<p>Congrats everyone!</p>
<p>Recently found out I was accepted into U of Cincinnati for Arch, wasn’t expecting to get in because of my GPA! However i’m still waiting on Macalester, Syracuse, and Drexel. </p>
<p>In at: Auburn (B.Arch, but not sure what unit yet), Temple (B of Sci), U of C (B of Sci but 5year with Co-Op), and IIT (B.Arch)</p>
<p>got into UT Austin, UCincinnati, U Hartford, and Penn State! waiting to hearing back from syracuse, RPI, UMich, and Rice!</p>
<p>^ Congrats aus1003, what is your top choice?</p>
<p>thank you! my top choice is rice, second is UT!</p>
<p>Accepted to: UTA, Penn State, Pratt and UMiami.
Applied: Rice, CMU (deffered), UCLA, USC, Dartmouth and Syracuse</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT 2000 TOEFL 101 GPA: our school does not have GPA. Class rank: 25%
Several awards winner in Piano(national), book prices, Scholastic Art(Silver Key), Science Olympiad(State Silver)</p>
<p>Applied to only Carnegie Mellon, accepted! Woohoo.</p>
<p>Accepted to UMiami and Cal Poly! Again congrats everyone :)</p>
<p>For cal poly, was it ed or rd? I sent an rd app on time but I did not hear anything from them… they did not even request transcript or portfolio. Does that mean I’m rejected?
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<p>I applied RD, but I applied very early back in November because it was such a short app, so that might be why I heard back so early. Cal Poly doesn’t ask for a portfolio, and they only request transcripts for admitted students to confirm your self-reported GPA. So you aren’t rejected! You just haven’t heard back yet is all</p>
<p>Just got in Cal Poly</p>
<p>Illinois Tech and just found out about Cal Poly!</p>
<p>Just found out that I got in cal poly too!!</p>
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<p>Also got into Cal Poly 
Congrats to y’all!
For those who heard back from SLO, do you intend on attending or are you guys still waiting to hear from some other colleges?</p>
<p>Just got into Cal Poly for landscape architecture and I’m still waiting on some other colleges but I think it might be my number 1 school</p>
<p>Just got into Syracuse B.Arch 2018!!! anyone else?</p>
<p>Congrats SandyShu! </p>
<p>My D is a freshman at SU School of Architecture and she’s very happy with her choice of attending there - it was her #1 choice school. Aside not getting
much sleep, she raves about the program there and her Professors. She has also commented on how well the Arch students bond there together socially. We were impressed with the Slocum Hall building when we visited during college searches. It’s extremely spacious to help accommodate students so they’re not packed at their desks like sardines compared to some of the other schools.</p>
<p>Your acceptance appears too early to have been RD. Did you apply as an International Student? I know others here will be curious to know.</p>
<p>toptobottom, Thanks!
I applied to Syracuse through RD as an international student. My early application was Cornell, which I got a defer and fell into its RD pool (still waiting for announcement). But I’m happy about Syracuse. It seems (from its official website) Syracuse has very good faculties received degrees from HGSD, cooper union and Cornell. And it ranks very high on Design Intelligence.
But I really don’t have ideas about how hard for applicants to get into Syracuse SOA and how the program is valued in the nation especially among professional architects. Would you tell me more about that? :)</p>
<p>other schools accepted: C of Cincinnati and University of Virginia. I’m more leaned to a five-year intense B.Arch program like Syracuse and Cornell.</p>
<p>I’m going to assume that just your application to Cornell & SU being in the mid 50’s ($$$) per year that you are able to prove full financial obligation as an international student. As with most everyone, I’m sure you would prefer to have some of the cost deferred by scholarship aid if you qualify.</p>
<p>We did take the opportunity to visit Cornell. I’m sure it’s renowned stature as one of the best for undergraduate Architecture is substantiated, but my D, as well as myself, just didn’t have a warm feeling while touring the campus. The next day we attended SU and both of us were overcome by this positive feeling the more we toured through the campus. Both visits were during active student/class sessions in the mid-week. She only selected schools that had the B-Arch offerings as she will pursue a license eventually in her home state of NY. Her other applications were RISD, RPI, Pratt and Philadelphia U. </p>
<p>Yes, Syracuse has had very good rankings in DI magazine but what we were most impressed with is the SOA curriculum stresses an equal balance between artistic and technological focus to prepare students for any environment post graduation. In my own business dealings last year, I had met a Graduate from an Architectural school here in NY which had an extremely strong Art focus in their Arch program. She admitted to me that if she could turn back time, she would seek a school that has a technological focus and structural mix as well.</p>
<p>SU has good ties to NYC and a strong Alumni force across the board as an added backbone for opening doors. You can see the outstanding dedication this University has with lifetime support of it’s sports programs Go Orange!!!. Schools that are within close proximity to NYC will always have that East coast advantage of opportunity and recognition from around the world. These are very important considerations in choosing them versus others schools in the inner parts of the US unless you plan to reside within close proximity to them post graduation. All generalization aside, with Architecture and most other choice professions, it’s how well you grasped your career studies, your established portfolio of works, who you are in the way of being an astute & aggressive individual, a good school placement program, the economic conditions at the time you seek employment, having an advantageous connection to get your foot in the door and just being in the right place at the right time.</p>
<p>Visiting each school of your choice is a hurdle one should not forego at any cost because it helps the school see you have true interest in attending. Your better schools do keep records of such actions and Im a true believer that it helps tip the scale to select you as someone they are willing to invest in with additional rewards of sizeable scholarships. If you get deferred or waitlisted, dont sit back and feel sorrow. It may be beneficial if you really desire attend a particular school to immediately follow-up with a simple letter of appreciation and reinforcement for your desire to attend there. Also, update any new EC’s you may have recently added to your life since your initial application. Also, a new Letter of Recommendation from a private party having great credential and personally can vouch for your being a great achiever and fit for their school.</p>
<p>What you are going through right now is what my D and I went through last year at this time and it’s something I never would want to experience again, although it was a great learning experience. When I applied to college the atmosphere was a bit more pleasant. The visitations are hectic but every bit exciting and worthwhile. I think it really helps a prospect prioritize their choices. Then, the application process slams you across the face with deadlines that come faster than expected. After a short lull and plenty of anxiety, the rollercoaster of emotion sets in with the ups and downs of acceptances, rejections, deferments and waitlist status leaving you wondering What the hell do I do now? </p>
<p>While you still have a little time, study what path you want to take carefully because your first shot at this is extremely important. Also try to gaze into your imaginary crystal ball so you can envision where your future may take hold so you can configure your choice of school to best fit that need. I guess that’s not an easy one but you should at least give it some thought.</p>
<p>My D has said that the Professors at SU are very demanding while helpful at the same time and it requires every ounce of attention and time to get tasks completed in order to do well. Apparently, SU SOA appears to be very serious about preparing their graduates for their future careers.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>toptobottom, Thank you so much!
As I’m not in the states, your information is so valuable. Now I’m very happy about offer from Syracuse SOA. Though I haven’t decided to go there, but it’s a great possibility. I might not have a chance to visit each school because my home is in Asia, I really appreciate your advice. Thanks! and good luck for your daughter’s college life~</p>
<p>Congrats SandyShu!</p>
<p>Update: Accepted to Penn State hehe. The letter I received from them said they accepted only 60 kids this year–does anyone know how many applied overall?</p>
<p>Still waiting on Cornell and Cooper…Does anyone know when Cooper decisions start coming out?</p>