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
Tabata
Mar 16, 17 5:19 pm
Yes I did but it is my first choice and it is the most convenient in many ways so I'm really counting on it... ugh It's crazy to think that I might have to wait until April 1 !! I'm unproductive and stressed all the time.
connect.12
Mar 16, 17 6:55 pm
Literally just got the call from SCI-Arc admissions to notify me of my acceptance, with the official package to be mailed out tomorrow. So thrilled!
kjkaos
Mar 16, 17 7:00 pm
Same here! So excited! Did they mention anything about scholarships to you?
camilahhb
Mar 16, 17 7:10 pm
C
ongrats! Which program? I applied to the post-professional in design of cities and I'm still waiting!
kjkaos
Mar 16, 17 7:16 pm
I got into MArch I, hoping for Advanced Standing. I hope you get good news soon!
connect.12
Mar 16, 17 7:26 pm
Hoping for advanced standing in m.arch 1 as well. They said scholarship/financial aid information will be contained in the package tomorrow
architectkim
Mar 16, 17 7:38 pm
There is no advanced standing in MArch I at Sci-Arc last time I checked...
kjkaos
Mar 16, 17 7:42 pm
I discussed this with the admissions office earlier on - it depends on the student, and if you have a pre professional degree, as I do. I tried to apply to MArch II, but they said I should apply for MArch I and they could give me advanced standing/excuse me from certain classes
connect.12
Mar 16, 17 7:49 pm
same here
camilahhb
Mar 17, 17 3:47 pm
Denied at MIT. Very disappointing!
isms
Mar 17, 17 3:51 pm
likewise :( the long wait just made rejection hurt more tbh
banedilbi
Mar 17, 17 3:58 pm
Me too :( it did ^
Rgneee
Mar 17, 17 4:03 pm
Same, just curious about their expectation...
Tabata
Mar 17, 17 4:27 pm
same here....
iiiooo
Mar 17, 17 4:54 pm
Did anyone receive mostly rejections? To my surprise, I was only admitted to my "safe" schools. I guess I wasn't as strong of an applicant that I thought.
Tabata
Mar 17, 17 4:59 pm
Yeah same here haha.... I got admitted to 2 and the rest were rejections. I was surprised to be honest.
camilahhb
Mar 17, 17 5:02 pm
admitted to 6, rejected at MIT and Princeton.
Tabata
Mar 17, 17 5:04 pm
Congrats Camila! Did you decide where are you going? I need to do some yoga now and get over MIT. So happy the wait is over.
camilahhb
Mar 17, 17 5:15 pm
For sure! I really wanna go to GSD, but i can't afford it. They called me and told me they are open for negociation. Rice offered me full tuition, but I don't like their program. So for now, I'll go to the GSD open house and try to negociate, if I don't get to a good deal, I'll end up at Rice.
Tabata
Mar 17, 17 5:19 pm
I really hope GSD works out
for you. All the best.
Rgneee
Mar 17, 17 6:06 pm
I just applied to MIT, Columbia, Princeton, AA and Bartlett. Rejected at MIT , waitlisted at Princeton and still waiting from Bartlett. Just curious, how is your professional backgrounds? Maybe I should work for a year than apply again to MIT.
calebehly
Mar 17, 17 6:17 pm
How do you plan on negotiation, you obviously have a full ride from another school to wager, but what is your approach
?
camilahhb
Mar 17, 17 6:22 pm
They called me and told me they would find for me to go there if I really wanted to go. Maybe this way is cheap loan, which i wouldn't accept. I interned in 4 offices during undergraduate years and one of them was Machado and Silvetti Associates, really well know in the east cost.The other ones were in Brazil.
Rgneee
Mar 17, 17 6:36 pm
I am international, my government has special scholarships for MIT students. Columbia doesnt give any aid for int., AA (drl) will announce its bursary at the end of March. Idk if Princeton gives any scholarships for waitlisted students, still I can try to negotiate. I am recent graduate actually and attended so many short courses and workshops in AA and Bartlett while studying undergrad. I will have an internship for the next three months in Spain in a quite known firm. I have job opportunities in my country but I want to live in US or in UK. MIT was my first choice and I am a bit disappointed. So very confused right now...
yogihj 12
Mar 26, 17 8:31 pm
Rgneee
Congrats! If you don't mind, who did call from GSD?
eddace
Mar 18, 17 12:11 am
Has anyone heard from Berkeley? I received a "Brief admittance notification" on March 8th but nothing ever since, they were supposed to send official email on Monday 13th but I haven´t got anything yet.
architectkim
Mar 18, 17 9:17 am
Wait list = Rejection ?
