It's that time of the year again. Let's go ahead and share our stats, anxieties, questions and decisions together.
Following information would be helpful for future applicants:
- Age/Sex/Citizenship - Undergraduate degree/ School/ Year graduated - GPA - GRE - TOEFL scores for Int'l students - Letter of recommendations - from whom (this can be general; employer, professor, etc.) - Personal Essay/Statement - Portfolio - Schools (results [in, out or waitlist], any $ offered, any other pertinent info) - Open house impressions - Results (the school you plan to attend, waitlist, rejection.) - Tips
archietechie
Feb 14, 17 2:47 pm
Wtf dude? Didn't you already have a sandbox here to play around with:
There's always two separate threads for prep and results..you don't have to post on here if you don't want to.
archietechie
Feb 14, 17 3:05 pm
Uhh no, not every year...and logically speaking, isn't it easier to consolidate the entire thing within a single thread for ease of reference & posterity?
Any problem with keeping the forum tidier given the mess? Srsly, someone has already created another unnecessary "grad school application results" thread this very instant.
tduds
Feb 22, 17 5:40 pm
Oh no, **TWO** threads per year! How will the database servers keep up with such extravagance??
archietechie
Feb 22, 17 10:40 pm
Nothing wrong with laying a precedence
M_ARCHhopeful
Feb 14, 17 3:11 pm
This is a different thread. This thread focuses on results and not prep. And that thread is "WHEN did you hear back from grad school"
Non Sequitur
Feb 14, 17 3:12 pm
I'd like to see two more categories added:
Total expected student debt
Expected annual salary post graduation
tduds
Feb 22, 17 5:47 pm
The ratio of Debt Incurred : Salary Increase is a fun way to see if your degree was worth it.
On my current path my ROI is about 4.5 years.
archietechie
Feb 14, 17 3:16 pm
Argues for thread consolidation for stated reasons.
Response: "This thread focuses on results and not prep".
Good luck with your comprehension in grad sch buddy.
Leon Ordaz
Feb 14, 17 3:23 pm
-_________-
Non Sequitur
Feb 14, 17 3:29 pm
Nice donkey
GypsySquid
Feb 14, 17 6:35 pm
Archietechie,
It's all good, no worries.
Architect08
Feb 21, 17 6:36 am
Anxiously awaiting results. Does anyone know tentatively when they will start popping up?
sidewinder
Feb 21, 17 11:27 am
I'm anxious as well. Unfortunately a lot of the schools seem to release decisions in waves (as to avoid admitting too few or too many students). So, we should expect emails anytime from this week to April. It's brutal.
M_ARCHhopeful
Feb 21, 17 10:31 am
From my research (stalking archinect for dayzzz)
M.Arch I programs :
-Cornell February 28 Tuesday
-GSD March 3 Friday
-PennDesign Mid-march
-Yale ??? (varies)
M_ARCHhopeful
Feb 23, 17 2:43 pm
Edit : Cornell : Feb 27 Monday (they usually send them on mondays)
Yale: Feb 24 Friday (early acceptances - very rare) through first week
It's all speculation..it helps calm down my obsessive anxiety regarding decisions...
sidewinder
Feb 21, 17 11:30 am
I'm anxious as well. Unfortunately a lot of the schools seem to release decisions in waves (as to avoid admitting too few or too many students). So, we should expect emails anytime from this week to April. It's brutal.
edit: oops...duplicate comments
Leon Ordaz
Feb 21, 17 12:48 pm
@ecogalaxy....can you elaborate on your aspect of anxiety? For example, what makes you anxious about waiting on the decision is not he same as my anxiety. What makes this waiting period so brutal and what are you doing to keep your mind sane? Smoking weed? Reading books? Exercising? Curious to hear everyone's response...
mr.1111
Feb 21, 17 3:33 pm
Hey hopefuls and anxious!
