Chance me plz: Cornell/CMU/NYU/Pratt

Colleges and Universities A-Z Carnegie Mellon University
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<p>Major: art, theater design, or architecture (overall: something artsy related)
Applying to: Cornell, Carnegie Mellon, New York, Pratt</p>

<p>SAT: 2350
SAT Math IIC: 800
SAT Physics: 800
SAT Japanese: 750
SAT Spanish: 800
GPA [UW: 3.4<--who cares, i tried.] [W: 4.5]
<strong>btw, AP Physics class screwed me over, but I did well on the SAT phy</strong>
IB candidate</p>

<p>Essay: art related</p>

<p>Senior Classes:
-IB Math HL / Calc BC
-IB English HL
-IB Psychology HL
-IB Contemp Hist HL
-IB Spanish SL
-AP Art
-Orchestra (well-known in the state)</p>

<p>Art Related:
-Drawing I / II
-Ceramic I / II
-AP Art</p>

<p>Extracurricular / other activities:
-Drama theater design (sets and lights)
-Hospital: Art & Music Therapy
-Nursing home: Art Therapy
-Art Underground Society
-Spanish State Team: set design, oral, play, poem, music
-IB Newspaper Illustrator (lol)
-Orchestra: All-County / Solo & Ensemble
-BETA club: State convention representative (art), service projects
-Key club: President, Student Adviser
-Youth Advisory Board
-National Honor Society
-Spanish Honor Society
-Journalism Honor Society
-Music Honor Society
-Model UN: state conference (irrelevant so not gonna mention this)
-Designing shirts for clubs / organization
-Private Kendo lessons</p>

<p>Jobs (though I don't have an official weekly basis job):
-freelance artist/designer (will work for any money lol)
<code>Shirts
</code>Blink design
<code>SFX makeup
</code>Any retouches
-string ensemble for small musicals</p>

<p>What I do for fun/leisure time:
-paint / draw
-constructing with recyclable materials
-violin / cello / guitar
-browsing through DeviantArt
-practice devil-stick juggling
-taking pictures of trees (sounds creepy, maybe I shouldn't mention this)
-kendo
-attending fests</p>

<p>Influences (favorite writers/artist)<---relevant:
Artists
-Gottfried Helnwein
-Robert Carter
-Edward Hopper
-Dale Chihuly
-Ron Mueck
Authors
-Thomas Pynchon
-Douglas Preston
-Daniel Boorstin
-Ray Bradbury
-Agatha Christie
-Chuck Palahniuk</p>

<p>Portfolio: got great comments at the review session.</p>

<p>I think my activities are primarily focused on my possible majors.</p>

<p>do I have a "chance" ? i know my UW gpa isn't fabulous, but i'm going into an art related field, do you really think 3.4 is going to affect my chance?</p>

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<p>At CMU, the grades are secondary to the portfolio and professional promise. They will also want to interview you. My D was accepted to both Fine Arts and Drama departments with similar stats, but she had two summers of college level art programs and incredible recommendations from the drama department at hs, including leadership position as paint crew lead two years. She chose to go into the Drama design program and was practically straight A's. CMU is a very intense conservatory program, so be sure it is what you really want to do.</p>

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<p>congrats to your d!</p>