I have been waitlisted at 2 schools, and i am considering them as rejections. How do they normally work out?
Bitter_lemon
Mar 18, 17 12:34 pm
Wanna know as well. Also no chance of getting scholarships yea?
Rgneee
Apr 15, 17 7:51 pm
I was on waitlist for Princeton and 2 days ago got accepted with
Princeton Graduate Fellowship + Stipend.
toomuchtuna
Mar 19, 17 6:19 pm
When is everyone planning to begin negotiating financial aid? Is the best plan to ask as soon as possible?
calebehly
Mar 19, 17 11:02 pm
wondering the same thing....
arjeny
Mar 20, 17 11:50 am
wondering if it's better to negotiate through email or at open house
yesyesyoll
Mar 21, 17 10:30 am
where should I negotiate financial aid with? admission office? m.arch department? financial aid office?
ii003
Mar 21, 17 11:19 am
same question.
Aprism
Mar 21, 17 2:24 pm
I'm thinking through the department? On my scholarship offer is says, "USC School of Architecture Scholarship" So I assume through them
isms
Mar 23, 17 1:07 pm
Finally got the call from SCI-Arc. They let me know they'll be sending out official acceptance letters and other documentation sometime over the next week.
Prahallad Badami
Mar 28, 17 3:10 pm
Looking for M.Arch/MUP for Fall 2017. Following are the acceptances to both programs.
SUNY Buffalo (Concurrent) - Scholarship of $5000 combined. Can apply for Assistantship.
UW Milwaukee (Concurrent) - Applied for Assistantship and Scholarship. Will know by Mid-April.
UIUC (Joint) - No funding from Planning. Applied for Scholarship, Fellowship and Assistantship with Architecture.
Is UIUC the choice by default? Any idea what the prospects are of funding and employment on campus?
Ruili8
Mar 28, 17 11:30 pm
Any international student heard back from University of Toronto? The wait is too long!
Suppu
Mar 29, 17 8:30 am
Has anyone heard back from UCLA Suprastudio?
Also, the mail saying, 'We have recommended to you to ABC SupraStudio...' is a confirmed yet unofficial acceptance is it?
mattgehm
Mar 29, 17 10:23 am
I watched a web seminar with one of the professors and they said that its pretty much guaranteed that your accepted if they recommend you. I think its more formality than anything.
Suppu
Mar 29, 17 10:49 am
Thank you mattgehm!
borispmchan
Mar 29, 17 9:20 am
Anyone heard a thing from Calgary? Really desperate :(
architectkim
Apr 2, 17 1:36 pm
Deciding between
Sci-Arc MArch II PennDesign AAD AA DRL
I am pursuing digital architecture, and all of these institutions are great...
Any advice is appreciated.
archietechie
Apr 2, 17 2:51 pm
Seems sci-arc is pretty easy to get into with all these posts. Are they in desperate need for more benjamins?
TED
Apr 3, 17 3:33 am
competition is tough - many proper universities have established research and streams to funding -
archietechie
Apr 3, 17 8:52 am
I'm evidently uninformed about the ongoings of institute fundings, so why doesn't sci-arc follow suit and adopt the means of traditional tertiary institutes?
architectkim
Apr 4, 17 4:56 am
May I ask what you are basing this on? If you see accepted students post a lot, then it's easy to get into?
ANNIE017
Apr 3, 17 5:12 am
Hi,I would like your advice and opinions on which college to opt for M.arch II.I got accepted in Yale,Cornell and SCI-ARC..But now I am in a fix as to which one to finalise.please help
JCano
Apr 6, 17 2:18 am
Anyone go to Michigan and Penn's open house and having a hard time deciding? I seriously don't know what I am going to do!
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
Yes I did but it is my first choice and it is the most convenient in many ways so I'm really counting on it... ugh It's crazy to think that I might have to wait until April 1 !! I'm unproductive and stressed all the time.
Literally just got the call from SCI-Arc admissions to notify me of my acceptance, with the official package to be mailed out tomorrow. So thrilled!
Same here! So excited! Did they mention anything about scholarships to you?
C ongrats! Which program? I applied to the post-professional in design of cities and I'm still waiting!
I got into MArch I, hoping for Advanced Standing. I hope you get good news soon!
Hoping for advanced standing in m.arch 1 as well. They said scholarship/financial aid information will be contained in the package tomorrow
There is no advanced standing in MArch I at Sci-Arc last time I checked...
I discussed this with the admissions office earlier on - it depends on the student, and if you have a pre professional degree, as I do. I tried to apply to MArch II, but they said I should apply for MArch I and they could give me advanced standing/excuse me from certain classes
same here
Denied at MIT. Very disappointing!
likewise :( the long wait just made rejection hurt more tbh
Me too :( it did ^
Same, just curious about their expectation...
same here....
