I noticed that Buckity said that CCNY has a gorgeous building. I actually visited the MArch program, and I can tell you with certainty that the building and the facilities are by far the worst I've seen. However, the director, Andrew Zago, is really really cool, and since it is a small basically one-man-show, the program is producing amazing work. They are actually building a new facility which will be ready in '08. Hold on, we're dealing with NYC government red-tape in all it's pompous officious glory- make that 2010, if lucky. GL w/ admiss.
I've heard the same thing about Yale...I guess Herbert Newman (?) is the place on campus. I definitely don't want to get trapped in New Haven, unless maybe at Pelli's, but I rather go to the NYC office.
Shepard Hall is a beautiful building. It is old and huge with amazing stone and woodwork throughout the entire place. Huge windows with 360 views of the city. It really is gorgeous in my opinion.
I also said that the technology sucks - it is very true that the resources are minimal.
everyone lists where they were accepted or rejected and via what means. There are a couple posts for the GSD's arch program saying that they got fedex bubble packs this morning. One of them said that the fedex was postmarked the 9th, which is odd.
everyone lists where they were accepted or rejected and via what means. There are a couple posts for the GSD's arch program saying that they got fedex bubble packs this morning. One of them said that the fedex was postmarked the 9th, which is odd.
I deal with Fed Ex quite a bit at work and I can tell you they do deliver things that slowly at times. Sometimes they don't even end up in the right place or if the weather is bad, you're package isn't getting there on time. If commercial flights are cancelled, so are the Fed Ex flights. Such a headache that company is.
according to the conservation of luck theory, all the years of ridiculous and unspeakable events of misfortune have led up to the most unimaginable thing: yale, gsd m.archI. i really didn't think i had a shot at all. i still can't believe it!
neat. it doesn't matter what other people say about me. i don't have to do anything. it's an online thread... it's like the game second life. if you fucked up it, restart it. Move on...
the most important thing is that... I'm in GSD and few other top schools. I can leave this thread and get ready for the real deal.
Buckity - Yeah, I posted the entry in Grad Cafe about the March 9th Fedex from GSD. I guess I forgot to clarify, I'm an international applicant, so the package had to go around the globe. =)
in regards to where Yale grads go and how "employable" they are...
its ironic that people are saying they go to herb newman's because I actually did a little part time work there for a week over spring break to earn some extra cash. i can assure you there are no recent grads there. there are some yale grads there but most from like 20 years ago when herb started the firm.
its true there a few grads who go to pelli's in new haven or stern's in new york every year, often for financial reasons. and some who go to corporate firms like som and kpf. in general, probably most do go to new york, but they work for a range of firms of varying sizes and types of work... there's also more than a few go abroad to places like oma, hadid, etc.
some of the comments i've read about yale are pretty off base - my 2 cents is if i were applying i wouldn't base my decisions off things i read in the forums (this post included) but instead the primary sources...
ding - here is something you wrote on the first page of this thread:
"oops. on the 22nd, not on the Feb. i still can't fucking believe Washington University accepted me. Should've applied GSD.... Under estimated myself."
So you didn't apply to GSD but somehow you got in. amazing.
cp - you fill me with dismay. I would settle for getting into the schools I applied to. I would also gladly pawn my soul to go to half of those schools. You speak to me of magical acceptances where people didn't apply and of getting paid to go to school.
CPnorris...I was thinking
I think you have shown that life can still be good without a call form Toshiko on a Friday afternoon....and maybe 2.5 yerars with a little cash ...is much better than 3.5 and sparse funding.
ff - seriously. he'll have so much more employment flexibility. those of us doing this via loans and stuff will be forced to make more financially based employment decisions - or eat ramen noodle for the next 3 decades. i didn't even know to be hoping for a stipend. grrrrrrrr.
he is all over the place. all the big time starchitects are. they teach at multiple universities and the reality is you will never see them. i talked to a studio at yale and there instructor was Greg Lynn. They saw him once, the first day of studio. After that it was one of his minions. not to say that every starchitect is like that but you have to know what you are signing up for when you take a studio from someone like that. they are way to busy and often times are not all that commited to education.
