Posting to find people in the same boat as me, applicant to MLA fall 2019.
28/F/India
Undergrad -B.Arch 2013 GPA: 3.66
GRE: 154V 156Q 3.5A TOEFL: 111
Rec Letters: 1 professor, 4 employers
Schools: Accepted at Upenn, Cornell ($ offered), UMass, BAC, awaiting RISD and GSD.
Portfolio: 2 Academic projects, 2 professional projects.
Experience: 3 years work experience at a landscape design firm, currently assistant professor teaching B.Arch.
I applied to MLA II degrees. Currently struggling on how to finance the education... Any leads would help..
pr_jct
Feb 28, 19 6:07 pm
Hi,
I've also been accepted to UPenn and am awaiting decisions by the GSD and Berkeley.
I'm also struggling with how to finance the education. Not looking forward to negotiating terms if there are multiple options. What specifically are your financial challenges?
SaloneeChadha
Mar 4, 19 8:43 pm
I got rejected at GSD. Got an email on 1st March about the status update.
SaloneeChadha
Mar 4, 19 8:46 pm
My challenge is that I currently earn very less and will have to take a loan and fund the whole masters, which in colleges like upenn will be upwards of 1,00,000 $ including the tuition and living expenses. I am an international student so it’s really difficult for me . Also my husband will stay back in India and I’d have to live apart from him till I can finish and pay off the loan.
Non Sequitur
Mar 11, 19 10:37 am
why take on such immense debt if you can't manage it? No M.arch is worth that kind of cash.
SaloneeChadha
Mar 11, 19 10:43 am
That is true, and why I applied at BAC. I'm trying to get in touch with anyone who has graduated from BAC and is currently practising Landscape Architecture. The tuition is significantly lower than the other universities. Do you know anyone I can talk to about this?
proximity
Mar 11, 19 12:57 pm
"I’d have to live apart from him till I can finish and pay off the loan. "
That's 10 years minimum.
SaloneeChadha
Mar 11, 19 1:00 pm
love v/s architecture...story of our lives..
dharmikshah
Mar 21, 19 1:32 am
I have few questions and would be really helpful if you guys replied to this. I have got an accept from Upenn but then got a reject because of my GPA not satisfying the basic needs. I am a recent passed out architect and have applied to MLA programs. I want to ask which is a better uni for MLA ? Austin texas or UIUC? I even wanted to ask if I stayed back for a year in india and applied with only 6 month work ex can I get into big uni which will cover up my GPA? Please help.
dharmikshah
Mar 21, 19 1:32 am
I have few questions and would be really helpful if you guys replied to this. I have got an accept from Upenn but then got a reject because of my GPA not satisfying the basic needs. I am a recent passed out architect and have applied to MLA programs. I want to ask which is a better uni for MLA ? Austin texas or UIUC? I even wanted to ask if I stayed back for a year in india and applied with only 6 month work ex can I get into big uni which will cover up my GPA? Please help.
ard_92
Mar 11, 19 9:10 am
Anyone heard from Berkeley yet? Surprised at the radio silence on their end...
SaloneeChadha
Mar 11, 19 10:26 am
Haven't applied there... any other schools you've applied to?
cranberry
Mar 11, 19 11:27 am
I haven't heard back from Berkeley yet either.
dezeener
Mar 11, 19 12:42 pm
I am still religiously checking my email on this one...
ethanhunt
Mar 13, 19 1:18 pm
i have given up on berkeley now. Its has been dead silent after being hyper active around 2nd week of feb
3mzig
Mar 13, 19 2:03 pm
Has anyone who applied to MLA specifically heard from them at all? I find it weird they haven't even posted an update to the system by now.
dezeener
Mar 13, 19 3:03 pm
Some people have been accepted in their first round of processing for funding and everything.
dharmikshah
Mar 21, 19 1:32 am
I have few questions and would be really helpful if you guys replied to this. I have got an accept from Upenn but then got a reject because of my GPA not satisfying the basic needs. I am a recent passed out architect and have applied to MLA programs. I want to ask which is a better uni for MLA ? Austin texas or UIUC? I even wanted to ask if I stayed back for a year in india and applied with only 6 month work ex can I get into big uni which will cover up my GPA? Please help.
cranberry
Mar 11, 19 11:32 am
Any insight on UT vs. RISD (offering $) vs. USC (offering more $)?
Anyone else considering these schools?
SaloneeChadha
Mar 11, 19 11:41 am
I am considering RISD. From what I have gathered, the school has an artistic bend ( which personally is not very well aligned with my interests in the field of landscape), but I do hear it a rising name in the community.
It is one that has offered me the most scholarship yet, but it still an expensive school.
ethanhunt
Mar 12, 19 9:16 am
I'm considering USC. Which program are you in?
ethanhunt
Mar 12, 19 9:20 am
@salonee finance is difficult. I'm coming from India as well and USC has a good program. They are offering some aid but that still sums up to much more than 100,000.
