<p>I am currently a high school junior planning to apply to MICA, SMFA, Ringling, RISD,SVA,New Hampshire Institute of Art, Hartford Art School, and New World School of the Arts</p>
<p>I am in a strange situation, I am currently taking 4 AP classes(plus one from sophomore year, and will be taking 4 or 5 next year)and the rest of my classes are honors, however i have currently a 2.9 GPA due to my horrible grades in sophmore year and the fact I am very very bad at math. </p>
<p>Im worried this will affect my chances at scholarships since i cannot afford more than around $11,000, and my chances of even getting in at all
is it possibe to get in, get scholarships into any of these with low grades?i woud also apreciate feedback on the schools</p>
<p>other info:
I have a very strong portfolio and was told in portofolio day that all the schools really loved my portfolio ecept for ringling
my sats are 1730, but i will take it again im aiming for 2000
Im the president of NAHS, and im in photo club, key club,and im a youth member of the wellington art society
I will do a summer internship with a local museum this summer, and either precollege or the marie walsh sharpe summer program
i have a lot of art awards
im a minority(hispanic)</p>
<p>im just worried that my grades will overshadow everything else</p>
<p>Art schools tend to be very portfolio based. While it would be better to have higher grades a 2.9 at the schools you listed with a very strong portfolio will be fine. As for scholarships, hard to predict but they do seem to also be based more on your portfolio (and in many cases just on your portfolio) than anything else. If you look around you can find places that list “average” gpa’s at schools and you’ll find that art schools aren’t looking so much for those 3.9 gpa’s, they want to see the work.</p>
<p>That’s a lot of AP classes for a 2.9 - my school wouldn’t allow us to take AP’s with that GPA. Are you taking the AP exams - good scores there would off set the lower GPA. Your SAT score is fine for art schools. I only took the SAT once and didn’t quite reach 2000 but decided to spend my time on my portfolio over SAT prep. Since you’re a jr. you have time to pull up your GPA - work hard, no letting assignments slip - your almost at the finish line (senior year is a breeze).
Just curious, with so many schools liking your portfolio, what did Ringling have to say that lead you to believe they did not?
Portfolio and need are key for scholarships, although some schools will look for a minimum GPA - you must have at least 2 semesters left in your jr. year, I bet you can push that GPA up over 3.0!! Good luck.</p>
<p>I agree with what other posters said but I’d like to add that you should aim for a few financial safeties just in case. Are in in state for VCU, Mass Art, or U of Cinncinnati? Even if you’re out of state they might be affordable. So might Alfred U. I’m not aware of any other good BFA programs at public universities but they must be out there.</p>
<p>greewitch: No:( sadly im in Florida and the only art schools are Ringling and New World, and even tho New World is cheap its my last choice, they dont have dorms and are in a horrible part of miami, and well the state colleges here dont exacly offer estellar art programs, my safety school is the university of central florida but i really dont want to go there</p>
<p>goodschoolhopefully:My school dosent look at your gpa for ap classes,your teachers sign you up for them and i do really well in certain subjects and really really bad in others(Like math and science)so all my classes are ap ecept for algebra and marine bio.
and at porfolio day the rep from ringling seemed very uniterested, he did mention liking my illustrations but dindt really talk much, he also seemed like he was in a bad mood, maybe i just got a bad rep, the other 2 seemed nice</p>
<p>Well, Aps look really good on your transcript, so that will help. Also, I’m sure you will raise your GPA because by writing this you clearly care and that is half the battle junior year. Rock your portfolio - look forward only and believe in yourself, you’ll do it!</p>
<p>Artsmarts is right, portfolio is the key. Did you go to NPD this weekend? If so, who saw your portfolio? I think that New Hampshire might be a good bet. They are less well-known than the rest of the ones you have listed, and they were very generous with merit aid - plus they are close to $10k less than the other schools. Check their website for GPA requirements. If you don’t see anything, you can always call admissions, they were very helpful. My D did pre-college there and loved it altho she chose MCAD in the long run.</p>
<p>colombianita…my son is also hispanic and ethnicity was probably a boost for admission to some schools that are short on diversity, but this is not really an issue at art schools. PLEASE note the following…there are scholarships at VCU and Ohio State that significantly reduced tuition for out of state students. The deadline for VCU for scholarships was December 1 of your senior year so do not miss this opportunity. OSU has scholarships for black and hispanic students based on essays and interviews. </p>
<p>RIT gave my son a scholarship based on his ethnicity but also his test scores…they may have something that is not so tied to academics and test scores. Also, he got a really big bump from the scholastic art awards…make sure to enter a portfolio your senior year. Does your district do this? If not see how to enter on your own. From my understanding, if a student shows improvement in his/her grades from sophomore to junior year especially when taking more challenging courses, this can really help with applications. </p>
<p>One caution…you must have a green card or citizenship to be eligible for all of these scholarships. </p>
<p>Good luck.</p>
<p>redbug 911:how was the precollege at new hampshire?i might go there this summer, im really leaning towards them because of how cheap they are, mica and ringling are my top schools tho</p>
<p>She liked it, and felt that the prof’s were good and challenged them. She came away with some good skills, some nice portfolio pieces and a $2500/yr scholarship. The school is in a small town, restaurants nearby, a couple of field trips. The only thing she didn’t like was that all the meals were catered by Panera Bread and after 2 weeks, that got really old. They may have changed that by now.</p>