Is there anything you can advise me based on your experience? For a master's degree in architecture, which graduate schools offer the most generous financial aid packages (e.g. assistantships, TA positions with tuition waivers, healthcare, monthly stipends, etc.)? It is also important to consider the low cost of living when considering a city to live in.
diospyrosvirginiana
Aug 9, 22 12:46 pm
Use numbeo.com, specifically the "Cost of Living PLUS Rent Index" for objective comparisons of cost of living/quality of life. In short, the US isn't the wonderland we were told.
Kathrina
Aug 11, 22 2:38 am
I appreciate your helpful suggestion. It was a really cool website. In this economy, we are all struggling to survive. But, in short, the US is still the wonderland we were told. XOXO
Kathrina
Aug 11, 22 2:37 am
Any other advice?
Aria_
Aug 16, 22 10:48 pm
There is nothing worse than living in an expensive city. Your opportunities are destroyed by them.
proto
Aug 17, 22 12:59 pm
Basic economics here. Apply where no one wants to go (ie, consider smaller, lesser-known programs). The name programs have plenty of applicants to choose from. They have no need to incentivize top talent.
Privates will have more leeway to negotiate on tuition/fees (since they are artificially inflated anyway).
Kathrina
Aug 17, 22 2:42 pm
I really appreciate you taking the time to help me. In this regard, which schools would you recommend specifically?
proto
Aug 17, 22 3:10 pm
I don't know you, your education, skills or finances. The best I can do is a general answer. Good luck with your search
Kathrina
Aug 17, 22 4:30 pm
You're right, that's true. I have a bachelor's degree in architecture and a master's degree in urban planning ( Oh my God! I feel stupid for this one. I urge everyone not to pursue a career in urban planning). NJIT, University of Washington in St. Louis , University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, NDSU, and University of Minnesota are now in my list. Texas and Arizona don't interest me for a variety of reasons. I have worked as a junior and concept designer for a couple of years. As a CGI artist and a computer geek, I spent quite a bit of time glued to my monitors.
b3tadine[sutures]
Aug 17, 22 5:32 pm
Really good professors at UMN, cost of living is good. NJIT, I don't know who is there now, but it's proximity to NYC is the most attractive, and probably get a good amount of funding. UW at St Louis is great! NDSU is a big no. Milwaukee is fine, like NJIT I imagine.
Kathrina
Aug 17, 22 10:39 pm
Thanks a lot, you seem familiar with many schools, including NDSU. Is NDSU really so bad? Which schools are your top choices in terms of affordability, quality of education, generosity of the school, and affordability of cities?
b3tadine[sutures]
Aug 17, 22 11:23 pm
NDSU, is not good. You're far from everything, instructors are meh, bleh.
NJIT affordable, decent profs, 15 minutes to NYC, affordable city...maybe.
UMN, good programs, profs, questionable affordability, cost of living great - a lot of options.
UW at St. Louis, always heard good things.
Kathrina
Aug 18, 22 5:39 am
Thank you very much. I really appreciate your help. Oh my God, I need to sleep right now. I may be tired and sleepy but I added Roger Williams University, Ball State University, and probably the Illinois Institute of Technology or University of Michigan to my list.
Chad Miller
Aug 18, 22 11:28 am
I'm bummed to hear that NDSU is not good anymore. Back when I graduated in 2002 it was a great school with profs that had real world experience. :(
Kathrina
Aug 18, 22 11:56 am
Hello. Personally, I think the student's efforts to practice and learn architecture in a self-directed way are far more important than the school's formal training. There are many ways to learn architecture, and I am not downgrading the value of solid and good schools. It should be enough for schools to provide the very basics of education. As a result, you can consider all schools to be decent ones. However, my main concern is affordability.
b3tadine[sutures]
Aug 18, 22 2:07 pm
Chad, you know what soured me on the program? When I visited in 2007/08 they had a studio dedicated to skyscraper design, in ND. Why? I like Fargo downtown well enough, but damn it's so far away.
Chad Miller
Aug 18, 22 2:19 pm
When I was at NDSU we had a studio project that was a skyscraper. It was a great project type to learn about. The studio project was located in Ontario though.
Kathrina
Aug 18, 22 3:20 pm
Before Chad's last comment, I wondered if he had such a studio and was happy with it. Can you guess what happened next:))? It is a big fat challenge to design skyscrapers. These studios are useful for the sake of learning. Personally, I dislike them, not to mention that they are not our best options in cities.
Chad Miller
Aug 18, 22 3:54 pm
I found the studio very informative and I learned quite a bit that was beneficial in many other project types. One of the things I learned is that I don't like skyscrapers and don't want to ever design them. ;)
drinks_at_avec
Aug 19, 22 12:32 pm
Princeton gives a full ride to all arch grad students
Chad Miller
Aug 19, 22 12:53 pm
Ha!
Kathrina
Aug 19, 22 12:55 pm
Is that so? I don't know, but when you hear the name Princeton, you don't immediately associate affordability with it in your brain.
drinks_at_avec
Aug 20, 22 11:20 pm
it's a hedge fund with a school attached to it. One of my interns is a grad student there.
autofireunit
Aug 31, 22 12:29 am
some only get half ride. (My friend). But everyone do get a lot of money
Kathrina
Aug 31, 22 1:17 am
Do you recommend hedge funds?
Aria_
Aug 20, 22 9:20 pm
I don't understand why no one suggests University of North Carolina at Charlotte
I_DJ
Aug 22, 22 9:09 pm
Texas and Arizona were omitted from your list for what reason?
