<p>You need that much variety. You want to be able to show colleges what all you can do. Showing them a bunch of the same types of artworks tends to make them think thats all you are good at.</p>
<p>Seriously, research the portfolio thing, im almost sure you need 8-9 works. Dont let laziness get in the way. I can see it in your writing.</p>
<p>Get a few SAT books too. Avoid Kaplan, Barron is the way to go. You also need SAT 2’s to get into carnegie mellon. I was at the very bottom score wise for those but i was a special case. Id probably study those a great amount too… especially if you have only had an introductory physics course. That was my case, and i ended up having to spend two months hammering all of the physics i SHOULD have learned in my class into my head for a test i wasnt ready to take. I still dont really know it, Im considering a community college physics course in the summer to prepare myself a tiny bit more for when i actually get to carnegie mellon.</p>