<p>Hi all, I'm a senior starting college applications and I recently fell in love with Bard. I'm trying to get a sense of my chances at acceptance. I am also applying through their Immediate Decision Program, which I'm told makes a difference. My stats are as follows:</p>
<p>White, female, from CA
GPA: 3.35 (at a competitive private school)</p>
<p>I've had fairly rigorous course loads every year, 3 APs Junior year, 2 APs Senior year</p>
<p>SAT I: 2140
SAT II: 700 History, 710 English</p>
<p>Student Council/Leadership: Freshman Class President, Sophomore Senator, Junior Senator, Senior Class President, lots of committees and very active leader on campus</p>
<p>Theater: Will have done 6 shows by graduation, Beg. and Adv. Drama classes, an Independent Study in Theater this year, received Drama Award this past year</p>
<p>Played JV Waterpolo 9th grade, Varsity 10th (then quit for theater)</p>
<p>I have my own business at home that I've run for 3 years providing sectional maps to competitive glider pilots.</p>
<p>My grades are very strong in the humanities and my GPA is tainted by one or two gnarly math grades. Lots of other little things on my resume but there's the general gist. Thoughts, or tips on getting into Bard?</p>
<p>There are never any guarantees, but you’ve got a good shot. Your ECs are very good because you’ve shown a lot of depth in drama and as a leader. And a good business is impressive. So yes, you have a shot. Your SATs are in their range and your grades are ok if you’re at a competitive school where the difficulty is known to Bard, but did you take honors classes in junior and senior years in the subjects that you didn’t take APs? I’d say anywhere from match to low reach.</p>
<p>Unfortunately most of the classes I’m interested in aren’t “honors” even though they should be. Because my school is academically competitive the only places you consistently see honors classes are in science, math, and language. For instance I’ve taken Asian Studies and Art History, both of which are challenging history electives but for some reason are not classified as honors. I think my school wants to avoid making EVERYTHING “honors” and making it meaningless. Who knows. </p>
<p>I also forgot to mention my involvement in the visual arts. I completed Adv. Art and AP Art (4 on my portfolio) and was involved with a lot publicity projects on campus (designed posters for events like Semi-Formal, musicals, plays, etc). I get the sense Bard likes a little extra artsy in their students so I feel like that can’t hurt.</p>