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How hard is it to get accepted into Cornell's B.Arch Program ?
Hellooo !
I'm currently working on a list of colleges that i'll be applying to this year and I am faced with a crucial decision : There's only one college I can apply to with the Early Decision application, should I choose Cornell ?
Another issue is that my portfolio is more Visual Design Based and less on architectural drawings, How can I properly portray that ?
I'm aiming for the B.Arch program in Cornell University College of Architecture, Art, and Planning and here is a summary/stat of my application :
Type of applicant : International ( Bangladesh )
Phase : I've taken a gap year ( I'll be 19 when I apply )
Class Rank : Top 5%
SAT : 1520
SAT Subject Tests : History - 780, Maths II - 800
Grade : 5.00/5.00 ( Bangladeshi curriculum / HSC )
ECAs :
> I'm a digital illustrator and I've been doing this for around 4 years. Self taught, and I've done some online courses on it.
> As one of the only ( ONLY ) designers in my school I had to do design work ranging from school magazines, festivals, club logos and i cant even ..
> I've been working for a national newspaper as an editorial illustrator
( Since January 2016 )
> I used to work part time for a design studio back in high school and full-time on vacations. Mostly in identity, illustration & print. ( s. Feb2016)
> I'm currently working full-time for a creative/design agency as an identity designer & illustrator ( Since Oct2017 )
> Occasionally I create artworks for a popular satire website
> I've created a Bengali typeface and I'm working on another
> Co-founded an open source Bengali font library that now has a website ( 2017 ) ( As of 20.07.18 we have around 16,000 followers on our Facebook page, although less than 100 contributors who create and upload fonts )
> Recently designed a mini-game ( I made the characters and all the artwork and UI )
> There aren't many design competitions for high school students but I have like 2 features on behance .. does that count ? ( One on Behance Student show )
> I've won some poster design competitions and one of them got selected for an international exhibition
> ( I won some petty MUNs too .. )
> Most of my professional work ( That I do for the studios i worked for & sometimes freelance ) is Identity/Logo Design.Mostly for school clubs, small fashion brands, startups, furniture brands, Youtube channels, government organisations and NGO's>. Around 50/60 of them. And one of them got featured in a Logo inspiration website last year
> I do a lot of minimal isometric artworks of castles and buildings AND it's the only thing remotely related to architecture that I do, i started off learning illustrator just to make these block-y buildings though
I heard its extremely competitive there and even harder for international students but I am willing to take the Early Decision risk if it's wise enough to do so. And i'm not sure how to portray my visual arts/design portfolio for a B.Arch program.So any advice/insight is appreciated !
And i'll have to make a list for my regular-decision colleges as well, and as an international applicant its hard to come up with it so college/program suggestions are welcome :D !
Thaaanks in advance !
( Double thanks if you read through aalll that)
( I've added some of my latest illustrations & logos to this post, if that helps )
https://drive.google.com/open?...
You're in highschool. No one expects you to have an architectural portfolio given you have zero experience in that field.
B.arch application portfolios need to demonstrate that the applicant has a decent understanding of the very basics (form, scale, light, etc...) and has great artistic flair. A few illustrator vector pieces is likely not enough to compete against those with fine art backgrounds.
That's not true. I know 2 people from Cornell AAP who submitted portfolios as part of their B.Arch application.
cool story bro.
I have a lot of these artworks though, should I start adding sketches/hand drawings then ?
If Cornell is what you really want, do an early decision.
Early decision is becoming more and more important for schools of that caliber.
Yep regular decision odds are pretty bad :'| so competitive , thanks !
Did you got into Cornell?
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