<p>bneg, most of the scholarships that cmu has to offer are for americans or perm residents. the only other judith resnik, is for those committed to comp sci or engineering. </p>
<p>yeah, jcro, miami is cool but their adm office is so... actually i applied to UM early last year, but they put me in the regular pool and then began to ask me several questions after i had emailed them several times earlier without any reply... so frustrating, so i just forgot about them...</p>
<p>but jcro, truth is, the first american school to catch my attention was UM, followed by USC, and they were my primary targets.it's funny how perspectives change so rapidly...</p>
<p>Jrock, i found the page you were talking about; but i found this in undergraduate admission university facts:</p>
<p>"Merit-Based Scholarships
Four merit-based scholarship programs are offered which are renewable for four years (five for architecture). Carnegie Mellon Scholarships, worth at least half the cost of tuition, are offered to outstanding students. Judith Resnik Scholarships, worth at least half the cost of tuition, are offered to outstanding students pursuing the sciences. Andrew Carnegie Scholarships, worth at least half the cost of tuition, are offered to the highest calibre candidates. Presidential Scholarships range from $1,000 to approximately $13,000 and are reserved for outstanding students who qualify for little or no need-based financial aid.</p>
<p>Every admitted student is eligible for merit-based scholarship consideration with no separate application process. Students are encouraged to apply for outside scholarships as a source of aid. ROTC scholarships are also available."</p>
<p>great, never mind~ then they mention eligibility in the OTHER page...</p>
<p>i still don't get it "Every admitted student is eligible for merit-based scholarship consideration with no separate application process."</p>
<p>contradiction. this part was in bold too...</p>
<p>yeah, the eligibility... and to qualify for pres schol, you must apply for aid through the FAFSA, so...</p>
<p>I_wonder, i wonder if you're still here, but if you are, could you give us some advice?</p>
<p>how good do you think Mcgill's arch program is?</p>
<p>best in canada</p>
<p>wow, cool. but it looks hard to get into or is the opposite the case? and looking at career prospects after getting the bachelor's degree in Canada before coming over to the US for masters or work, do they look bleak? </p>
<p>but it's quite cheap... though.</p>
<p>are u taking the SAT this october?</p>
<p>unfortunately yes, i missed writing 2</p>
<p>i heard it's harder to get a high GPA in Canada, so for grad school, mcgill might not be that good unless the grad school looks at rank and other stuff more....but without US grad school, i think it's a bit hrader to get a good job. i'm putting it in my list, and if i'm accpeted, i'll attend if other programs still cost a lot more.</p>
<p>i am and, notwithstanding the fact that i have writing 2 from january but i'm counting on it - 730</p>
<p>why would you retake? how high were the other parts?</p>
<p>oh, and i have no idea how hard is mcgill's program....it is definitely not considered as 'hard' from what I have heard in school and stuff, but it is like the only 5 year b.arch in Canada</p>
<p>the acceptance rate and prestige is very off in Canada. UBC commerce and science would be the hardest programs to get into in Canada, yet UBC is like 'what?' to most people.</p>
<p>This article from DesignIntelligence contains the only scientific rankings of architecture schools:</p>
<p>The other ones people have cited here are also from DesignIntelligence, but they "practitioner" rankings, and are based on a survey. They are extremely useless. Just look at Syracuse, which was not ranked, then #4 in the country, then not ranked the next year. Use the scientific rankings I posted but ignore the others.</p>
<p>Also, please keep in mind that the so-called "undergraduate" rankings at DesignIntelligence are ONLY for schools offering a preprofessional five-year B.Arch degree. The BEST undergraduate programs are actually four-year B.A. programs at schools such as Harvard, Yale and Princeton (which you will see are not included in the so-called "undergraduate" rankings because they are not B.Arch. programs). These students typically go on to earn an M.Arch after completing their B.A.</p>
<p>posterx, can you provide previous years of the practitioner's rankngs? i did not realize how syracuse 'jumps' in those rankings...</p>
<p>Yes, you can see from this link that they jump all over the map: <a href="http://www.di.net/article.php?article_id=178%5B/url%5D">http://www.di.net/article.php?article_id=178</a> For example, Princeton architecture is #13, then #11, then not in the top 20, then not in the top 20.</p>
<p>The only valid rankings are the ones I posted, above, also from DesignIntelligence but not based on unscientific survey garbage.</p>