well i think that the reason they send e-jections is, i'd guess, to save money on postage. which is totally lame, considering the amount of money we've all spent on app fees, gres, portfolio printing, etc.

and they can't waste $0.39 to send us a friggin letter in the mail.

mab82, went to Chalottesville last year, and it was a small town with not much to do. I kinda like that setting right now I've been living in cities since I was a kid. I have never been to Ann Arbor anybody know anything about it?

I've briefly spent some time in Ann Arbor... It's a funky college town with left-leaning politics, perhaps comparible to Madison, Wisconsin or Eugene, Oregon. Detroit and Chicago are both an easy drive away (1 hour to Detroit, maybe 3 hours to Chicago). One of my best friends went to school in Ann Arbor, and he generally speaks fondly of the city.

I got my acceptance letter from UOregon, and an acceptance email from Berkeley two days ago. Applying to their post-professional Landscape Arch. program, though.

Still waiting on the GSD and UPenn, but I'm visiting the Penn campus next week and I'm going to ask if they could tell me about my status in person since I live in New Orleans and mail here right now is still sporadic - at best. The Oregon letter took two and a half weeks to get here, and that didn't leave much time to meet their March 10 acceptance deadline.

Sorry, I'm obviously new to this discussion board and this site in general and I'm sure I'm about to ask some questions that are widely known, etc. Who has applied for MArch I's, MArch II's and for the MArch I's - do any of you have an architectural background? And for those of you that have heard back from schools, was it MArch I or MArch II? I ask because I'm not sure if they send them all out together or at different times depending on the degree. Also, I'm curious to know some of your backgrounds... I feel like a lot of you have backgrounds in architecture although you may be applying for the MArch I?

Since I asked, I can tell my own, abbreviated story - graduated in '04 with a BA from a small private school (major was Art Studio). I've worked for two architecture firms as a draftsman/intern and I've applied for a MArch I.

Anyone who's curious about Charlottesville -- I went to UVA for undergrad Urban Planning. I absolutely fell in love with Charlottesville. For a place of its size it has a great music scene, arts scene, amazing restaurants and food choices and, of course a great atmosphere for sports and athletics. I wouldn't write it off because it is not a big city...there is a surprising amount of activity going on for such a small place.

Was wait-listed at University of Maryland. That makes two acceptances and two wait-listed. I guess I should happy I wasn't flat out rejected? Still waiting on three more.

cnl3b - thanks for the info, good to know. Not sure I'll get accepted though, which is what it really comes down to!

cnl3b, have you called any of the schools you were waitlisted on to find out your position on it? I was waitlisted at Parsons and am wondering whether this is info that is easily given out or not.

i got the letter from umd today as well. it was strange cuz they said, once you provide proof of completion of the prerequisite courses and send your deposit, you'll be officially admitted. i was thinking, did you even look at my transcripts? the proof of drawing, calc, and physics is all there.

i visited umd for their open house in october and was completely underwhelmed by the program (MArchI). it's near the bottom of my list. i can elaborate if anyone cares.

just got the "e-ject" email from princeton - not that that's a surprise...

cnl3b, you might have said this earlier, but where did you get in/ wait listed... I ask to see if they are any of the places I applied

(UVA, Rice, UM-AA, UT-Austin???)

i had a friend go to umd undergrad...i had a look at her portfolio when she graduated and it was page after page of detailed pencil drawings of ionic capitals. i almost threw up in my mouth. i have no problem with history or its place...but that's not what i call an architectural education...a good, comprehensive one anyway

I was also wait-listed at Parsons. I don't quite know the wait-list procedure. The UMd letter said they would re-evaluate the list after April 20th, so perhaps if I'm still interested at that point I'll contact them. I read an article once about undergrad wait-lists -- apparently most schools have wait-lists longer than the size of their incoming freshman class. Probably not the same for grad school, but I'm not holding my breath that either of these will work out.
(If you hear anything from Parsons, let me know)

e-jected :(

The way I see it, IT IS THEIR LOST ;)

+q.

i just got a princeton rejection email. not that i actually expected to get into princeton. that is rather cold, sending an email. when i applied in 2003 (for phd not in arch) i atleast got a rejection letter.

E-jections are crap, but at least they are efficient. They should send the e-jection and then follow up with a nice form letter for good measure.

joe architect -- In addition to the wait-list at Parsons and UMd, I was accepted to Catholic and University of Illinois at Chicago. I live in DC so Catholic was just in case I decided to stay in the area (not too impressed with their program -- why doesn't DC have a good architecture school?) And UIC was a safety school, but is looking more and more like it may be where I end up. After these wait-lists I don't think I have much chance at Berkeley or Columbia....

Having just gotten e-jected from Princeton (and still getting over it), I would like to say, that I think it is good that they save paper and dont send me anything else. Getting e-jected would be cold no matter how it would be done, this way, at least there is no evidence, no memory.

I like this more efficient way, I think they should just do everything via e-mail, why do we need big packages?

that's a good point +q....a self-destructing email would be even better

i too just got the Princeton e-ject......

i love how in the message, they try to justify their use of the 'e-ject', blaming the "busy season".....

waiting for the snail mail would just do more harm for those waiting to hear from the schools; might as well go through it with an email & be done with it. It would be a nice preparation once you come face to face with critics.

MArch 06 that would be funny, a "Mission Impossible" style message. Thats what I am pushing for. Even better if it has a hologram message.

cnl3b, thanks for getting back to me. I worked in Chicago for 5 years, and it is a great city with lots to do etc... congrats

Alana... did UBC notify you via email or mailed docs?
congrats to you, I am extremely jealous and now even more nervous...

If they send acceptances by email, can we call them "e-rections"? It's like the electronic equivalent of a big package.