Aria_
Aug 23, 22 10:34 pm
Also take a look at Pratt
Matilda
Aug 24, 22 9:09 pm
There is nowhere generous enough
derek00
Aug 25, 22 2:39 am
Use the Cost of Living PLUS Rent Index as a colleague wrote above for me it was the best it used to be I used it now I don't need it anymore
Kathrina
Aug 25, 22 9:47 am
What universities did you choose to apply based on that Index?
greenlander1
Aug 25, 22 11:57 am
Princeton - free but when you have to sign a contract saying you will only wear black for the rest of your life
MIT - may still be sitting on pile of money from old military contracts. They offer some large merit based scholarships
Harvard - if you are poor/ not getting help from parents, pretty decent grant support
I_DJ
Aug 26, 22 8:13 pm
Back in school, some teachers taught us the importance of reading questions carefully and attentively. However, it seems that many people don't bother to even read the questions.
Kathrina
Aug 31, 22 1:15 am
Are hedge funds good?
MinArch
Sep 6, 22 11:30 am
Oh wow! Our backgrounds are pretty similar. Currently, I am preparing my portfolio, but I am very disappointed when thinking about money. There is no such thing as a school. Together, let's be sad :(
Greetings, everyone!
Is there anything you can advise me based on your experience? For a master's degree in architecture, which graduate schools offer the most generous financial aid packages (e.g. assistantships, TA positions with tuition waivers, healthcare, monthly stipends, etc.)?
It is also important to consider the low cost of living when considering a city to live in.
Use numbeo.com, specifically the "Cost of Living PLUS Rent Index" for objective comparisons of cost of living/quality of life. In short, the US isn't the wonderland we were told.
I appreciate your helpful suggestion. It was a really cool website. In this economy, we are all struggling to survive. But, in short, the US is still the wonderland we were told. XOXO
Any other advice?
There is nothing worse than living in an expensive city. Your opportunities are destroyed by them.
Basic economics here. Apply where no one wants to go (ie, consider smaller, lesser-known programs). The name programs have plenty of applicants to choose from. They have no need to incentivize top talent.
Privates will have more leeway to negotiate on tuition/fees (since they are artificially inflated anyway).
I really appreciate you taking the time to help me. In this regard, which schools would you recommend specifically?
I don't know you, your education, skills or finances. The best I can do is a general answer. Good luck with your search
You're right, that's true. I have a bachelor's degree in architecture and a master's degree in urban planning ( Oh my God! I feel stupid for this one. I urge everyone not to pursue a career in urban planning). NJIT, University of Washington in St. Louis , University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, NDSU, and University of Minnesota are now in my list. Texas and Arizona don't interest me for a variety of reasons. I have worked as a junior and concept designer for a couple of years. As a CGI artist and a computer geek, I spent quite a bit of time glued to my monitors.
Really good professors at UMN, cost of living is good. NJIT, I don't know who is there now, but it's proximity to NYC is the most attractive, and probably get a good amount of funding. UW at St Louis is great! NDSU is a big no. Milwaukee is fine, like NJIT I imagine.
Thanks a lot, you seem familiar with many schools, including NDSU. Is NDSU really so bad? Which schools are your top choices in terms of affordability, quality of education, generosity of the school, and affordability of cities?
Thank you very much. I really appreciate your help. Oh my God, I need to sleep right now. I may be tired and sleepy but I added Roger Williams University, Ball State University, and probably the Illinois Institute of Technology or University of Michigan to my list.
I'm bummed to hear that NDSU is not good anymore. Back when I graduated in 2002 it was a great school with profs that had real world experience. :(
Hello. Personally, I think the student's efforts to practice and learn architecture in a self-directed way are far more important than the school's formal training. There are many ways to learn architecture, and I am not downgrading the value of solid and good schools. It should be enough for schools to provide the very basics of education. As a result, you can consider all schools to be decent ones. However, my main concern is affordability.
Chad, you know what soured me on the program? When I visited in 2007/08 they had a studio dedicated to skyscraper design, in ND. Why? I like Fargo downtown well enough, but damn it's so far away.
When I was at NDSU we had a studio project that was a skyscraper. It was a great project type to learn about. The studio project was located in Ontario though.
Before Chad's last comment, I wondered if he had such a studio and was happy with it. Can you guess what happened next:))? It is a big fat challenge to design skyscrapers. These studios are useful for the sake of learning. Personally, I dislike them, not to mention that they are not our best options in cities.
I found the studio very informative and I learned quite a bit that was beneficial in many other project types. One of the things I learned is that I don't like skyscrapers and don't want to ever design them. ;)
Princeton gives a full ride to all arch grad students
Ha!
Is that so? I don't know, but when you hear the name Princeton, you don't immediately associate affordability with it in your brain.
it's a hedge fund with a school attached to it. One of my interns is a grad student there.
some only get half ride. (My friend). But everyone do get a lot of money
Do you recommend hedge funds?
I don't understand why no one suggests University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Texas and Arizona were omitted from your list for what reason?
Also take a look at Pratt
There is nowhere generous enough
Use the Cost of Living PLUS Rent Index as a colleague wrote above for me it was the best it used to be I used it now I don't need it anymore
What universities did you choose to apply based on that Index?
Princeton - free but when you have to sign a contract saying you will only wear black for the rest of your life
MIT - may still be sitting on pile of money from old military contracts. They offer some large merit based scholarships
Harvard - if you are poor/ not getting help from parents, pretty decent grant support
Back in school, some teachers taught us the importance of reading questions carefully and attentively. However, it seems that many people don't bother to even read the questions.
Are hedge funds good?
Oh wow! Our backgrounds are pretty similar. Currently, I am preparing my portfolio, but I am very disappointed when thinking about money. There is no such thing as a school. Together, let's be sad :(