don't drop calculus if you want to become an architect. it's required.

The wait is killing me too! They say mid-March. And last year it was around the 14th but next week is their spring break. So hopefully this week

where did you hear they'd sent out responses by mid-march?

i heard back from GSAPP a couple days ago, ACCEPTED with (15k) not much but something

im in the us and i haven't heard anything yet. hope that isn't a bad sign.

On MIT's website they say phone decisions are not allowed to be given out over the phone, and yet thats what I see from everyone

I'm still waiting to hear back from them too. Per the Gradcafe, last year they didn't start sending out decisions till March 18th. Hopefully this year it will be a little sooner.

Got a call from the Dean today! Into Option 1 even though I applied for Option 2.

Wow, congrats!

Also received a call from the dean! In for the option 1 program.

Which programs did you applied for GSD and GSAPP?

MARCH II

Hi ML17, I am from Parsons as well/2013, I was accepted into yale cornell and UTA, awaiting pratt and rejected from GSD. I cant say for the GSD but I would think its because of experience. I would suggest work for a few years and solidify why specifically you want to do your masters and what you want to get out of it. What your larger aim and focus is. Wish you all the best!

Thank you, Meowkins, I'm leaning towards taking a few years off.

I've heard the rule of thumb is to not get into more debt than your projected first years salary.

In the same boat here. Didn't get any aid offered :/ kind of hard to be excited.

According to their acceptance catalogue, the estimated expenditure for a 9 month period (2017-18) would be 88k. Including tuition for two semesters, living, transport, fees and personal expenses. Steep.

264k of debt over 3 years. Yikes.

Indeed.

Has anyone on here received word about financial aid from GSAPP? I can't find anything on Grad Cafe either for March Applicants.

oh gosh. we can not even make that much of money. they didn't mention anything about the financial aid, but they did say that there are a lot of blablabla to make money on campus. I may call them to ask the details. Cross fingers for Cornell and Berkeley though.

Are you waiting for m.arch or smarchs? I'm waiting for smarchs It's taking sooo long! Can't handle my anxiety any longer! Haha

It's killing me

waiting for smarchs too, hurry up already!

M Arch 1. Hopefully we hear back this week!

waiting too!

Waiting on M.Arch as well - they seem to be telling like 1 person a day! -_-

Congrats! Chicago is a great city.

Email or call?

Both, email for acceptance, and call about funding. What SMARCHS program did you apply for? It seems each program perhaps is handled differently.

Ah, interesting thanks for the reply. I applied to computation. You?

I applied for Architectural Design

Well huge congrats! Hopefully I'll see you there. It's the last school im waiting to hear from

When did you hear back from them? This wait is killin me

I did an interview a few weeks ago and received an acceptance email last week. Over the weekend I received a call regarding the funding.

Congrats! MIT is my dream school (tied with GSD, surprise surprise). Was your portfolio very technically oriented? and I thought I might ask if you wouldn't mind sharing it with us!

Congrats! This is the perfect scenario! I applied for architecture and urbanism. I really need the funding

Big congrats media-ns!! I really would like to see your portfolio if you dont mind.

media-ns! thats AMAZING! Congratulations!!! can you tell me if you are a domestic student or international? I know some people applying next year and if they dont get substantial scholarships going wont be possible, so just wanted to know if you were domestic or international. Congratulations once again and all the best! :)

I applied, and was accepted via email on February 7th. I'm still waiting to hear back from them regarding financial assistance.

Okay, I"m in the same boat . Have you visited? Or are you planning to? I'm planning on going to the admitted student open house.

I got my B.S. in architecture from there, and still currently live in the Twin Cities. I can't make it for the Catalyst event, but should be attending their open house. Let me know if you have any questions about the program or Minneapolis in general!

Oh awesome!

Actually I am curious to your thoughts on the professional architecture scene in Minneapolis/St. Paul?

Not yet. I'm expecting a decision from now until sometime next week.

Still waiting

apparently some people have been posting in grad cafe with their Berkeley results

I went through a few years worth of results and it seems that people on grad cafe always post about Berkeley on the 12th, for M.Arch 1 anyway

just got an email. rejected. :(

Same... rejected

Rejected too :(

a friend has got into Studio One at UC berkeley ,,, she got her letter today

also rejected. pretty bummed. is it true they admit less than 5 people?