25 / M / German
B.A. in Architecture '16, Technical University of Munich, exchange year at UIUC
GPA: 3.94 / 4.00 (according to wes.org iGAP calculator)
GRE: 163 V / 158 Q / 3.5 W
TOEFL: 115 / 120
LOR: Professor from UIUC, Professor from TUM, former supervisor
Portfolio: 4-5 recent studio projects from TUM and UIUC
Applied: Cornell, Michigan, Syracuse, UIUC, IIT
just got accepted to UIUC (M.Arch 2yr) via email, no word about $
M_ARCHhopeful
Feb 23, 17 10:00 am
lol anxious and hopefuls...
frigidstars
Feb 21, 17 4:49 pm
@mr.1111 I'm also waiting to hear back from IIT. I'm having a hard time not checking the application for status changes every 30 minutes. The wait is unbearable
mr.1111
Feb 23, 17 6:58 pm
@cwesleystein I just checked my AppTracker and it says "Decision Status: Denied to Applied" and for some reason it shows that I have another application for Master of Landscape Architecture with decision pending, which makes no sense... Haven't gotten any emails from IIT either. Have you heard from them
yet?
mr.1111
Feb 21, 17 5:02 pm
@cwesleystein yeah, I feel you! They had sent an email on Feb 7 saying it could take up to 4-6 weeks... Let's hope it won't take that long
dingdong
Feb 22, 17 12:14 am
-22 /M / Indonesian - BS in Architecture / Bandung Institute of Technology - GPA: 3.37 / 4.00 - GRE: 146 V / 152 Q / 3.0 W (First try without proper preparations. decided not to use this score and applied for schools that do not require GRE scores. - IELTS: 7.5 / 9.0 - LOR: all from my undergraduate institution. One from Building Technology Professor, - Portfolio: Three academic projects, one national competition, and one personal professional project. The portfolio available online, click here - Applied: UIUC 2 Year M.Arch and MIT SMArchS in Building Technology.
-Result: Accepted at UIUC M.Arch. Just recently received the decision email, so excited!
hpcc
Feb 22, 17 10:20 am
- 23 / F / Indian - B.Arch / 2015 - GRE: 153 V / 161 Q / 5.0 W - TOEFL: 119 - LOR: Thesis guide, Academic Director, Previous Employer - Portfolio: Focused on research and documentation of historic sites + conservation projects - Applied: GSD, MIT, Columbia GSAPP - Results: Awaiting!
Anybody here who has applied to courses other than M.Arch? HTC or Conservation?
pss13
Mar 1, 17 7:51 am
Hi ! I think I know you. I finally joined the forum thanks to you.
M.arch123
Feb 22, 17 10:47 am
Has anyone heard from UIC yet?
Leon Ordaz
Feb 22, 17 10:49 am
or Princeton? USC? UT Austin? GSD?...
camilahhb
Feb 22, 17 10:49 pm
heard from UT Austin, accepted :)
Dericsen8
Feb 22, 17 3:58 pm
Just got a rejection from UT Austin :(
Shannon Perez
Feb 23, 17 10:23 am
Me too
Leon Ordaz
Feb 22, 17 5:28 pm
@Dericsen8 what part of your application do you feel that hurt your chances in getting accepted???? I'm still waiting in their decision...
Dericsen8
Feb 22, 17 5:43 pm
I would probably say my portfolio. It wasn't as strong as i would've liked it to be
Leon Ordaz
Feb 22, 17 5:56 pm
Was it the amount of projects? The quality of work?
connect.12
Feb 22, 17 6:03 pm
has anyone else gotten the barrage of emails from sci-arc asking for contact information confirmation and supplemental financial aid information? I can't decide if this is a good thing or just standard.
sidewinder
Feb 22, 17 6:08 pm
@Napoleon Ordaz Relax man. You've already submitted your application, so it is what it is. Waiting sucks, but it will be way worse if you spend all this time worrying.
linhou
Feb 22, 17 9:40 pm
- 22/F/Chinese - BA. Arch ( Honor ) / University of Pittsburgh / April, 2017 - 3.75 - V151/Q163/W 3 - Letter of recommendations - 6 total, use for different schools, 2 Alumni from Harvard (previous boss and Honor supervisor), 1 from MIT, 1 from Berkeley (Mentor for honor thesis), 1 studio professor, 1 chair of our department.
