I completed my application 2 months ago and now I am getting very nervous…
CMU is my top choice and I am in love with its course framework for product+environment design
Too late to be asking this but… I’m just getting so paranoid
GPA(unweighted) : 3.69
SAT: 2050 math 680 reading 690 writing 690
Toefl: 111
AP Courses: Literature(4), Language(4), Studio Art(4), Psychology(5), Environmental Science (5)
Honors Courses: Pre-calculus, Chemistry
Teachers Rec: Very close Eng teacher of mine and a letter from a Parsons Professor
Personal Essay:
“Describe a place where you’re perfecetly content” Wide acclaim from my teachers and peers. I wrote about the culture here in shanghai, the city, the art, the people through the lens of my sketches. integrated a little poetry and expressed some of my sincerest insights of where I live and who i am. mostly art related
Extracurriculars:
Honorary member of Student council for 2 years (co-leader of design team)
Designer for school magazine for 2 years
Volunteer teacher at migrant village schools for 50-60 hours (3 years)
Organized a Tape Art exhibition
Co-leader of an environment club for 3 years
Intern experience at a fashion designer’s studio (3 weeks)
Art Club (member)
Basketball competition, minor sports awards within the school
Hours of work!
Portfolio:
wide range of media from sketches, paintings, to graphic and layout designs, a couple of 3D works, and a short video. I guess its not exceptional skills-wise. (I have very nice graphite sketches but some watercolor is just meh) but in terms of concept and the wide range of media, I did challenge myself a lot
It’s fine if my chances are low… i guess ill just have to accept it…
:-S