Thanks for the help guys! I definitely need to study more to catch up. I’ve been calling local schools to see if they have any portfolio development courses (or anything similar) and I’ll definitely look out for national portfolio review days.
Just for anyone who’s interested. I did find some online portfolio development courses, but way out of my price range. ($1800 for 12 1:1 classes @ ny studio. Still waiting on price from the other one I will update later). I rather save for school and study on my own. But just in case it might help someone here you go:
http://www.lesley.edu/pre-college/workshops/online-portfolio-preparation/