So heard I got into University of Colorado Denver today.
Still waiting on UW, though I emailed to find out when I might hear from them.
The problem is I've been living overseas for the last two years, so I've been doing all this pretty much over the net. I won't be able to visit personally, and one can only garner so much from a school's (admittedly biased) website. So it's a big help to hear others' thoughts on programs.
So far I'm in with NJIT, IIT, and Colorado.
Still waiting to hear from UW, UOregon, UIChicago, and Cal Poly Pomona.
Anybody got advice, tips, warnings, recommendations for the three schools I'm in, as well as those I'm still waiting on. If I get into UW, It's pretty much a cinch I'll go there. But if they're a no, I'm going to have a difficult decision.
I want a well rounded education, hoping to eventually be a part of small boutique firm. I'm very interested in sustainable design as well as affordable, low income housing. I also will probably want to eventually work in the Northwest too, which might make UO a better option, though I'm not wild about Eugene or what sounds like outdated facilities.
I lived in Eugene for a brief period and considered finishing my B.Arch. there... I actually thought UO's facilities were pretty decent, and the campus is beautiful. Eugene itself is fairly sleepy (a big factor in my coming back to Chicago), but the people are friendly and the natural scenery in the area is incredible. Plus, after your first year or so in Eugene you have the option of finishing out the program in Portland, which is a very cool city. UO also has a fairly heavy focus on sustainable design, and I think they do some sort of community design project as well.
I grew up outside of Seattle. I love the Northwest and Portland is a great city. Yeah, Eugene is a bit sleepy, but I could handle that, if the program fit me.
Thanks for the input LinG. The first two years is Eugene with the option of the third in Portland.
i just got into RISD march 1 program and with a scholarship ...but i have been wondering about the graduate program ... what kind of work do they do in studios plus doesnt anyone knows the rank ?
I just got into UCLA M.Arch 1. Somehow they said that I am missing an architectural history class. Funny cause my undergrad degree is in architecture and I took 2 history classes plus multiple theory classes.
I don't think I'm gonna go. I got a really good offer from Syracuse and I really liked there program a lot. It was one of my top choices. I am still waiting to hear from a few other schools so we'll see.
I am a bit turned off by how much it costs to live in LA and the fact that I would have to have a car to get anywhere. $1,000 a month so I can drive 20 minutes to campus? Not so nice. But there program is really good. This is getting really confusing.
i just got into RISD MARCH 1 program and with a scholarship ...but i have been wondering about the graduate program ... what kind of work do they do in studios plus doesnt anyone knows the rank ?
accepted to grad schools yet? (fall 2007)
if wow is who i think he is, his portfolio will take an hour to download. haha.
I noticed that Buckity said that CCNY has a gorgeous building. I actually visited the MArch program, and I can tell you with certainty that the building and the facilities are by far the worst I've seen. However, the director, Andrew Zago, is really really cool, and since it is a small basically one-man-show, the program is producing amazing work. They are actually building a new facility which will be ready in '08. Hold on, we're dealing with NYC government red-tape in all it's pompous officious glory- make that 2010, if lucky. GL w/ admiss.
buckity.
I've heard the same thing about Yale...I guess Herbert Newman (?) is the place on campus. I definitely don't want to get trapped in New Haven, unless maybe at Pelli's, but I rather go to the NYC office.
Shepard Hall is a beautiful building. It is old and huge with amazing stone and woodwork throughout the entire place. Huge windows with 360 views of the city. It really is gorgeous in my opinion.
I also said that the technology sucks - it is very true that the resources are minimal.
Shhh, the mailtruck just pulled up!
do people actually *want* to work for SOM?
No, that's kind of my point.