- Personal Essay/Statement- Spend a lot of time, starts with the earthquake experience when I was in China and get inspiration from one architect. Basically is about my growing experiences with sustainable architecture in human context.
- Results CMU in with $$$, still wait for rest of them. dream school is GSD though. - Tips--will update when March starts happening.
archdad
Feb 23, 17 9:42 am
Linhou...Congratulations on the CMU acceptance and the scholarship offer. I know someone in a similar deadline situation and they've chosen to accept one offer, now, and see where things play out in a few weeks with other schools. Good luck on your choices. Definitely no shame in a CMU graduate degree! I suspect they'll achieve their accreditation on time in a few years too.
linhou
Feb 23, 17 12:24 pm
Hey Archdad, thank you so much. cmu is willing to wait for me for another week. I am really interested in the design technology of them. I will see how others go.
pmeiburg
Feb 23, 17 12:12 pm
Has anyone heard from Clemson yet?
aryankhalighy
Feb 23, 17 2:10 pm
Has anyone been asked to take a "Duolingo English Test" for GSD?
frigidstars
Feb 23, 17 7:17 pm
@mr.1111 that sounds really odd. I haven't gotten any emails from them either and my app portal still says "pending final review". I'll let you know as soon as I hear from them
M_ARCHhopeful
Feb 23, 17 8:28 pm
Heyy, where does it say "pending final review" on the portal? Mine just says "submitted"....
mr.1111
Feb 24, 17 12:10 pm
@cwesleystein okay, thanks, will just wait for their email... @M_ARCHhopeful did you apply to IIT as well? They have their own application portal, it's not through ApplyWeb
M_ARCHhopeful
Feb 24, 17 12:11 pm
No, my bad I thought this was about GSD so I freaked out..
joyhan
Feb 23, 17 8:20 pm
- 25/F/Chinese - Syracuse University B.arch - 3.36 - 320 v156 q164 w3.5 - Letter of recommendations - from thesis advisor, studio professor and vc professor - Personal Essay/Statement focusing on how I look at the relationship between art and architecture and my future interests - Portfolio will post on issuu later - Schools (MARCHII) GSD, MSAAD,UCLA SUPRASTUDIO, BARTLETT RIBA2 - Results Awaiting...
cemoore
Feb 24, 17 2:11 am
Accepted to UT Austin yesterday, one of my top choices. Still waiting on five more schools but I'm already very sold on UT.
subhroacharya
Feb 24, 17 3:50 pm
22/M/Indian - University School of Architecture and Planning ( B. Arch) - 3.64 - Letter of recommendations - from thesis adviser, studio professor, gsd instructor (summer program), Principal architect of internship firm - Portfolio will post on issuu later - Schools: GSD, MIT SAP, GSAPP (M.Arch II, SMarchS , MSAAD) - Results Awaiting...
Does anybody know the approximate dates of the results of these schools?
M_ARCHhopeful
Feb 27, 17 9:47 am
scroll up
subhroacharya
Feb 27, 17 12:44 pm
What about MIT? Any ideas?
M_ARCHhopeful
Feb 27, 17 12:46 pm
Not sure, I didn't apply there so I wasn't looking. But check grad cafe and previous posts. From what I remember they send out acceptances before GSD etc.
subhroacharya
Feb 27, 17 2:09 pm
Thanks!
starsailors
Feb 25, 17 12:42 am
- 25/M/KOREAN - B.ARCH(5 YEAR) IN KOREA/2017 - 3.81/4.3 (1ST OF CLASS 2017) - 160/170/4 - 110 - Letter of recommendations - 1 school professor, 2 studio instructor (worked for both as intern) - Portfolio - will share when results come out - Schools GSD M Arch II, MIT SMarchS, GSAPP MSAAD, Princeton M Arch II, Cornell M Arch II, YALE M Arch II - Results Awaiting
underwood_1234
Feb 27, 17 8:55 am
Anyone heard from SUNY Buffalo, UIC, UIUC?
