GIMP Version: 2.6.11
Operating System: Windows
GIMP Experience: Intermediate Level

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Hi, I've been using Gimp for a while to edit photographs, but I do not by any means consider myself an expert, so maybe what I'm trying to do is pretty easy, once you know how! I hope this is the right thread....

It all started because I tried using Snapseed. And, I must say - I LOVED it. Unfortunately, as far as I can see, it cost $150 to buy (at least the desktop program, which is what I'm interested in, does), and I don't have that sort of money, so I was hoping that I can replicate in Gimp what I like the most about Snapseed. Plan B will be to use the app, which is free, but that's a pain in the back. So...

1. I would like the ability to crop a picture according to a predefined ratio - is this something I can do in Gimp? If so, how?
2. Accessing preset adjustments with one click of the mouse - I find it amazingly time saving... Is there a away I can replicate that in Gimp? If I adjust a picture, can I save the setting used as a sort of "template" that I can reuse on another picture? In a way that's easy to apply, and I can see the results straight away, and I can play with different settings before committing? I mean, sure, at the beginning, I expect I would have to create my own "presets", but that's fine.
3. Applying borders at the click of a mouse - also massively time saving. Is there a feature in Gimp that allows me to do that? I have borders aplenty, but they're separate files, and I have to import them as a separate layer, and resize them, and... it's just very time consuming. Sometimes, I enjoy the process. Other times, I just want something faster.

So if anybody can point me in the right direction (maybe somebody has asked those questions before....apologies if that's the case), I would be very grateful! Thanks in advance!

Yes; just open your tools dialog and set the aspect ration and then click the fixed aspect ratio option and your crop aspect ratio will stay fixed.

I think there are a few scripts which do borders with adjustments. Stand to be corrected on this and I'm far from being an expert on them as well. It might also be worthwhile checking out G'Mic for borders.