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<p>If your test scores aren’t good, you don’t have to send them in. Bard is a test-optional school where sending in test scores are ACTUALLY optional. While your GPA is solid (but a bit lower than the average 3.5 GPA), Bard isn’t about the “numbers” on your application. What the admissions office is looking for is a student who has a thirst for knowledge, is quirky, can add to the college, and above all else, is a good fit for the college.</p>
<p>That being said, Bard is certainly one of only a few colleges that takes a true holistic approach in the admissions process. If you think that Bard is the right place for you, tell them (and what makes you a Bardian and what you feel you can add to the campus and what you’re looking to get out of Bard). If you do that, I think you’ll have a pretty good chance at Early Action, or even Regular Decision, but that’s a tougher round because more people apply then.</p>