So, apparently a bunch of people were accepted to the GSD via fedex today.
exactly- so i would expect the "fallback" firm to be something better than SOM
at least something to give you some motivation to pay back all those student loans you're gonna have...
Yeah, Columbia's fallback is Koolhaas, it seems. But that's just because he and Mau are graphic design partners all the time.
buckity,
via fedex?? really? whered you hear that from?
Clemson,
www.thegradcafe.com
everyone lists where they were accepted or rejected and via what means. There are a couple posts for the GSD's arch program saying that they got fedex bubble packs this morning. One of them said that the fedex was postmarked the 9th, which is odd.
Clemson,
www.thegradcafe.com
everyone lists where they were accepted or rejected and via what means. There are a couple posts for the GSD's arch program saying that they got fedex bubble packs this morning. One of them said that the fedex was postmarked the 9th, which is odd.
that is odd, i didnt think fedex delivered things that slowly!
I deal with Fed Ex quite a bit at work and I can tell you they do deliver things that slowly at times. Sometimes they don't even end up in the right place or if the weather is bad, you're package isn't getting there on time. If commercial flights are cancelled, so are the Fed Ex flights. Such a headache that company is.
indeed. It took a week and a half for my mum's Christmas assortment of Daifuku to reach her via FedEx. >:(
mmmm, daifuku.
ohhhh mochi. that's my dog's name.
everywhere:
Accepted. few people here got calls back in Feb too.
it's the infamous ding!
it's the infamous neat!
ding, people were uttering your name in not too positive ways a while back on the commiseration thread... perhaps you should go back and fess up.
according to the conservation of luck theory, all the years of ridiculous and unspeakable events of misfortune have led up to the most unimaginable thing: yale, gsd m.archI. i really didn't think i had a shot at all. i still can't believe it!
neat. it doesn't matter what other people say about me. i don't have to do anything. it's an online thread... it's like the game second life. if you fucked up it, restart it. Move on...
the most important thing is that... I'm in GSD and few other top schools. I can leave this thread and get ready for the real deal.
Yay! Congrats Froccli.
Buckity - Yeah, I posted the entry in Grad Cafe about the March 9th Fedex from GSD. I guess I forgot to clarify, I'm an international applicant, so the package had to go around the globe. =)
Unconditional offer from University of Liverpool. Excellent!
unconditional? what does that mean in terns of an acceptance letter?
in regards to where Yale grads go and how "employable" they are...
its ironic that people are saying they go to herb newman's because I actually did a little part time work there for a week over spring break to earn some extra cash. i can assure you there are no recent grads there. there are some yale grads there but most from like 20 years ago when herb started the firm.
its true there a few grads who go to pelli's in new haven or stern's in new york every year, often for financial reasons. and some who go to corporate firms like som and kpf. in general, probably most do go to new york, but they work for a range of firms of varying sizes and types of work... there's also more than a few go abroad to places like oma, hadid, etc.
some of the comments i've read about yale are pretty off base - my 2 cents is if i were applying i wouldn't base my decisions off things i read in the forums (this post included) but instead the primary sources...
ding - here is something you wrote on the first page of this thread:
"oops. on the 22nd, not on the Feb. i still can't fucking believe Washington University accepted me. Should've applied GSD.... Under estimated myself."
So you didn't apply to GSD but somehow you got in. amazing.
Syracuse - Accepted to M.Arch 1 with advanced placement! Also with a scholarship, cash stipend and a graduate assistantship!
cp - you fill me with dismay. I would settle for getting into the schools I applied to. I would also gladly pawn my soul to go to half of those schools. You speak to me of magical acceptances where people didn't apply and of getting paid to go to school.
Are you trying to hurt me?
Buckity I would never try to hurt you. Definitely not getting paid to go to school but certainly offered some help.
You are basically being paid though. I think it is great.
Thanks Buckity. I am pretty happy about it.
I am looking forward to this week. We will all be getting a lot of news to report I'm sure. good luck everyone!
