<p>I'm a rising senior and I'm finally sitting down and evaluating what my plan for the future is. I'm a fairly indecisive person, so as I'm gearing up for applying to college, I've realized that it probably wouldn't be smart to go to art school (think SCAD, SAIC, etc). I'm very passionate about art and photography, but in case I'm not in a few years, most of my choices are flexible in that regard. </p>
<p>My top schools, in no order, are:
University of Michigan, School of Art & Design
Michigan State University
Carnegie Mellon University
New York University
RISD
University of Chicago</p>
<p>My GPA is 3.3 unweighted- I had a rough go of it the first two years. My ACT is 28 and I'm retaking it in September. I was also granted an independent study for digital photography through my high school.
My extra curricular activities include the following:
Art Club member (two years)
Photography Club president (one year) & member (two years)
Gay Straight Alliance president (one year) & member (two years)
5 classes at the Cranbrook Summer Art Institute in the areas of Alternative Photography, Digital Photography, Darkroom Photography, and Videography (about 450 hours of instruction total)</p>
<p>I know my GPA is lacking, but I'm curious as to what my chances are based on the other things. Thank you!</p>
<p>EDIT: Also, what are some other schools I could/should look into for photography majors?</p>