M.arch123
Feb 27, 17 12:01 pm
Is anyone else having an issue seeing your application status for Michigan? I am getting an error message when I try to click through on my application status.
mr.1111
Feb 27, 17 12:06 pm
I also get an error message. It was working last week.
underwood_1234
Feb 27, 17 12:17 pm
The wolverine access page says its under some maintenance work... Hope it gets resolved soon..
M.arch123
Feb 27, 17 5:18 pm
Rejected from Yale, did not receive email just checked the website for an update.
linhou
Feb 27, 17 5:27 pm
Reject from yale, heat frozen. just want to turn down the internet forever.
Bitter_lemon
Feb 27, 17 5:29 pm
Rejected from Yale.
matdez6
Feb 27, 17 5:32 pm
same, rejected from yale.
M_ARCHhopeful
Feb 27, 17 5:32 pm
ACCEPTED TO YALE! CANT BELIEVE IT~!
TED
Feb 28, 17 5:51 pm
CONGRATS
M_ARCHhopeful
Mar 5, 17 11:24 am
THANKS! lol
nynana
Feb 27, 17 5:34 pm
also got rejected
ace_
Feb 27, 17 8:18 pm
Anyone else get in.... the results seem dire im scared to look
M.arch123
Mar 1, 17 2:40 pm
Did you end up getting good news here??
ace_
Mar 1, 17 6:52 pm
nope :(
Ven-
Feb 27, 17 8:45 pm
waitlisted
nynana
Feb 27, 17 9:04 pm
wish you luck Ven-!
toomuchtuna
Feb 27, 17 9:13 pm
24/M Studio Art & Philosophy Double
GRE: V:163 Q:161 W:5
GPA: 3.72/4.0
LOR: Painting professor, Philosophy prof, three from current managers/coworkers (currently working in law)
Portfolio: Lots of painting, ceramics, drawings, thoughts on large modern sculpture, some excerpts of my honors thesis on color philosophy
Applied: GSD, Cornell, Yale, Columbia, Princeton, Penn, New School
Also dinged at Yale. :(
toomuchtuna
Mar 19, 17 6:16 pm
Final Update:
In: Penn ($$), GSAPP, New School ($$)
Out: Harvard, Yale, Cornell, Princeton
M_ARCHhopeful
Feb 27, 17 9:50 pm
26/ F / American / BS Arch @ NJIT
Applying for M.Arch I this fall
GRE: V155 Q154 W 4.0
GPA 3.2/4
INTERNSHIP/WORK: 3 years at architecture firms in NJ
Schools im interested in: GSD, YsoA, Cornell AAP, PennDesign
LORs: 2 from Studio professors, 1 currently supervisor , 1 Director of Arch
SOP: Wrote about my interest in Neuro-phenomenology and related that to my studio and tied it to my background.
Results: Accepted to Yale (???) no aid info --- Awaiting others
Tips:
Work hard and put effort and thought into the application and you will get in. Personal statement and Portfolio are the most important parts of the application make sure they convey the same core message in your application.
Also the book Graduate Admissions Essays (by Donald Asher) is incredibly helpful
M_ARCHhopeful
Mar 5, 17 11:26 am
Rejected by GSD (my top choice, so heart broken but in retrospect I mentioned I wanted to work with M.Des professors while applying for M.Arch I so I think that def hurt me )
nynana
Feb 27, 17 10:41 pm
do all schools have waitlist? I thought it is only undergrad thing
mm09
Feb 27, 17 10:49 pm
Accepted to Yale (M.Arch II), waiting on GSD and Cornell.