CPnorris...I was thinking
I think you have shown that life can still be good without a call form Toshiko on a Friday afternoon....and maybe 2.5 yerars with a little cash ...is much better than 3.5 and sparse funding.
ff - seriously. he'll have so much more employment flexibility. those of us doing this via loans and stuff will be forced to make more financially based employment decisions - or eat ramen noodle for the next 3 decades. i didn't even know to be hoping for a stipend. grrrrrrrr.
Buckity,
Columbia's fallback in Koolhaas?
I thought he was more strongly associated with the GSD.
he is all over the place. all the big time starchitects are. they teach at multiple universities and the reality is you will never see them. i talked to a studio at yale and there instructor was Greg Lynn. They saw him once, the first day of studio. After that it was one of his minions. not to say that every starchitect is like that but you have to know what you are signing up for when you take a studio from someone like that. they are way to busy and often times are not all that commited to education.
I know a bunch of Columbians who worked for him - it is because they're so graphic design focused.
So heard I got into University of Colorado Denver today.
Still waiting on UW, though I emailed to find out when I might hear from them.
The problem is I've been living overseas for the last two years, so I've been doing all this pretty much over the net. I won't be able to visit personally, and one can only garner so much from a school's (admittedly biased) website. So it's a big help to hear others' thoughts on programs.
So far I'm in with NJIT, IIT, and Colorado.
Still waiting to hear from UW, UOregon, UIChicago, and Cal Poly Pomona.
Anybody got advice, tips, warnings, recommendations for the three schools I'm in, as well as those I'm still waiting on. If I get into UW, It's pretty much a cinch I'll go there. But if they're a no, I'm going to have a difficult decision.
I want a well rounded education, hoping to eventually be a part of small boutique firm. I'm very interested in sustainable design as well as affordable, low income housing. I also will probably want to eventually work in the Northwest too, which might make UO a better option, though I'm not wild about Eugene or what sounds like outdated facilities.
So what you guys got for me.
I lived in Eugene for a brief period and considered finishing my B.Arch. there... I actually thought UO's facilities were pretty decent, and the campus is beautiful. Eugene itself is fairly sleepy (a big factor in my coming back to Chicago), but the people are friendly and the natural scenery in the area is incredible. Plus, after your first year or so in Eugene you have the option of finishing out the program in Portland, which is a very cool city. UO also has a fairly heavy focus on sustainable design, and I think they do some sort of community design project as well.
I grew up outside of Seattle. I love the Northwest and Portland is a great city. Yeah, Eugene is a bit sleepy, but I could handle that, if the program fit me.
Thanks for the input LinG. The first two years is Eugene with the option of the third in Portland.
i just got into RISD march 1 program and with a scholarship ...but i have been wondering about the graduate program ... what kind of work do they do in studios plus doesnt anyone knows the rank ?
I just got into UCLA M.Arch 1. Somehow they said that I am missing an architectural history class. Funny cause my undergrad degree is in architecture and I took 2 history classes plus multiple theory classes.
uh oh, missing the upper level arch history elective ;)
congrats cp! what is your top choice? are you going to the open house on the 1st and 2nd?
I don't think I'm gonna go. I got a really good offer from Syracuse and I really liked there program a lot. It was one of my top choices. I am still waiting to hear from a few other schools so we'll see.
I am a bit turned off by how much it costs to live in LA and the fact that I would have to have a car to get anywhere. $1,000 a month so I can drive 20 minutes to campus? Not so nice. But there program is really good. This is getting really confusing.
i just got into RISD MARCH 1 program and with a scholarship ...but i have been wondering about the graduate program ... what kind of work do they do in studios plus doesnt anyone knows the rank ?
please don't bring up rankings
M.Arch. at RISD is ranked #237, behind the Boston Architectural College but ahead of Yale. I'd turn down the scholarship and go to DeVry (#3) instead.
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