based Herbert S. Newman & Partners were selected for the 15 @-@ month project which was completed by October 2003 at a cost of $ 21 million . 

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 Each class is managed by one of eleven academic departments . Nine departments will be experienced by students before the end of their senior year , as one or more of their classes are mandatory for graduation . The other two departments are specialized courses ; one involves the Culinary Arts , while the other involves a precollegiate form of ROTC . This system of Professional Learning Communities was designed by Illinois 's former Adlai E. Stevenson High School principal , Richard Du Four . 
