4,000 is including program fees.

i think the tuition is ~2800 right?

i think you need to budget a good $300 for materials.

$900 for expenses, not too wasteful, should be sufficient.

But again, I am just budgeting from my own living expenses here at home. NYC should be a little bit more exp...

marranara, lucky u :|
i would say it's possible.. 2.85 K for program tuition, 1.15 K extra for transport, food & program related expenses.. but i'm not too sure.

does anyone know what are the odds that the housing app. links will become available again. they did say in the website that once some rooms will become available again, the links will also reappear. so there's a chance, right?

m2p -

this is great. really insightful.

like morgan2sims had asked, did you come to the program with an arch background? did you apply to m.arch schools afterwards? if so, which schools were you accepted into?

lastly, can you elaborate more on the projects you worked on? how many projects did you complete?

thanks much!

morgan2sims, housing ppl told me that session R&S would open up last week, that's why I hesitated for Q, however, R&S never opened up, and Q has been sold out since then as well.

I've been checking it constantly..

then i think i should bookmark the page & click on the links constantly on & off work lol.
but maybe not so wise to say this on the forum, shortly after urbangoose mentioning session q, it became no longer available :(
kidding. maybe.

if i attend, i'm bringing my bicycle. it's summer--why pay for the subway?

my near-free housing opportunity is a floor in brooklyn, meaning i would be commuting by bicycle everyday.

marranara, isn't brooklyn to campus kinda far? its a 30min subway ride. by biking.. it will prob take a few hours?!

morgan2sims, session Q expired yesterday, so before urbangoose posted.

i believe it's a little over an hour by bike b/t columbia and p-slope, but it's not like we're in class all day... there's one studio and one lecture per day or less. and even the early studio starts in the afternoon.

i don't mind the exercise and i absolutely can't afford housing on the upper west side.

i suppose i will miss the intimate, dorm-room bonding opportunities

marranara, from what i've heard, ppl stay in the studio to do work till really late at night, often pass midnight.

ahh the links are still unavailable. i'm off to bed

@mitboi
yea, i'm attending. actually i remember you being from toronto? same here.

i checked the columbia housing for session Q 3 days ago, so i guess it may have become full since then. bleh.

i applied for the program about 3 weeks ago, got accepted last week. once you accept the offer, they send you an e-mail with more info on the housing, including off-campus housing (ocha). you need user id and password to access it. they send you as well. i'll just go ahead and forward that to mitboi and morgan2sims.

@urban.goose, yep, too bad didn't know earlier, couldve applied to session Q double room together :(

OCHA isn't set up to be used to easily IMHO. prices are comparable to craigslist, but probably a lot safer.

urban goose, if you find anything, please let me know as well. I don't mind sharing and prob better to walk home together after the studio sessions too. ;)

morgan2sims -
i did not come from an arch background so my studio were all people who had no background as well. i don't know if people brought their portfolios to studio (the ones who had an arch background), but our studio did not.

oh man, the projects all vary from studio to studio, so you will hear many different types of projects and environment. i don't really want to go in depth about them because it's hard to explain without experiencing it. if i type it out, it seems really vague (that's because it is) and you have to really interpret the projects yourself and with the guidance of your critic. but here's a brief overview of some of the proejcts:

1. Go to the Highline (project site in NYC) and document/map something (i told you it was vague). for example, people documented how many times a bird would poop, or the speed in which people entered and exited the bridge stairwell, or how long the shadows would pass by
2. buy a transformer toy and draw the different stages of it in one full size drawing.
3. create a spatial sequence using your own definition of the words threshold and passage.

there were so many mini projects that led up to large projects. everything builds on each other. some studios were more theoretical than others (some had to literally replicate and draw buildings, while others had to create spatial models).

another note:
yes, many people will stay in the studio until past midnight (but usually only the nights before critiques). the program is all about what you put into it. i put a lot of effort and therefore a lot of time into my projects because i was planning to put it in my portfolio for grad school. others were doing the program just to explore the field and did not put as much effort. some people lived in brooklyn. the subway ride isn't too bad. but they really dreaded going home when it was late because the subway didn't run as often so it took almost an hour to get back.

and i;m not sure how much i spent on materials, but i definitely spent more than i thought. especially on the final project. depending on your critic, they will require you to use a certain material and it can add up. they want you to experiment and make a TON of models before you actually submit your final one. plus, everything is just really expensive in NYC.

Is it way too late to apply? I basically have everything ready to submit, but with housing am I insane?

I am finishing a b.s. in business in Indiana and really want to start applying to m.arch programs this fall. I think this would be a great way to get started on my portfolio, but is this too unrealistic?

Maybe I am just trying to talk myself out of it. I can get everything finished by tomorrow so why not just go for it right? Anyone just recently accepted with non arch background or considering applying?

cmarshalle, shoot the admission an email and ask them what the enrollment status is like.

m2p -

EXTREMELY helpful. thanks!

you mentioned the main reason for attending the program was to build your portfolio and apply to grad schools. may i ask what schools you applied to and were accepted into? also, is there any possibility you could share your portfolio? id love to see the work you submitted, seeing as i too am coming from a non architecture background.

Just spoke to admissions. There is still space and they encouraged me to go ahead and apply. Here goes!

just want to confirm something regarding the payment for the course, we pay on the registration day right?

yep

Just got an email from the admission, are you guys able to set up your UNI properly?

didn't it say we'll have access to them beginning July 1st?

from the e-mail i got:

"1. You will be able to activate your UNI after July 1, 2010. If you are an
International Student without a Social Security Number (SSN), we will
contact you individually shortly before this to give you a temporary SSN
which you will need to activate your UNI."

oh ya, thanks. i got the 2nd email after posting the question up on the board.

I will also be accompanying y'all in the columbia program this july.

- I have a BFA in printmaking and I work as a pastry chef.
I build furniture and hand-built shelters for my own work. I've taken into undergrad courses in architecture and sculpture but have no real background in it per say.

So, I dont think any of you should worry (about no previous experience), its gonna be fun and its more beneficial to work with a bunch of people with a variety of knowledge.

Thanks, m2p for sharing some of what you did and the reality of costs.

Has anyone heard back about studio placement? emails arent concrete enough, its like some columbia gsapp spam mail scam. opening envelopes is where its at, but if I get solid confirmation on studios through email, eh, I just want to get some type of notice.

meli-

i think they will be notifying us of our studio placement when we arrive, i recall it being listed in the schedule for the first day's events.

btw--{y'all} are you also a texan by chance? i'm coming from Austin.

oh, no, not from texas. I live in maryland- you know, its below the mason dixon, so we have a mixed southern thing goin on.

Yeah, I just got that notice about studios but thanx for the info.
wow, I'm excited about this!

If anyone from this thread is still around, I had a few quick questions. How many people were in each studio? And how much money should be set aside for materials etc.?

i believe there were approximately 12 ppl/group.. about 8 groups in total.

materials.. it really depends on your projects.. but the art supply store nearby campus (Janoff's) don't sell things cheap...