Chance Me

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hello I'm a junior, and I messed up horribly my sophomore year in the IB program I was wondering if my chance at the the following colleges for their Art programs are unrealistic?
Rochester
Cal State Long Beach
USC
Carnegie Mellon
NYU
North Eastern
UCI</p>

<p>My Gpa freshman year un-weighted both semesters were 4.0 with 25 hours of comm service
1st semester sophomore year g.pa. was 3.0
Alg 2 hnrs/myp- C+
Chemistry hnrs/myp- A
World History A.P- B
Language Arts MYP- B
Spanish 3- C
Waterpolo/P.E- A(of course)</p>

<p>2nd Semester g.p.a un weighted 3.5
Math alg 2 myp- C+(79.6!!!)
Chemistry myp-A
WHAP-A
Language Arts myp
Spanish 3-C
Track-A</p>

<p>Also this year I did do a personal project which took up 6 months of the school year at the same time, a 3ftx4ft painting of Van Goh's Starry Night. Also 30 hours of community service.</p>

<p>Junior Year am :
-taking The SAT with a target goal 2300 800 crit reading & writing, 700 math.(2100 on practice test)
-actively participating in 2 clubs JSA and Interact. (starting an art club next year)
-continuing the I.B Diploma program
-4 A.P classes
-Water polo again
-Classes: Precal hnrs, IB lang, IB/AP US History, A.P Spanish, IB Art & Design, Phsyics 1 hnrs, TOK Theory of Knowledge
-150 hours of Creativity, Action, and Service.
keeping straight A's no matter what in these classes
-possibly painting my school's new mural.
-illustrating 2 books for a teacher at my school
-the proceeds from one are going to St. Jude's Children's Hospital
-applying for both Scholastic Art Recognitions and National Young Arts Foundation
-Congressional Art competition</p>

<p>Will my junior year be astounding enough for colleges to overlook my sophomore year? And am I even aiming at the right colleges? I'm planning on double-majoring in Cognitive Science and Visual Communications. Will the majors I am leaning towards affect the competition level? Can you guys recommend great colleges for these majors?</p>

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<p>What’s in-state for you?
If you keep a 4.0 this year and senior year, you should have a 3.8 GPA. More than decent. Furthermore, the IB program’s rigor is really respected and your art projects are really impressive.
I think you’d have a shot at Skidmore or Bard, plus Case Western Reserve. If you’re a girl, the women’s colleges would be great too for a combination Studio Art/Cognitive science.
Not sure why you’d pick Northeastern though. If you don’t need financial aid, Emerson (but if you need financial aid, look elsewhere.)
I’m assuming you’re CA in-state - you can aim higher than UCI and you should look at all your options among UC’s, with 2-3 possibilities on your radar.
Long Beach is a safety, but you should look for safeties that would match your interests and skill level better.</p>

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<p>Thank you! I am a guy, and could you possibly suggest more colleges for me? Should I apply Ivy League? Will my chances increase slightly because I’m not pursuing a heavily contested major(s)?</p>