TED
Feb 28, 17 5:51 pm
congrats!!!
mm09
Mar 1, 17 3:32 am
Thank you! :-)
Bitter_lemon
Feb 28, 17 3:07 pm
Has anyone heard from Princeton?
toomuchtuna
Feb 28, 17 3:37 pm
Negative
Bitter_lemon
Mar 6, 17 12:49 pm
Do you remember when they said we would know by? I need to book my flights to those open houses...
Hey guys!
It's that time of the year again. Let's go ahead and share our stats, anxieties, questions and decisions together.
Following information would be helpful for future applicants:
- Age/Sex/Citizenship
- Undergraduate degree/ School/ Year graduated
- GPA
- GRE
- TOEFL scores for Int'l students
- Letter of recommendations - from whom (this can be general; employer, professor, etc.)
- Personal Essay/Statement
- Portfolio
- Schools (results [in, out or waitlist], any $ offered, any other pertinent info)
- Open house impressions
- Results (the school you plan to attend, waitlist, rejection.)
- Tips
Wtf dude? Didn't you already have a sandbox here to play around with:
http://archinect.com/forum/thread/149969331/2017-m-arch-in-the-us-applicants-admissions-prep-post-here/50#last
There's always two separate threads for prep and results..you don't have to post on here if you don't want to.
Uhh no, not every year...and logically speaking, isn't it easier to consolidate the entire thing within a single thread for ease of reference & posterity?
Any problem with keeping the forum tidier given the mess? Srsly, someone has already created another unnecessary "grad school application results" thread this very instant.
Oh no, **TWO** threads per year! How will the database servers keep up with such extravagance??
Nothing wrong with laying a precedence
This is a different thread. This thread focuses on results and not prep. And that thread is "WHEN did you hear back from grad school"
I'd like to see two more categories added:
The ratio of Debt Incurred : Salary Increase is a fun way to see if your degree was worth it.
On my current path my ROI is about 4.5 years.
Argues for thread consolidation for stated reasons.
Response: "This thread focuses on results and not prep".
Good luck with your comprehension in grad sch buddy.
-_________-
Nice donkey
Archietechie,
It's all good, no worries.
Anxiously awaiting results. Does anyone know tentatively when they will start popping up?
I'm anxious as well. Unfortunately a lot of the schools seem to release decisions in waves (as to avoid admitting too few or too many students). So, we should expect emails anytime from this week to April. It's brutal.
From my research (stalking archinect for dayzzz)
M.Arch I programs :
-Cornell February 28 Tuesday
-GSD March 3 Friday
-PennDesign Mid-march
-Yale ??? (varies)
Edit : Cornell : Feb 27 Monday (they usually send them on mondays)
Yale: Feb 24 Friday (early acceptances - very rare) through first week
It's all speculation..it helps calm down my obsessive anxiety regarding decisions...
I'm anxious as well. Unfortunately a lot of the schools seem to release decisions in waves (as to avoid admitting too few or too many students). So, we should expect emails anytime from this week to April. It's brutal.
edit: oops...duplicate comments
@ecogalaxy....can you elaborate on your aspect of anxiety? For example, what makes you anxious about waiting on the decision is not he same as my anxiety. What makes this waiting period so brutal and what are you doing to keep your mind sane? Smoking weed? Reading books? Exercising? Curious to hear everyone's response...
Hey hopefuls and anxious!
just got accepted to UIUC (M.Arch 2yr) via email, no word about $
lol anxious and hopefuls...
@mr.1111 I'm also waiting to hear back from IIT. I'm having a hard time not checking the application for status changes every 30 minutes. The wait is unbearable
@cwesleystein I just checked my AppTracker and it says "Decision Status: Denied to Applied" and for some reason it shows that I have another application for Master of Landscape Architecture with decision pending, which makes no sense... Haven't gotten any emails from IIT either. Have you heard from them yet?
@cwesleystein yeah, I feel you! They had sent an email on Feb 7 saying it could take up to 4-6 weeks... Let's hope it won't take that long
- 22 /M / Indonesian
- BS in Architecture / Bandung Institute of Technology
- GPA: 3.37 / 4.00
- GRE: 146 V / 152 Q / 3.0 W (First try without proper preparations. decided not to use this score and applied for schools that do not require GRE scores.
