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Specifics on a CV for an MArch I Application

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Hi all,

None of the other threads I've seen have mentioned specifics regarding CV's for grad school applications.  Could anyone with experience applying to grad school, or experience in an admissions office, help me delineate which of the following would or would not be appropriate to include on my CV?

  • Actual descriptions of the scholarships and awards I've won (without actual dollar amounts, though, right?).  Could this get repetitive? 
  • Work experience that is irrelevant to architecture, i.e. waitressing jobs
  • A list of skills with various programs like CAD, Adobe CS5 Suite, Sketchup, VRay, etc.
  • Academic-related travel experiences -- I could go into detail here, but it would also be mentioned briefly under the "study abroad" category of my education, so I don't know
  • Fluency in a language
  • Descriptions for architecture organizations in which I really don't do much (i.e. AIAS)

I'm only used to making resumes, so I'm not sure what's appropriate for this purely academic situation.  Thanks!

 
 
Nov 21, 11 12:11 am
ARCHCareersGuide.com

To determine what is most appropriate, I would consider contacting the actual academic programs to which you plan to apply.

Otherwise, do not get caught up on the differences between a CV and resume.  Simply include a resume that outlines the appropriate information pertinent to applying to a graduate program.

What you list above are all appropriate except for irrelevant work experience.  Of course, I do not think you need to include detailed descriptions of scholarships or architecture organizations.

If desired, have the career center at your school review.

Best.

Nov 27, 11 8:43 am  · 
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littlefred

While I agree with most of what Dr. Architecture advises above, I would suggest that there is no such thing as "irrelevant work experience." I've worked in enough restaurants that were designed by "professionals" who had no understanding of what was involved in food service to be certain that there are a great many architects who would have benefited from having someone on their design team with that kind of "irrelevant work experience."

And if the experience was at someplace notable, so much the better.

But this is my individual opinion, and what I'm looking for in an application may well be different that what another reviewer wants, which takes us back to the good Dr.'s first piece of advice: "contacting the actual academic programs to which you plan to apply." If nothing else, there's a good chance that someone will remember your name as an applicant who is on the ball.

 

Best,

 

FL

Dec 2, 11 2:45 pm  · 
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