<p>hey guyyyyys! ahhh im freaking out i just found out i got into Rice!!! except now i have no idea what to do cause i will never ever be able to decide between Rice and Miami!! ahhhh! ok, now that i got that out...
bneg. . . the interview was no big deal, it went sorta crappy but its cool yknow whatever. i just got semidressed up cause the guy was just an alumn and he said they dont count for much. . . my interviewer was a grumpy old man who had no good things to say so i just stayed really upbeat and cheerful. also another girl from my grade went right before me and spend an hour and 15 minutes or something so he was really worn out and he told me that. (my interview ended up only being twenty minutes) it went all right, i just answered questions mostly that could have been answered on my resume, and he didnt ask anything specific to architecture. but, i tried to get in as many things as possible that you just cant do on a resume while i was answering questions. i was nervous the whole day before i went, cause the interview was at school, and he had called me the night before (they try to spring it on you so you have as little time to prepare as possible) but then once i got into the meeting i wasnt nervous at all. but thats kinda how i am. umm the most i can say is be yourself and show them youre more then a number - what they want is personality! theyve got enough socially-mutant geniuses! good luck!</p>
<p>wow, it seems like you're bringing a lot of the good news!! Thanks for the advice, although I still don't really know what I should talk about....the interviewer seems to be more friendly though, since he actually let me pick a date and time~ but i'm afraid it'll turn out to be that he's the bubbly one during the interview. Anyway, congrats and thanks!</p>
<p>congratulations on getting into rice jcro. iv been reading this forum for a bit but just made an account a few weeks ago. this is my favorite thread :) i'm a highschool sophmore really interested in architecture. you guys are really helpful with everything, good job keeping this alive.</p>
<p>We are considering to make a condensed info-only thread so that people would have an easier time looking for what they want. It's coming soon, when we get all of our decision!!</p>
<p>comr ty rice jcro, its the best architecturt brogramme in the countru. im kind of *<strong><em>e d up right now. sorry. why the *</em></strong> am i checking this god damn website right now anywat.</p>
<p>^^^ this is the kid that "owns the studios" at rice arch. miami's looking better and better.</p>
<p>hey jcro...
sorry about the previous message.
i have a feeling that my roommate's been up to no good.
but on a brighter note, congratulations on getting into rice! I hope you choose to come here, the studio is great (youll make better friends than youve ever had in your life-trust me)
i have to go study for a math exam now, but pm me if you have any questions.
later
sohael</p>
<p>hi everyone,</p>
<p>i juz received my SAT results and i think i should just stay in canada.
I know that in Ontario, only 2 universities has architecture as an undergraduate course... do any of you know what other canadian univeristies have architecture courses?</p>
<p>Yeah,, and for McGill or UBC.. do they hv good architecture courses?</p>
<p>P.S . are there any chance of getting into an american university with 1700SAT mark.....</p>
<p>nicniclee, which two are you referring to? I think the best and the only professional degree is mcgill.</p>
<p>nic, are you able to take the act in canada? (the sat alternative..?) a few people i know didn't do so hot on the sat, so they took the act and did awesome. it just depends on what type of test taker you are. and almost every us college accepts the act in place of the sat, as long as you send one or the other. in any case, i wouldnt worry cause sat doesnt count for that much anyhow... just check on specific programs, for example i know at miami arch you need to have at least an 1100 between math and verbal to be considered, as in, thats the minumum requirement.</p>
<p>ACT.. hmm.. i might think about that.. t</p>
<p>is it true that univerisities lower their requirments (SAT marks ) for international applicants?</p>
<p>Lastly,. is the archi program at U of Waterloo good? I know Waterloo isn't the best university in Canada, but I heard the program is not so bad... </p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>hey, i just noticed this thread even though it seems to have gone on forever:</p>
<p>my girlfriend is an architecture student at Cornell. She was talking to admissions the other day and here's what they had to say:</p>