- IELTS: 7.5 / 9.0
- LOR: all from my undergraduate institution. One from Building Technology Professor,
- Portfolio: Three academic projects, one national competition, and one personal professional project. The portfolio available online, click here
- Applied: UIUC 2 Year M.Arch and MIT SMArchS in Building Technology.
-Result: Accepted at UIUC M.Arch. Just recently received the decision email, so excited!
- 23 / F / Indian
- B.Arch / 2015
- GRE: 153 V / 161 Q / 5.0 W
- TOEFL: 119
- LOR: Thesis guide, Academic Director, Previous Employer
- Portfolio: Focused on research and documentation of historic sites + conservation projects
- Applied: GSD, MIT, Columbia GSAPP
- Results: Awaiting!
Anybody here who has applied to courses other than M.Arch? HTC or Conservation?
Hi ! I think I know you. I finally joined the forum thanks to you.
Has anyone heard from UIC yet?
or Princeton? USC? UT Austin? GSD?...
heard from UT Austin, accepted :)
Just got a rejection from UT Austin :(
Me too
@Dericsen8 what part of your application do you feel that hurt your chances in getting accepted???? I'm still waiting in their decision...
I would probably say my portfolio. It wasn't as strong as i would've liked it to be
Was it the amount of projects? The quality of work?
has anyone else gotten the barrage of emails from sci-arc asking for contact information confirmation and supplemental financial aid information? I can't decide if this is a good thing or just standard.
@Napoleon Ordaz Relax man. You've already submitted your application, so it is what it is. Waiting sucks, but it will be way worse if you spend all this time worrying.
- 22/F/Chinese
- BA. Arch ( Honor ) / University of Pittsburgh / April, 2017
- 3.75
- V151/Q163/W 3
- Letter of recommendations - 6 total, use for different schools, 2 Alumni from Harvard (previous boss and Honor supervisor), 1 from MIT, 1 from Berkeley (Mentor for honor thesis), 1 studio professor, 1 chair of our department.
- Personal Essay/Statement- Spend a lot of time, starts with the earthquake experience when I was in China and get inspiration from one architect. Basically is about my growing experiences with sustainable architecture in human context.
- Portfolio-- https://issuu.com/lih54/docs/lin_hou_portfolio (better to read each page separately)--advice is still welcome.
- Schools (mostly March I) GSD, Yale, Berkeley, Columbia, Cornell, CMU
- Results CMU in with $$$, still wait for rest of them. dream school is GSD though.
- Tips--will update when March starts happening.
Linhou...Congratulations on the CMU acceptance and the scholarship offer. I know someone in a similar deadline situation and they've chosen to accept one offer, now, and see where things play out in a few weeks with other schools. Good luck on your choices. Definitely no shame in a CMU graduate degree! I suspect they'll achieve their accreditation on time in a few years too.
Hey Archdad, thank you so much. cmu is willing to wait for me for another week. I am really interested in the design technology of them. I will see how others go.
Has anyone heard from Clemson yet?
Has anyone been asked to take a "Duolingo English Test" for GSD?
@mr.1111 that sounds really odd. I haven't gotten any emails from them either and my app portal still says "pending final review". I'll let you know as soon as I hear from them
Heyy, where does it say "pending final review" on the portal? Mine just says "submitted"....
@cwesleystein okay, thanks, will just wait for their email... @M_ARCHhopeful did you apply to IIT as well? They have their own application portal, it's not through ApplyWeb
No, my bad I thought this was about GSD so I freaked out..
- 25/F/Chinese
- Syracuse University B.arch
- 3.36
- 320 v156 q164 w3.5
- Letter of recommendations - from thesis advisor, studio professor and vc professor
- Personal Essay/Statement focusing on how I look at the relationship between art and architecture and my future interests
- Portfolio will post on issuu later
- Schools (MARCHII) GSD, MSAAD,UCLA SUPRASTUDIO, BARTLETT RIBA2
- Results Awaiting...
