<p>everyone is saying i shouldn't worry about this til junior year but bard is my dream school and i really want to get in. right now my stats look something like this</p>
<p>gpa freshman year: 3.7
gpa sophomore year (so far): 3.4
scored in the 98th percentile on the psats</p>
<p>ec's:
young democrats- vice president, will be president senior year
tea club- founder
concert band- saxophone
minor ensemble roles in school musical annually
safe rides- member
photography classes at international center of photography</p>
<p>work:
haven't really worked yet except for tutoring jobs and for occasionally in my father's gallery doing random intern-like things for him on the weekends. but have done a lot of community service, went to vietnam last year and do a lot with young democrats with my school</p>
<p>academically, junior year i will be taking two AP's and my third year of photography class at school...</p>
<p>junior and senior year i will be head photographer of the yearbook, on the literary magazine staff, a "peer mentor", and on model UN</p>
<p>also, tomorrow one of my photographs will be in an exhibit of teen photography and throughout the next few years i will continue to try and hopefully get my work published/exhibited </p>
<p>thoughts? suggestions? </p>
<p>thanks</p>