Have you got anything planned yet?
Megz271093
Mar 16, 19 5:03 am
25/F/India
Undergrad -B.Arch 2016 GPA: 7.9/10
IELTS-8/9
Rec Letters: 1 professor, 1 employer
Schools: Accepted at Georgia, University of Sheffield, shortlisted at NUS, awaiting Edinburgh
Portfolio: 2 Academic projects, 3 professional projects.
Experience: 3 years work experience at a landscape design firm
Trying to decide between Sheffield and Edinburgh at the moment.
Posting to find people in the same boat as me, applicant to MLA fall 2019.
28/F/India
Undergrad -B.Arch 2013 GPA: 3.66
GRE: 154V 156Q 3.5A TOEFL: 111
Rec Letters: 1 professor, 4 employers
Schools: Accepted at Upenn, Cornell ($ offered), UMass, BAC, awaiting RISD and GSD.
Portfolio: 2 Academic projects, 2 professional projects.
Experience: 3 years work experience at a landscape design firm, currently assistant professor teaching B.Arch.
I applied to MLA II degrees. Currently struggling on how to finance the education... Any leads would help..
Hi,
I've also been accepted to UPenn and am awaiting decisions by the GSD and Berkeley.
I'm also struggling with how to finance the education. Not looking forward to negotiating terms if there are multiple options. What specifically are your financial challenges?
I got rejected at GSD. Got an email on 1st March about the status update.
My challenge is that I currently earn very less and will have to take a loan and fund the whole masters, which in colleges like upenn will be upwards of 1,00,000 $ including the tuition and living expenses. I am an international student so it’s really difficult for me . Also my husband will stay back in India and I’d have to live apart from him till I can finish and pay off the loan.
why take on such immense debt if you can't manage it? No M.arch is worth that kind of cash.
That is true, and why I applied at BAC. I'm trying to get in touch with anyone who has graduated from BAC and is currently practising Landscape Architecture. The tuition is significantly lower than the other universities. Do you know anyone I can talk to about this?
"I’d have to live apart from him till I can finish and pay off the loan. "
That's 10 years minimum.
love v/s architecture...story of our lives..
I have few questions and would be really helpful if you guys replied to this. I have got an accept from Upenn but then got a reject because of my GPA not satisfying the basic needs. I am a recent passed out architect and have applied to MLA programs. I want to ask which is a better uni for MLA ? Austin texas or UIUC? I even wanted to ask if I stayed back for a year in india and applied with only 6 month work ex can I get into big uni which will cover up my GPA? Please help.
I have few questions and would be really helpful if you guys replied to this. I have got an accept from Upenn but then got a reject because of my GPA not satisfying the basic needs. I am a recent passed out architect and have applied to MLA programs. I want to ask which is a better uni for MLA ? Austin texas or UIUC? I even wanted to ask if I stayed back for a year in india and applied with only 6 month work ex can I get into big uni which will cover up my GPA? Please help.
Anyone heard from Berkeley yet? Surprised at the radio silence on their end...
Haven't applied there... any other schools you've applied to?
I haven't heard back from Berkeley yet either.
I am still religiously checking my email on this one...
i have given up on berkeley now. Its has been dead silent after being hyper active around 2nd week of feb
Has anyone who applied to MLA specifically heard from them at all? I find it weird they haven't even posted an update to the system by now.
Some people have been accepted in their first round of processing for funding and everything.
I have few questions and would be really helpful if you guys replied to this. I have got an accept from Upenn but then got a reject because of my GPA not satisfying the basic needs. I am a recent passed out architect and have applied to MLA programs. I want to ask which is a better uni for MLA ? Austin texas or UIUC? I even wanted to ask if I stayed back for a year in india and applied with only 6 month work ex can I get into big uni which will cover up my GPA? Please help.
Any insight on UT vs. RISD (offering $) vs. USC (offering more $)?
Anyone else considering these schools?
I am considering RISD. From what I have gathered, the school has an artistic bend ( which personally is not very well aligned with my interests in the field of landscape), but I do hear it a rising name in the community. It is one that has offered me the most scholarship yet, but it still an expensive school.
I'm considering USC. Which program are you in?
@salonee finance is difficult. I'm coming from India as well and USC has a good program. They are offering some aid but that still sums up to much more than 100,000.
Have you got anything planned yet?
25/F/India
Undergrad -B.Arch 2016 GPA: 7.9/10
IELTS-8/9
Rec Letters: 1 professor, 1 employer
Schools: Accepted at Georgia, University of Sheffield, shortlisted at NUS, awaiting Edinburgh
Portfolio: 2 Academic projects, 3 professional projects.
Experience: 3 years work experience at a landscape design firm
Trying to decide between Sheffield and Edinburgh at the moment.