Why is it when a student desires to apply to the school of arch, puts alot of hard-work in portfolios, recommedation letters, and essays, and also willing to invest thousands of dollars to the school....and yet I get a denial letter because im 3 points off the gpa requirement?
I'm not sure which school you applied to, but normally your GPA should not be a huge issue when applying to architecture school. For grad school it's less of an issue than it is for undergrad. It's all about your statements, folio, and recomendations.
I mean did they tell you that because you were .3 (I assume you meant '.3' and not '3') points under you were denied?
i would not be surprised if the number of applicants this year will be record-breaking. with such stiff competition, i can see why schools would hold very rigidly to their minimum requirements.
i've heard of admissions overlooking low gpas if the portfolio stands out, but this is the exception and not the rule, and probably less likely given the current climate.
The school was for undergrad program at the University of Hawai'i School of Arch, and yes it is .3 away from GPA requirement. I feel I am better off interning under a licensed architect for 10years so my time doesn't go to waste.
This is a painful lesson in competition, as dot describes. I can assure you, the situation is NOT that UH has many empty slots going unfilled, then still chose to deny you one of them merely because your GPA did not meet their minimum.
The far likelier situation is that UH had MORE candidates than available slots, and had to do some elimination based on specific criteria---one of them, clearly, GPA.
Disappointing? You bet. Random, malicious, or personal? No.
your expectation that the school cares how much effort you put in is an illogical one. ALL the candidates put in time, effort, and money, and the number of spots available in the class is not altered by that fact. You (in their eyes) simply weren't one of the better candidates.
i actually agree with you. after TA'ing a bunch of undergrads, the sense of entitlement of even students not even a full decade younger than me is astounding. They come to me concerned about their grade and seem to have this expectation that if they talk to me I'll raise it. Really astounding. And I even got a wikipedia citation in a paper that was turned in to me. Crazy.
i have heard about that ACFA, though luckily never experienced it as teacher.
i fund it funny as heck that anyone thinks standards are not impt simply ... because.
it is unfortunate but sometimes actions have consequences and this time the low grades mattered. it is a hard lesson, but one best learned soonest i think. personally, rejection is part of my life all the time. the number of scholarships i have applied for and grants i did not get is depressingly high. never mind the work that has slipped through my fingers as banks implode. the only thing that can be done is learn and move on, try to do better next time.
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Why is it when a student desires to apply to the school of arch, puts alot of hard-work in portfolios, recommedation letters, and essays, and also willing to invest thousands of dollars to the school....and yet I get a denial letter because im 3 points off the gpa requirement?
I'm not sure which school you applied to, but normally your GPA should not be a huge issue when applying to architecture school. For grad school it's less of an issue than it is for undergrad. It's all about your statements, folio, and recomendations.
I mean did they tell you that because you were .3 (I assume you meant '.3' and not '3') points under you were denied?
i would not be surprised if the number of applicants this year will be record-breaking. with such stiff competition, i can see why schools would hold very rigidly to their minimum requirements.
i've heard of admissions overlooking low gpas if the portfolio stands out, but this is the exception and not the rule, and probably less likely given the current climate.
The school was for undergrad program at the University of Hawai'i School of Arch, and yes it is .3 away from GPA requirement. I feel I am better off interning under a licensed architect for 10years so my time doesn't go to waste.
This is a painful lesson in competition, as dot describes. I can assure you, the situation is NOT that UH has many empty slots going unfilled, then still chose to deny you one of them merely because your GPA did not meet their minimum.
The far likelier situation is that UH had MORE candidates than available slots, and had to do some elimination based on specific criteria---one of them, clearly, GPA.
Disappointing? You bet. Random, malicious, or personal? No.
work for a while, then re-apply when the market is different. Or apply elsewhereslike.
your expectation that the school cares how much effort you put in is an illogical one. ALL the candidates put in time, effort, and money, and the number of spots available in the class is not altered by that fact. You (in their eyes) simply weren't one of the better candidates.
is this an entitlement generation thing?
ah, give him/her a break. I'm sure he/she is just venting. We've all been there.
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i actually agree with you. after TA'ing a bunch of undergrads, the sense of entitlement of even students not even a full decade younger than me is astounding. They come to me concerned about their grade and seem to have this expectation that if they talk to me I'll raise it. Really astounding. And I even got a wikipedia citation in a paper that was turned in to me. Crazy.
i have heard about that ACFA, though luckily never experienced it as teacher.
i fund it funny as heck that anyone thinks standards are not impt simply ... because.
it is unfortunate but sometimes actions have consequences and this time the low grades mattered. it is a hard lesson, but one best learned soonest i think. personally, rejection is part of my life all the time. the number of scholarships i have applied for and grants i did not get is depressingly high. never mind the work that has slipped through my fingers as banks implode. the only thing that can be done is learn and move on, try to do better next time.
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