BardCollege21
BardCollege21,
Bard
B.A., Art Studies
I'ma current senior at Bard College who is double majoring in written arts and studio arts.
Features Included
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Essays
3
Schools
1
Scores
3
Advice
8
ECs
0
Sports

Background

Hometown los angeles, California
GenderFemale
EthnicityBlack / African American
Class of2021
First Gen College StudentNo

Results, Essays, and Advice

Accepted
Waitlisted or Withdrew
Denied
  • Bard College (Annandale on Hudson, NY)
  • Occidental College (Los Angeles, CA)
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Bard College (Annandale on Hudson, NY)

Applied for a B.A. in Art Studies

Accepted and Enrolled Legacy: No

School Specific Essays

Some students have a background, identity, interest, or talent that is so meaningful they believe their application would be incomplete without it. If this sounds like you, then please share your story.
I stand in front of 300 people at age 16 at an open mic in a Chicago jazz club. Dusty stools are overturned on the tables like dead spiders as a crowd of my friends, my pre-college teachers, and, more notably at the moment, strangers, jostle in the sort of dance standing that you associate with a slight euphoria. The mic squeaks in flourishing ring as I look down at my sweaty paper with a love story set in the past. I...
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Supplemental Essay: “Why us” school essay
218 Words
In 250 words or less, how do you imagine yourself living and learning at Bard?
I begin my day’s trek clomping to my Romantic Sublime Literature class through the crunching foliage: the product of real Pennsylvania seasons. My day progresses through my Renaissance Sexuality class, getting coffee with friends and then perhaps going to a Multi club meeting. Here in the ever tepid Los Angeles, the city always seems to be expanding. Swarthmore on the other hand, fluctuates and stays lovably cramped. You can’t progress without bumping into yourself a little bit. At...
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School Specific Advice

More Essays

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General Admissions Advice

How I made up for low grades in high school
31 Words
I wrote in my essay about mental health challenges...
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How I narrowed down my essay topics
52 Words
I wanted to choose a topic that could both explain low performance and show interest and...
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Misconceptions I had about college before attending
71 Words
I had the idea that college was going to be similar academically to high school or if not similar much much...
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High School Performance

Unweighted GPA
3.30
 
Rank
Top 25%
 
Academic Performance in High School Low one semester/year

Test Scores

Highest ACT
31
 
ACT Score Details
 
Other ACT Scores
ACT Prep

AP / IB Classes and Scores

Sports

Extracurriculars

ActivitiesStudent Activities Committee, American Red Cross, Art, Community Cleanup / Service, Library Volunteer, Model Congress / Model UN, National Honor Society, Film
Elaborate on Extracurriculars or Work

Experience & Awards

Awards Received

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