<p>I spoke to the department advisor of communication at Cornell CALS, and she said I seemed like a great fit and what not, but I didn't tell her my GPA... I really wanted to ask if I shouldn't bother applying because of it, but I knew that would be unwise and send the wrong vibe. Basically, you check my other threads, but I am a registered Native American and artist (my artwork is VERY good), and I go to the #1 school in my state, but I have a 3.4 GPA.
Additional info.
-Attended Cornell University Summer College (transcript with 3 creds)
-700 + community service hours at a soup kitchen and a nursing home
-20 hours a week cashiering at local supermarket
-Founder and editor of school newspaper
-Editor of school literary magazine
-Member of mock trial and art club
-Attended NEYC at Middlebury</p>
<p>Dartmouth is better chance for you. On my daughter’s school naviance one kid with 3.5 got into Dartmouth. She also did some summer activity with her tribe.</p>
<p>Wow!!! I will look into Dartmouth again.</p>
<p>Knowing SAT or ACT scores would be helpful.</p>
<p>SAT’s are not required for CALS. I said to check my other threads. My ACT is low – a 27.</p>
<p>@SoMuch2Learn</p>
<p>RISD - Rhode Island School of Design</p>
<p>@SoMuch2Learn I am not majoring in art. That is quite insulting.</p>
<p>Insulting you was the last thing on my mind. RISD has cross registration with Brown. I’ll refrain from posting on your threads looking for suggestions as I seldom look at a posters past threads for information. I hope you find some colleges which will be a great fit for you. Wishing you the best of luck.</p>
<p>@SoMuch2Learn Okay, sorry for taking it the wrong way. I just don’t like that RISD requires students to major in art.</p>
<p>What major(s) are you interested in, and what kind of cost constraints are you looking at?</p>
<p>@artisticnative:</p>
<p>Tufts might be a good fit.</p>
<p>It has a very inclusive, non-competitive, culture with a large arts community.</p>
<p>It is one of only a few schools in the country with an undergrad clinical psychology program. Senior year they help you get a year-long internship (it counts as one class for each semester).</p>
<p><a href=“http://ase.tufts.edu/psychology/undergraduate/concClinicalPsych.htm”>http://ase.tufts.edu/psychology/undergraduate/concClinicalPsych.htm</a></p>
<p>Just to plant a seed, artists can also make very good design engineers, and this unique program allows you to do it as a concentration within the context of psychology.</p>
<p><a href=“http://ase.tufts.edu/psychology/undergraduate/concEngineeringPsych.htm”>http://ase.tufts.edu/psychology/undergraduate/concEngineeringPsych.htm</a></p>
<p>The Drawing/Painting classes are taught by professors from the Museum School at the Museum of Fine Arts, which has a topnotch drawing and painting program. You can minor in studio art. You can also take courses at the MFA or apply for a joint degree program.</p>
<p><a href=“Home | Department of the History of Art and Architecture”>Home | Department of the History of Art and Architecture;
<p><a href=“Home | Department of the History of Art and Architecture”>Home | Department of the History of Art and Architecture;
<p><a href=“http://ase.tufts.edu/art/about/”>http://ase.tufts.edu/art/about/</a></p>
<p>Citizenship is huge at Tufts. They have an entire college dedicated to it.</p>
<p><a href=“http://activecitizen.tufts.edu/”>Homepage | Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life;
<p>Somerville, where Tufts is located, is very appealing to artists, and Boston is easily accessible by subway.</p>
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<p>Admission to Tufts is highly selective, but not as bad as the Ivies. Tufts screens for creativity/personality through the essays, so if you are a good writer, that will help. So will the art portfolio.</p>
<p>Best of Luck!</p>
<p>OP, you’re being a might touchy in saying you were “insulted” by the recommendation for RISD, particularly when your Art is prominently displayed in the thread title. You didn’t rule out art schools at the beginning and didn’t really provide any info about what you wanted to major in except you spoke with the Communications dept. This is an open board and people want to help but you have to provide some bounds of what you are looking for.</p>
<p>What is your home state and what can your family afford? Are you looking for some merit aid? Will your family qualify for Financial Aid at the well endowed schools?</p>
<p>I am from MA and am applying to Cornell CALS for communication ED. However, I want to major in psych at the other colleges to which I apply.</p>
<p>@Mastadon Thank you! I will look into Tufts for RD :)</p>
<p>27 is not bad, although it’s low compared to Cornell’s average - but “holistic” means there’s more than test score being considered - being in a top high school will put your GPA in perspective, course rigor will be fine, and your other credentials are fine. With your Native American status and art work, I think you can reasonably apply ED. It doesn’t mean you’re a shoo-in but you’ll be seriously considered.
Dartmouth is very different from Cornell in “vibe”; Greek Life is predominent, which has led to very serious problems in the past 5-10 years, to the point the university had to intervene (rape, pledge torture, etc.) Now there’s no “pledge term” anymore but Greek life is unlikely to be “tamed”. So if you’re into wild parties, it’s a terrific college academically, but the atmosphere is not for everyone.</p>
<p>Thanks MYOS1634!!! 
I definitely don’t like wild parties haha Cornell it is </p>
<p>The issue isn’t so much GPA as rigor and what you got lower than A in. They will look at the transcript.<br>
They want you to be prepared for their academics. And that will depend on what you want from CALS. Or A&S or CHE or whatever you settle on. </p>
<p>Be sure you can afford this. Run the NPCs.</p>
<p>Dartmouth has a Native American Program which " exists to ensure that each Native Student who chooses to enroll at Dartmouth has the best possible chance of not only surviving, but flourishing, at the college. Through the Native American Program, students are offered academic advising, personal counseling, and opportunities to explore and express their cultural heritage." There is also full and partial tuition assistance which aside from need based for Native Americans is given on the premise of Dartmouth’s pledge to educate the youth of Native Americans. Might be something to consider.</p>
<p>All Dartmouth aid is need based. If you found an exception, please share a link.</p>