Unfortunately, UIUC has sent out most of their decisions already. If you haven't heard you're most likely on the internal waitlist.

Oh alright, Thank You..

Havent heard anything yet, and also kinda interested on what their average aid is?

@calebehly Received their admission letter via email this morning. They offered a 25k scholarship for the first year, which they said is their max. amount. So that barely helps considering the amount of required credits...

One of my classmates called the admission office and said they should let us know by the end of the week. So fingers crossed

Thank you!

Anyone hear anything? I saw someone post on gradcafe

No word yet, I saw that was a 2yr applicant and I applied for 3yr, not sure if they'll split those up

Gah the wait is killing me

Still waiting. They told me they would send the results the first week of April.

So late D: But thanks for the info!

for M.Arch II right ?

I have not heard from Princeton and there's nothing on gradcafe. Looks like from previous years if you are in the dean will call.

ok thanks!

Same, waiting for ucla. Have they contacted many already? Why a rejection. Their eebsite said they would send results aprox on the 15th of march

I think ucla sends letters in waves.

UCLA told me ''Application Decisions are done on a rolling basis. You should get a decision within the next few weeks. '' so it might not be a rejection haha lets stay positive 

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Thanks for the update! I'm dying to find out if attendance is even possible.

I received mine. Did you guys?

No, did you receive it by mail?

Email, came in yesterday morning.

Still nothing, anyone else from the M ARCH I hear anything? Maybe they said the letters go out last week and we get them this week..

Linhou, I am hopeful you've had a clear and easy final choice of school by now. Your options are very similar to my friends' options.

I only visited Pratt briefly, but here are my two cents. It's in Brooklyn, which obviously has its pros and cons. One of the major pros being the pool of NY architects it can draw from for faculty and critics. My overall impression of the school (from walking around on a random evening) was that it is incredibly cramped. It appeared as though classes were taking place in the hallways. Keep in mind I also wasn't a fan of GSAPP, so maybe I'm just not an urban person. It's certainly an acquired taste depending on your preferences and goals.

That's very helpful thank you!

I haven't and I sent my transcript on the 27th

When did you finally hear back from them then?

How much is NC tuition compared to others? Probably a no-brainer!

NC State - $7,200 (includes health insurance)

UNC-Charlotte - $4,500

Clemson - $11,300

I will be at the Michigan and Penn open houses as well. See you there!

congratulations!

Thank you. :-)

Which program are you in?

M.arch II.

Hmmm... How do these $$$ signs work anyway? Maybe each $ is a quarter? If $$$$ = full tuition, then I've been offered a little less than $$ at Yale, which is cool, but, still, who can afford that shit?! :) :) Congrats all!

Congrats to you too.

M.arch I or II?

II

same situation ! in GSD, Cornell, Columbia, waitlisted MIT (computation)

wow, small world I was going for computation as well for MIT. What are your thoughts on the waitlist? It seems a bit loaded in that most schools require a response of acceptance or otherwise by the 15th of April and MIT states that most waitlist decisions won't be released until after that date. Whats your top otherwise?

Oh interesting ! for the waitlist, last year they accepted 0 applicant from the waitlist on a university level (insane!), so it is a very tough situation. My first choice is definitely MIT, and I do not think anyone who got accepted in the computation will deny the offer. It is a very small program (5 students on average). I am still waiting for UCL Bartlett response for their computation program. I will accept the waitlist and give it a try.

I knew it was a small pool but 5 people is pretty insane. I was thinking about going to the open house since I'll be in boston for GSD but it seems a bit fruitless given the odds... hmm

hope we will cross path, any news regarding the waitlist?

Any updates on the website?

Congrats, you're on a roll! Seems like you're the only one they've accepted so far.... Anyone else hear anything yet?

Never mind, answered my own question -- just got the acceptance call from the dean as well!

Just got an email. Waitlisted...

Which one did u end up accepting? How is usc ?? I have applied there this year

Same here. So bored :/

How did UCLA notify you regarding your scholarship offer?

The offer was included in my admissions letter, and I received a call from the Associate Dean.

Also, any input between Columbia vs Penn, I understand they both have some different theoretical approaches.I will be attending most likely Penn's open house, and visiting the rest of the schools while im back east. Also, has anyone been able to leverage more aid from Columbia( I have heard Columbia is firm on their offer) or Penn?