By the way, when I got my first envelope (Parsons), my hands literally were shaking...so strange...I didn't think I'd get that neurotic about this whole process esp. b/c I've been having real doubts about whether I can go through with this whole process...I mean, I really want to get this degree...but I don't know how I'm ever going to pay for it, if I'm really qualified, whether I'm too burned out to start a whole new degree...maybe I've just been trying to talk myself out of it since I was so nervous...

ok, I have to run -- a couple of the votives just went out around my mailbox shrine...

joe architect -- (can you tell it is a slow work day...been obsessing over these things today?) Having live in Chicago for so long do you know anything about UIC -- their program, their reputation? I don't know much about it, I picked it because I would love to live in Chicago....definitely not the best reason to apply to a school. I'm going out there next weekend, but I'm concerned about the quality of the program.

Is there anyone else who has not yet heard from Parsons? I've seen e-jects, waitlists, & acceptances in this thread but I havent seen anything on my end. Just wondering if I should call...

Wait lists for M.Arch programs are usually not too long - at some schools as short as 5 or 10 people, more often 15 or so.
But the likelihood of getting in off a wait list is not especially high at most schools. Some go years without resorting to the wait list at all. Others routinely expect that they'll take 5 people or so from the list.
Sometimes the people who eventually get in from the wait list are those who are still available to take a spot when one unexpectedly comes available after the deadline has officially passed - for instance in mid summer or even later (some schools have even been known to call wait list people to see if they're still interested if someone drops out of the program in the first days of the fall semester.)

cheers to everyone who has not heard a thing from any schools!

looking back at the thread from last year, it seems as though yale accepted some applicants by snail mail days after many had been notified by phone or email. I know it's a longshot, but....

Can't get that damm Tom Petty song out of my head.

+q. - Check your email, I sent you one. lb

I was accepted to UBC this week. (MArch I)

Still no word from the University of Toronto, or any of the US schools.

got the old princeton e-ject... if you haven't gotten it, you probably are in?

Got the Princeton e-ject. Email was just fine with me. Easily the tiniest letdown yet, as for me personally Princeton was among my last choices. But I heard they only have a handful of spots, like less than ten (can anyone verify that?). I also heard they're very generous financially, which to be honest was my main incentive for applying (along with the great reputation).

To those who though Princeton was a good match for you, I wouldn't feel bad at all, given the size of their program. Unless I heard wrong about their class size, Princeton might have the longest odds of any school out there.

by very generous financially, do you me free? ;)

vman -- which Petty song..."Don't Come Around Here No More"?

...seems like some people without much of their fingernail tissue remaining should heed his advice if they want to stay sane. :)

I have heard that they accept about 12 people a year, most have everything free, all have at least 75% tuition, and some get stipends.

odp 1, I also applied there mostly because of what I have heard of their financial aid. us poor folk, can't afford'em ivy prices.

MArch06

Don't take this as universal fact, as I only heard it from one person who got in (and went somewhere else), but she said she was offered nearly a full ride. I didn't ask for specifics. I'm pretty sure she wouldn't qualify for need-based awards either. It probably varies from person to person, but she said in general they're really generous.

odp1, didn't mean to jump on you...especially considering i didn't apply to princeton, so i don't know that first hand. my info come from a woman i work with, who recently graduated from there and she informed me that if you get in, its free. regardless, we can agree that they give a lot of money.

+q.

Well, hell, just about every architecture program is expensive, except your respective state school, if it happens to have one.

For me it's all about the loans, baby. Free money now; painful, drawn-out payback for the next couple decades or so. I'm not expecting too much in the way of freebies. If it happens it's nice, but I'd rather go to a school I really like.

MArch06

No prob. Yeah, between your, my, and +q.'s info, sounds like it's a pretty sweet deal.

it is strange though that no one can seem to corroborate this....you aren't the only person i've had this conversation with. its like a mysterious cult

broccolijet: with a droopy voice "...the waiting is the hardest part..."

cnl3b-as a current "student"and former employee at UIC be prepared for probably a disproportionately huge amount of bureaucracy, even for a big state school. i don't really know much about the March program, but i think that someone with whom i was acquianted during college is a student there, and i remember being fairly impressed by her photography (she was a fine arts major)

Ah yes, vman -- I can hear it now...softly...in the distance.

PetePetersen: UBC sent out a large envelope with a letter, a book of comprised by teachers and students of their Tokyo study program, and the Arch students magazine, Trace.
I am away from where it was sent to so it had to be mailed express across the country to me, and I got it from there on Thursday. So there is still time!.... good luck

ahh, yes, received my princeton "e-ject". Least it's out of the way. I knew it was a long shot too.

I love the "I regret that you will not be joining us at Princeton. Please accept my best wishes for success in graduate study elsewhere." IE, a school that accepts shite work because you need it.

I have to say, I do like the email though. Its better than driving home like I did just to look for a little Columbia letter. Not seeing that letter is a greater letdown than the email.

1 down, 4 to go.

brand new archinector…
Accepted to UofO (Oregon) M.ARCH III… today!

woohoo. Congrats to everyone.

anyone else going to request a hard-copy Princeton rejection letter? Im considering it, just so they have to put in a little legwork for me. Am I just bitter?

Oh Man....my landlady collects the mail before she gives it to us in my apartment. I franticly called her after I heard that Columbia letters started showing up via post. Of course....she no home. hasn't been home all day. SHIIIIIT!!! To think that the little letter that could perhaps end up controling my fate could just be sitting a mere 12' below me right now (we have high ceilings) is murderous.

I guess I'll go out and drink on it for an evening. Boy, I wonder what my drunken babble will focus on tonight!!!

CHEERS to all those who got acceptances in the past week!!

has anyone heard from CCA by e-mail or mail box? I know someone got accepted after a phone interview on Archinect.