all great schools, all big financial burdens. you really have to pick based on how you respond to what literature they give you, what you can find out about their programs from reputation and word-of-mouth, and what you like about what you hear.

nobody here will be able to tell you what to choose, but they can probably share their own experiences!

write back to all these schools telling them about your situation, that you have been given larger scholarships or have a higher percentage of tuition covered by comparable schools, and see who gives you the best deal at the end of the day.

UPenn's program has no advantages over any of the other school, except a massive student loan. Don't do it unless you plan on living in the region after graduation. Degree not worth the $.

you want to be on east or west coast?
so risd or sciarch

Thank you guys, for your attention and suggestions!
@archeyarch Which is better for job seeking?

I also hope anyone in these schools I mentioned could share their experiences,especially job seeking.

Here is my portfolio.
http://issuu.com/llljjjlll/docs/llljjjlll1986
It should be helpful.

You should choose which ever one is the best!

same answer for job seeking, -where do you want to be?

I have not been in US before, so all cities are fine to me,even St.Louis. I just care about job prospects...

they are equally good schools, and you have an impressive portfolio, so i dont think the school would make a difference

for cost of living, wash u or risd may be better

All of those are solid schools so consider the following:

Cheaper = better
less debt = better
less expensive city = better

@sonny86
I'm in a similiar situation. I'm an international student and I'm accepted to:
Sci arc
WUSTL
( UCLA - still no answer)
and hopefully AA ( London)
I didn't apply to scholarship, so I'll have to pay for everything whenever I go.
In US my top cjoice is Sci-arc, but if I'll get into AA, I'll go to the AA

Thank you,everyone!
I have written letters to them to ask for more money.
I hope there will be good news.

@Sipushka89
Maybe you can write to your school. Tell them your situation, and ask whether their is other funding opinions available. If your portfolio is helpful, paste a link in your mail.

@sonny86,
I didn't even apply for financial aid, so I think that writing them " Oh I forgot about money! What about discount?" would be wierd.
Of course monet matters for me, but I'm more worried about the choice not the money now.

Yes - ask for as much money as possible and if you have to, just say that you really can't afford to attend because of the expenses and perhaps they can work something out.

@sonny86

may i ask if your scholarship includes financial aid, or it's an admissions scholarship? thanks!

Think about where you want to be, too.  I thought I'd love LA (via UCLA), but did not, not in the slightest.  That, and it costs a billion bucks to live decently there.  Providence, and this was a long time ago so I assume it is better, I though would suck but I had a super time (spent at RISD for a summer).

I dont' know for a fact, but my guess is Providence is a fraction of the cost of LA, with many other cities not far (Boston, NY, etc.). 

Go spend a weekend at the places, if you can.

Oh, yeah, and stick with computer science and advertising  :-)

Get a MBA.  Pick up photography and 3D and you'll have endless career possibilities that, #1 offer creative freedom (architecture does not), and #2 pay you well (architecture certainly does not).

My 2 cents.  That's what I use now more than anything - business, 3D, photography and love it, have my own business(es), etc.

(Haven't said that in a while, bought time it came up again!)

The only thing that remotely compares to Penn in that list is Sci-arc.

Sorry boys and girls, but an Ivy League degree is an Ivy League degree. It does actually make finding a job easier if you decide to go corporate or if you decide to switch careers later on. I'm not saying it can't be done if you are a great architect with a degree from a non-ivy, but it certainly lowers the bar when it comes to being hired by certain firms, decide to become something other than an architect, or if you decide to pursue graduate work anything past an M.Arch.

Which school?

http://repo-u.com/index.html

fluxbound makes a good point, sciarc and penn are the top schools in terms of curriculum and clout on that list, also, with a background in computer science (and looking at your portfolio) you'll flourish at those two schools. The other schools are less computer-oriented (not sure if that is a factor for you)

I went to Penn and did what others suggested, telling them I had other options that offered me funding, and they went and doubled my scholarship offer. Of course, my other option was their common competitor (Columbia). They may not do it all the time, but it's definitely worth trying!