Congrats on your acceptances! Your portfolio is honestly amazing! Penn's posting financial info tomorrow, best of luck!

Thanks man! I woke up to and email from Penn this morning....only for that info! Hopefully its all good for everyone!

Omg! By email?

Yes, I just got an email. They said package will come.

Ugh still nothing :(

Same, still nothing

Still nothing.....

Still nothing

This wait tho :|

nice!

Wow!! Congratulatios! Thats amazing! Can I ask if you are a domestic or international student?

Internacional!

Thats really amazing! Congratulations!! :)

What does that mean? Did you get an acceptance email stating that?

Another reason why they are the best

I'm not sure with the blizzard going on in Boston that anybody is gonna hear anything.

This is for undergrads, it probably doesn't mean much for us.

PiDay. -- google it - 3/14 (March 14th) 3.14159265358

Nops, this wait sucks!

Still waiting! I think the snowstorm is slowing them done, but this is the worst! I'm waiting for MArch... not much hope :(

same

waitlisted

Me too

Congratulations on the success of your applications.

Where did you earn your B. Arch degree?

And why did you choose to not apply to Yale?

Thanks. Nothing against Yale, I think Yale has a very good all around M.Arch 2 program - in my opinion, it seems to be better than Harvard's (smaller acceptance and a higher quality of student talent and student work)... I decided to focus on only school's I would attend. With MIT and Princeton, I was drawn to their respective programs, I chose to apply to Harvard over Yale simply due to the location and access to MIT curriculum due to their agreement.

Hey, congratulations on your success! May I ask you something (probably again)?! Wich program have you applied on MIT? I applied to smarchs architecture and urbanism and haven't heard anything yet! 

Hey, it was the SMARCHS AD program

Congrats - great school!

Hey, when did you hear about M.Arch I financial aid info? and was it via email?

Yes, the physical mail still has not reached me even though they said that they sent it, but I just sent an email inquiring about it and they sent an email with a scanned copy of the letter.

This may sound shallow, but there is a value in the name. This is especially true if you want to work abroad or go into teaching. The name of Yale will have a higher likelihood of paying dividends on the investment, especially if they will cost you about the same.

@ media-ns 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

I got nothing and am still waiting :( I called them and got really vague response. they said the decision has been sending out since Feb.28th on a rolling base. Feel like just need to wait.

Hope they get back to us soon I want to weigh all of my options and every other school got back to me.

Just heard back. Admitted with 35% tuition Dean's scholarship.

Got an email in middle of the night instructing me to login and check my application status. admitted with 20% tuition. Bout time

what did the others offer you? I'm assuming less or didn't get accepted? Penn is defiantly still a good school, and has the same connections as the other, Im in the same situation, got 15k from Penn (which is no were near enough), so unless i can get more money ill probably end up at Syracuse (still excited!) then do a m.arch 2 or m.s later down the road.(Im interested in Academia)

I didn't get in anywhere else, but I'm straight out of college so I think I just lack experience. Isn't Penn notorious for not giving big scholarships though?

Idk, im fresh out also,which im starting to realize its not good for the scholarship game. Idk Penn actually covered the rest of their cost with loans support....Columbia (which i got the same amount in scholarship) didn't even cover half their tuition with loans.....Penn is still a super good school, if your able to pay for it, why not!

Were these merit or financial scholarships, or were you able to tell?

It didn't say, but given my circumstances I don't think it was financial.

they were merit, they were in my acceptance letters.

Me neither(also arch & urbanism)! This wait is killing me... I've been checking my email every 10 minutes

Me neither, all of the other programs revealed I guess, it's stressful than ever...

I cannot believe that they sent all the results already. Only few people posted.. at least here and on gradcafe .. But this is driving me insane seriously....

They only released a few decisions. Idk what to expect! It seems like the competition is high! I'm hoping for the best, because I've had really good acceptances till now. Did you apply to other schools?

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.

I fully understand ! It is also my first choice and i'm dying here with this wait. A friend that got in in 2015 told me that they only called her around march 20th...

Yeah I noticed from gradcafe that some people got the admission letters by the end of March but it wasn't the case last year.. Let's see what happens ...