Did anyone receive mostly rejections? To my surprise, I was only admitted to my "safe" schools. I guess I wasn't as strong of an applicant that I thought.
Yeah same here haha.... I got admitted to 2 and the rest were rejections. I was surprised to be honest.
admitted to 6, rejected at MIT and Princeton.
Congrats Camila! Did you decide where are you going? I need to do some yoga now and get over MIT. So happy the wait is over.
For sure! I really wanna go to GSD, but i can't afford it. They called me and told me they are open for negociation. Rice offered me full tuition, but I don't like their program. So for now, I'll go to the GSD open house and try to negociate, if I don't get to a good deal, I'll end up at Rice.
I really hope GSD works out for you. All the best.
I just applied to MIT, Columbia, Princeton, AA and Bartlett. Rejected at MIT , waitlisted at Princeton and still waiting from Bartlett. Just curious, how is your professional backgrounds? Maybe I should work for a year than apply again to MIT.
How do you plan on negotiation, you obviously have a full ride from another school to wager, but what is your approach ?
They called me and told me they would find for me to go there if I really wanted to go. Maybe this way is cheap loan, which i wouldn't accept. I interned in 4 offices during undergraduate years and one of them was Machado and Silvetti Associates, really well know in the east cost.The other ones were in Brazil.
I am international, my government has special scholarships for MIT students. Columbia doesnt give any aid for int., AA (drl) will announce its bursary at the end of March. Idk if Princeton gives any scholarships for waitlisted students, still I can try to negotiate. I am recent graduate actually and attended so many short courses and workshops in AA and Bartlett while studying undergrad. I will have an internship for the next three months in Spain in a quite known firm. I have job opportunities in my country but I want to live in US or in UK. MIT was my first choice and I am a bit disappointed. So very confused right now...
Rgneee
Congrats! If you don't mind, who did call from GSD?
Has anyone heard from Berkeley? I received a "Brief admittance notification" on March 8th but nothing ever since, they were supposed to send official email on Monday 13th but I haven´t got anything yet.
Wait list = Rejection ?
I have been waitlisted at 2 schools, and i am considering them as rejections. How do they normally work out?
Wanna know as well. Also no chance of getting scholarships yea?
I was on waitlist for Princeton and 2 days ago got accepted with Princeton Graduate Fellowship + Stipend.
When is everyone planning to begin negotiating financial aid? Is the best plan to ask as soon as possible?
wondering the same thing....
wondering if it's better to negotiate through email or at open house
where should I negotiate financial aid with? admission office? m.arch department? financial aid office?
same question.
I'm thinking through the department? On my scholarship offer is says, "USC School of Architecture Scholarship" So I assume through them
Finally got the call from SCI-Arc. They let me know they'll be sending out official acceptance letters and other documentation sometime over the next week.
Looking for M.Arch/MUP for Fall 2017. Following are the acceptances to both programs.
SUNY Buffalo (Concurrent) - Scholarship of $5000 combined. Can apply for Assistantship.
UW Milwaukee (Concurrent) - Applied for Assistantship and Scholarship. Will know by Mid-April.
UIUC (Joint) - No funding from Planning. Applied for Scholarship, Fellowship and Assistantship with Architecture.
Is UIUC the choice by default? Any idea what the prospects are of funding and employment on campus?
Any international student heard back from University of Toronto? The wait is too long!
Has anyone heard back from UCLA Suprastudio?
Also, the mail saying, 'We have recommended to you to ABC SupraStudio...' is a confirmed yet unofficial acceptance is it?
I watched a web seminar with one of the professors and they said that its pretty much guaranteed that your accepted if they recommend you. I think its more formality than anything.
Thank you mattgehm!
Anyone heard a thing from Calgary? Really desperate :(
Deciding between
Sci-Arc MArch II
PennDesign AAD
AA DRL
I am pursuing digital architecture, and all of these institutions are great...
Any advice is appreciated.
Seems sci-arc is pretty easy to get into with all these posts. Are they in desperate need for more benjamins?
competition is tough - many proper universities have established research and streams to funding -
I'm evidently uninformed about the ongoings of institute fundings, so why doesn't sci-arc follow suit and adopt the means of traditional tertiary institutes?
May I ask what you are basing this on? If you see accepted students post a lot, then it's easy to get into?
Hi,I would like your advice and opinions on which college to opt for M.arch II.I got accepted in Yale,Cornell and SCI-ARC..But now I am in a fix as to which one to finalise.please help
Anyone go to Michigan and Penn's open house and having a hard time deciding? I seriously don't know what I am going to do!