<p>Hm, well I posted in the "What are my chances" board but got like one reply. Perhaps people here will be more helpful?</p>
<p>I'm planning to major in Visual Arts. Of course, most people here can't really judge my portfolio with that, but I do want to see how I look in general.</p>
<p>ACADEMICS
GPA (unweighted) - 3.7
GPA (weighted) - 4.6
SAT - 800 (CR) / 800 (Writing) / 690 (Math) = 2290 total... should I retake?
SAT IIs - haven't taken them yet
AP's - French (5), U.S. History (5)
taking 4 APs this year: Art, English, Stat, European History, French Literature
- worth noting I suppose is that I skipped a grade in math and French (the only two subjects that my school allows people to skip grades in).
- placed in the top 5 for the National French Contest 3 years.
- attending a pretty competitive suburban public school, generally ranked among top 3 in the region. Class size about 400.
- no class rank.</p>
<p>EXTRACURRICULARS
- art editor of literary magazine (3 yrs)
- member of global awareness fundraising club (4 yrs)
- co-founder of folklore club (2 yrs)
- ~50 hours of community service.
- various private art lessons since elementary school.
- attended Pennsylvania Governor's School for the Arts.
- this year, I'm planning to do a graphic design internship, volunteer at a retirement home, and do half a semester of work study at a college art studio. I don't know if I should put all of that though, I mean will they think I'm just piling on the ECs to make my app look good?
- planning to defer college for a year to work at Americorps.</p>
<p>ESSAYS/RECS
- Both should be very solid.</p>
<p>WEAKNESSES
- I hardly ever enter competitions so I don't have much to put for awards/honors.
- as you can probably tell, my ECs aren't great. I'm not that well-rounded outside of the art stuff, although I have meddled in MUN/debate club... but I never really dedicated myself to any of that. Is it still worth putting down?</p>
<p>Right, so. Do I even have a shot?</p>