Chances for getting into art major at Brown???? Cornell???Carnegie Mellon???

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I am finishing junior year right now and I just need smone to point out my weak points in my application so I can hopefully improve those points until I finish my apps this winter. PLZ SERIOUSLY offer your thoughts about my chance in each of these 3 schools, considering that I will obtain a 2250+ on my SAT this June. Brown is my dream school by the way.</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2120/2400 (R: 640, W: 720, M: 760) I was sick on the test day, so I screwed up :(, got 220/240 on PSAT. Aiming for a 2250 this June.
SAT II: 780 Math, 740 Chinese/w listening, (Planning to take Chemisty and Korean w/listening)
Unweighted GPA: 96.5%/100% for Junior year, 3.75/4.00 for Freshmen and Sophomore year. (I moved schools this year with different grading systems)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):N/A
AP (Scores): World History (4) so far. Just took Language and Composition, Chinese, Chemistry, Statistics. Estimating 5s for Statistics and Lang, and 4s for Chinese and Chemistry.<br>
Senior Year Course Load: AP Literature, AP Art History, AP Drawing, AP Calculus BC, AP Environmental Science, U.S. History, Ceramics
Major Awards:
COMAP International High School Mathematical Contest in Modelling Honorable mention (Twice, 9th and 10th grade)
High Honors Award in academics for all 6 semesters from 9th to 11th grade
Scholastic Art & Writing Awards Regional Silver key in Ceramics & Glass
Scholastic Art & Writing Awards Regional Honorable mention in Painting
ABRSM Grade 5 Flute Exam with distinction
Hong Kong Music Festival Secondary School Flute Solo Merit
ISSFHK Badminton Team Bronze Medal
Annual School Commemorative Uniform emblem Competition 1st Place
Annual Korean Saturday School Scholarship recipient for Junior High
Korean Proclamation Day Writing Contest Excellence Award
Korean Saturday School Intramural Logo and School Flag Contest 2nd Place</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
*None of my E.C.s are more than 2 years because I moved schools in my Junior Year...
National Art Honors Society-2 years (Vice President)
Interact Fashion show club-2 years (Art Section Manager and clothing designer)
Daniel School Service- school for mentally disabled children-2 years (Project manager)
Service on Saturdays-teaching English to local children in Hong Kong-1 year (Lesson Leader)
Korean Community Church of Hong Kong-2 years (Service Leader)
Student Council-2 years (Homeroom Representative)
Fashion/Art/Photography Blogger-3 years
Homeroom representative-2 years
Badminton doubles player-2 years
Jazz Band 1(highest level jazz band in my school)-keyboard-2 years
Korean Saturday School-2 years
Community Service club-2 years
Art and Literary Magazine editor-1 year</p>

<p>Job/Work Experience:
Intern at a Gallery in Seoul for 3 summers and one winter
Teacher assistant for my school’s primary teacher for 1 year
Planning to work at a GAP store this summer.
Extra on movie set.</p>

<p>Volunteer/Community service:
Planned and carried out fun crafting projects with mentally disabled children, Ex) Designed and made dresses with the fabrics that the children tie-dyed to present in an art exhibition (Every month for 2 years)
Taught English to local primary students in Hong Kong (every month for 1 year)
Distributed food and clothing to the homeless in Seoul Station (every month for 2 years)
Habitat for Humanity Malaysia-built a house for a disadvantaged family in Malaysia, Kuching (1 week)
Taught English to rural primary school children in Cambodia, Siem Reap (1 week)
Taught English to disadvantaged middle and high school students in Jeju Island, Korea (1 week)</p>

<p>Summer Activities:
9th: Interned at a gallery in Seoul, attended summer school in Philips Academy, Andover
10th: Interned at a gallery in Seoul
11th: Planning to intern at the same gallery and working part time at a GAP store. Also going to go visit colleges. </p>

<p>Other</p>

<p>Supplementary: Working on my portfolio with around 20 pieces of paintings, drawings, collages and clothing.
Country (if international applicant): Korea
School Type: International
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender:Female
Income Bracket: Not really sure, but quite high
Hooks: Learnt how to design and make garments by myself, ran and got the vice president position for National Art Honors Society with 30+ members the first year after moving schools-Shows my adaptability. </p>

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<p>It is hard to say, really since we don’t know how advanced your art is. I would guess that you are high reach for all of them, with Carnegie Mellon and Cornell slightly better than Brown. You didn’t say whether RISD is part of your thinking about Brown, but my understanding is that the RISD/Brown joint degree program is even more selective than Brown itself. Studio art applicants really are going to come down to your supplemental materials, like a portfolio, and Rec letters. If you’ve only dabbled in the arts, I’m afraid your stats are not good enough to get into these schools. Your SAT I reading score is low for any of these schools, so you really need to get that up in order to be competitive, especially for an international applicant. </p>

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<p>I am also going to apply to RISD, but probably not the joint program not only because the chances seem slim, but mostly because I realize that courses at either schools are available to be taken while attending one of those two schools. </p>

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<p>Good idea. As I understand it, you would need to get into both Brown and RISD to do the joint degree program. Your academic record reads as well-rounded, whereas Brown may be looking for someone more focused on the arts. It may be just a matter of keeping your application centered more on the art you’ve done, preparing a great portfolio etc. </p>

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<p>Just an update: I ended up bringing my SAT score to 2270 this October and got into Cornell as early decision:) Supre excited</p>

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<p>:D Yay! Congratulations! Have fun at Cornell; I know about seven people there and have heard no complaints. Your High School statistics, SAT scores and all of those EC’s looked really impressive! Have fun at Cornell, tell us how the first semester goes when the time comes around.</p>

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Congrats, but I’m curious why you said that Brown is your dream school but then ended up applying ED to Cornell. Why did you decide not to take a shot at your dream school?

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spayurpets-
I get that question a lot. To be honest, a slight change in major interest led me to make my final decision of applying to Cornell.
Yes, Brown was my dream school for a long time, but that was only because I thought receiving ivy league education while majoring in fine arts would be my only goal in college until a year ago.
However, after participating many community service focused on fashion and fashion shows (making dresses and making fashion magazines etc.) in high school, I truly discovered my passion and interest in fashion. Most importantly, I now come to imagine myself working in the fashion industry and not in the art industry after graduation.
That is when I found out about the FSAD (fiber science and apparel design) program in Cornell and thought the curriculum would be a perfect fit for me, as it mixes interdisciplinary education with focusing on fashion design and fashion management.

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Thanks for the response. I was skeptical but it sounds like you thought this through and made an informed decision that is right for you. Best of luck.