Architecture

Colleges and Universities A-Z Syracuse University
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<p>Hey guys, I'm a junior in high school right now and I have a few questions about the architecture program. Its a highly ranked program I know (although I really don't worry about the rankings too much, as long as I get a degree haha) but does anyone know how selective admissions into the program is? Do they weigh grades or portfolio heavier when admitting students? Are the professors accessible or ego driven because of their ranking? Lastly my stats: 4.2 W GPA, 31 ACT, top 20 percent of a grade size of 1000, 4 years varsity wrestling (1 year captain), 3 years football, 4 AP classes when i graduate, 3 drawing classes, 1 ceramics, and 1 architectural drafting class at school. What are my chances?</p>

<p>Actually this is the real last question: How good is the financial aid at Syracuse, especially scholarships? Because it is a private school, this would be a big factor.</p>

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<p>i don’t know all too much about admissions to architecture, but i can say it’s very selective…whatever that means. what’s your UW GPA? </p>

<p>on the financial aid side of things, syracuse is a very generous school if you have financial need. personally, i had a 9k EFC and was offered $37k in pure grants, another $7k in loans, and a work study. a list of scholarship opportunities can be found here: [Scholarship</a> Programs](<a href=“http://www.syr.edu/financialaid/scholarships/su_scholarships.html]Scholarship”>http://www.syr.edu/financialaid/scholarships/su_scholarships.html)</p>

<p>syracuse claims to make an attempt to meet the financial need of all students, which is a big deal. some of it might come in loans, but you will get a pretty fair deal at syracuse.</p>

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<p>Thanks a lot, and my UW GPA is about a 3.4</p>

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<p>My daughter is in Syracuse Architecture. Exceptional program that really earns it’s high national ranking. Your GPA and test scores are in the ball park, what is really going to matter for you (and it seems for most of the kids) is the quality of the portfolio you put together for the required portfolio review. Read the school’s input on portfolio’s closely, look at what other schools say as well (Cornell has a very good description on their site of what a portfolio should include, link below). Another tip, do your portfolio review at one of your back up schools prior to doing it at someplace like SU, that way you get good feedback and can adjust the portfolio and your comments before the schools that matter to you. Remember, for Architecture, the schools want to see if there is a spark within you and they do that by discussing your portfolio to see if you have the inner interest and talent that they can work with.</p>

<p>Regarding money, I have two kids at SU. One received a very generous scholarship, the other did not. Both had almost identical grades and test scores.</p>

<p><a href=“http://aap.cornell.edu/arch/admissions/portfolio.cfm[/url]”>http://aap.cornell.edu/arch/admissions/portfolio.cfm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;