Accepted to UT Austin yesterday, one of my top choices. Still waiting on five more schools but I'm already very sold on UT.
22/M/Indian
- University School of Architecture and Planning ( B. Arch)
- 3.64
- Letter of recommendations - from thesis adviser, studio professor, gsd instructor (summer program), Principal architect of internship firm
- Portfolio will post on issuu later
- Schools: GSD, MIT SAP, GSAPP (M.Arch II, SMarchS , MSAAD)
- Results Awaiting...
Does anybody know the approximate dates of the results of these schools?
scroll up
What about MIT? Any ideas?
Not sure, I didn't apply there so I wasn't looking. But check grad cafe and previous posts. From what I remember they send out acceptances before GSD etc.
Thanks!
- 25/M/KOREAN
- B.ARCH(5 YEAR) IN KOREA/2017
- 3.81/4.3 (1ST OF CLASS 2017)
- 160/170/4
- 110
- Letter of recommendations - 1 school professor, 2 studio instructor (worked for both as intern)
- Portfolio - will share when results come out
- Schools GSD M Arch II, MIT SMarchS, GSAPP MSAAD, Princeton M Arch II, Cornell M Arch II, YALE M Arch II
- Results Awaiting
Anyone heard from SUNY Buffalo, UIC, UIUC?
Is anyone else having an issue seeing your application status for Michigan? I am getting an error message when I try to click through on my application status.
I also get an error message. It was working last week.
The wolverine access page says its under some maintenance work... Hope it gets resolved soon..
Rejected from Yale, did not receive email just checked the website for an update.
Reject from yale, heat frozen. just want to turn down the internet forever.
Rejected from Yale.
same, rejected from yale.
ACCEPTED TO YALE! CANT BELIEVE IT~!
CONGRATS
THANKS! lol
also got rejected
Anyone else get in.... the results seem dire im scared to look
Did you end up getting good news here??
nope :(
waitlisted
wish you luck Ven-!
24/M Studio Art & Philosophy Double
GRE: V:163 Q:161 W:5
GPA: 3.72/4.0
LOR: Painting professor, Philosophy prof, three from current managers/coworkers (currently working in law)
Portfolio: Lots of painting, ceramics, drawings, thoughts on large modern sculpture, some excerpts of my honors thesis on color philosophy
Applied: GSD, Cornell, Yale, Columbia, Princeton, Penn, New School
Also dinged at Yale. :(
Final Update:
In: Penn ($$), GSAPP, New School ($$)
Out: Harvard, Yale, Cornell, Princeton
26/ F / American / BS Arch @ NJIT
Applying for M.Arch I this fall
GRE: V155 Q154 W 4.0
GPA 3.2/4
INTERNSHIP/WORK: 3 years at architecture firms in NJ
Schools im interested in: GSD, YsoA, Cornell AAP, PennDesign
LORs: 2 from Studio professors, 1 currently supervisor , 1 Director of Arch
SOP: Wrote about my interest in Neuro-phenomenology and related that to my studio and tied it to my background.
Portfolio:
https://issuu.com/ruchidattani1/docs/m.arch_app_portfolio_hq
Applied to: GSD, Yale, Cornell, UPenn
Results: Accepted to Yale (???) no aid info --- Awaiting others
Tips:
Work hard and put effort and thought into the application and you will get in. Personal statement and Portfolio are the most important parts of the application make sure they convey the same core message in your application.
Also the book Graduate Admissions Essays (by Donald Asher) is incredibly helpful
Rejected by GSD (my top choice, so heart broken but in retrospect I mentioned I wanted to work with M.Des professors while applying for M.Arch I so I think that def hurt me )
do all schools have waitlist? I thought it is only undergrad thing
Accepted to Yale (M.Arch II), waiting on GSD and Cornell.
congrats!!!
Thank you! :-)
Has anyone heard from Princeton?
Negative
Do you remember when they said we would know by? I need to book my flights to those open houses...