Chance an RD Arch applicant?

Colleges & Universities A-Z Syracuse University
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<p>Hey Syracuse CCers,</p>

<p>Right now I am terrified, because of how my senior grades are lookin' to turn out...</p>

<p>RD School of Architecture applicant for fall 2010</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT
740CR 720M 770W 2230
690CR800M740W 2230
Combined Highest: 2310
[</em>] SAT IIs:
790 Korean
800 Math II
[<em>] GPA:
3.69 UW
~3.98 W
With senior grades...which are probably going to be 3 A's, 2 B's and a C(in AP Lit)...
I really don't know what it'll come out to be...
[</em>] Rank: DNR
[<em>] Other stats: National Merit Semi-Finalist
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: I'm very proud of them.
[<em>] Teacher Recs: Should be fantastic.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Should be good as well, I know the principal fairly well.
[<em>] Hook (if any):
Sister will be an '10 School of VPA alumna
Migraines since sophomore year really brought down my GPA. It's really an under-rated
condition...
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: CA
[<em>] School Type: Extremely Competitive
[</em>] Ethnicity: Korean
[<em>] Gender: M
[/ul]Other Factors: Portfolio is great imo, but you be the judge. awheeeek on deviantART
Extracurriculars[ul]
[</em>] Editor in Chief of my school's newspaper(pacemaker winner. Syracuse is a big news design school. does that make this more significant?)
[<em>] Senior class Vice President
[</em>] Drumline Snare player 9 10 11, dropped senior year cuz of medical problems
[<em>] Outdoor School Volunteer
[</em>] Various other Comm. Services, don't want to go that much in-depth
[<em>] Photoshop Art Excellent Rating at a Journalism Convention(I know... the fact that it was @ a journalism convention pretty much devalues this to ZERO.)
[</em>] First place in some writing contests
[/ul]General Comments: I know a lot of people say Syracuse is an easy school to get into or w/e, but the architecture program is now No. 2 in the nation, so I know that can't be the case for the SOA.</p>

<p>I'm gonna die here. Is that C on my first-semester transcript gonna kill me?</p>

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<p>chill out. you’re, without a doubt, going to get in. </p>

<p>i like how you got the same overall score on the SAT =P</p>

<p>your sister being an alumni is good too. </p>

<p>your gpa is great. dont overreact. </p>

<p>you’re in!</p>

<p>and for the C, dont sweat it. its not a big deal. its not an F. </p>

<p>and are you taking any architecture courses at your high school? i know ALOT of people who regret doing it.</p>

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<p>"chill out. you’re, without a doubt, going to get in.</p>

<p>i like how you got the same overall score on the SAT =P</p>

<p>your sister being an alumni is good too.</p>

<p>your gpa is great. dont overreact.</p>

<p>you’re in!"</p>

<p>Dude, from what I understand, you’re trying to get in as well so I don’t think you’re in any position to chance anybody. The architecture school is really tough to get into so I wouldn’t tell someone that they’re an automatic shoe-in. </p>

<p>akmeecheen, your sis being an alumna of the school has no bearing on admissions. Your EC are solid and your grades are solid. I’d say you do have a high chance but don’t count on anything. Good luck.</p>

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<p>HoL: apparently, unlike other schools, Syracuse does consider sibling affiliation in legacy admissions; no idea if that applicant has to apply ED though (as at some others)…</p>

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<p>HOL, calm down. i just found out in his general comments box that its rated 2nd in the nation before doing this. I thought it was moderately competitive. </p>

<p>After finding out it was a competitive program, i don’t think hes a shoe in, but he definently has a really big chance of acceptance. </p>

<p>& if you look on the 2nd page of the SU common app supplement,
<a href=“http://www.syr.edu/futurestudents/undergraduate/pdfs/ca_2010supp.pdf[/url]”>http://www.syr.edu/futurestudents/undergraduate/pdfs/ca_2010supp.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>it says “Are your parents, grandparents, or siblings SU alumni or current SU students?”</p>

<p>i know that because i was told in a Fordham Interview that i should include my sister as a reference to the relations at the the school and that its important.</p>

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<p>whew… Thanks guys, I feel a little more reassured. If you guys wanna chance me for some other schools I’m applying to, my list is:
Cooper Union(hahaha…)
Carnegie Mellon
USC
Cal Poly SLO
RISD
Those are my B.Arch schools. I’m applying to some other programs IN CASE I’m not accepted to any of those:
Brown(funny how this is an “in-case school” huh? :P)
UCLA
UC Berkeley
Washington University at St. Louis
^^ Those four schools were really just to appease my horribly paranoid mother…</p>

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<p>When it comes to siblings it may be a good or bad thing to me. I’ve heard of schools that look at the siblings performance and use that to judge the sibling trying to come in. Meaning if a brother is doing well at X institution then they are more likely to think you will do well and vice versa. I don’t think it’s good practice and I’m not sure if SU does so as well.</p>

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<p>well… I can’t complain there. As far as I know my sister is doing very well there.</p>