<p>just over 900 applications were received this year. There will be around 60 spots offered for the freshmen class. Ouch! Good luck. It's one heck of a ride for those who make it through.</p>
<p>nic, schools ususally don't have minimums for SAT's, but I think internationals generally need to be of better quality to be accepted. If you did bad on writing or verbal, you can always make it up with TOEFL; (then they will forgive those SAT marks, so TOEFL is not just a requirement but maybe a lifesaver!!)</p>
<p>SAT's are definitely not accurate: I got 110 points higher on the math IIC than I did on the math section of SAT I!! Anyway, you may end up with a drastically higher mark by taking it a second time (then again, it is totally random!)</p>
<p>Apply to U waterloo and UT; though they are popular schools, those programs are probably unpopular programs that may serve as safeties (and realistic financial options). I heard even mcgill's arch program will not require superior percentages. UBC's program is in applied science, and it is relatively easy to get into as well (though their admission standards are shooting way up </p>
<p>You should definitely still try out states schools, since you are quite ahead in the admissions process (you are a junior right?), and that many schools are interested in talent mostly (you can tell which ones by portfolio requirements. i think you will stand out more with a portfolio than with a 2400) - though they may not be the most affordable schools.</p>
<p>" i think you will stand out more with a portfolio than with a 2400" </p>
<p>thats good to hear :-p</p>
<p>ill graduate with around a 90 uw average, 94 weighted, and a very strong portfolio. all i want is a chance, lol</p>
<p>ah, just in case I raise false hopes, allow me to clarify that there are quite a few well-ranked arch schools that ONLY look at class rank and GPA though. Are those schools really interested in talent or their own superficial prestige??? I guess we'll find out only when we become part of the adcom. </p>
<p>anyway, ryanmac, do you have your PF online or in digital format?? I am always curious about good art!</p>
<p>a great portfolio will carry more weight than a 2400 SAT at Cornell. Some students were even admitted without even taking some of the "required" SAT II exams for admission. </p>
<p>at Cornell, what tends to weed people out is the portfolio reviews. Decisions on the portfolios are not made by the admissions office, they're made by the architecture professors. Each portfolo is reviewed by each professor. If one professor doesn't like a portfolio, the student will not be admitted. Although it seems rather harsh that if only one doesnt like you then you wont get in, it's how they do things. They can afford to with so many applicants and so few spots. </p>
<p>by the way, this is what admissions told my gf (a current arch. student)</p>
<p>actually, my friend applied to UT austin and is having a rough time cause she thought it would be an easy win - she didnt apply anywhere else - and now shes talking to the admissions and evidently its just as hard for out-of-state-ers to get in as uc-berkely and ucla... who knew?</p>
<p>wee, the pf being reviewed by every prof is much more than I wished for! I think the pf's the only things that matters for architecture anyway. </p>
<p>yeah, I think it's important to ask the precentage of int'ls or out of states for particular programs, because they can be very different from the university %. </p>
<p>I just went to Cincinnatus, and did interview for Princeton. After going through 5 min of security checks, the interview lasted for around</p>
<p>seven minutes. I think my Mom had a better conversation with the secretary while she was waiting.</p>
<p>My interviewer for Cornell told me that he likes to employ graduates from Dalhousi(correct spelling?) and UT. He also said UBC architecture totally sucks even though he teaches there. </p>
<p>Thanks for all the info, I now realize that I have 0 chance of getting into Cornell AAP. + My interviewer politely implied that my portfolio was crap.</p>
<p>I think it does'nt matter at this stage whether or not you enter Dalhousie/UT/UBC, since they are all non-professional at the undergrad level (for all of them it is the graduate program that counts, and for some reason I think Dalhousie even wants people to take something other than architeture for two years prior to entering their BEDS program). Mcgill is probably still the only one worth considering at this stage. Are you going to try it out? I thikn we're from the same city!</p>