<p>Can anyone tell me if these schools on my list have good programs? How difficult it is to transfer there, like how high my gpa should be (I'm an eternally 3.0 student), etc? Also I'm looking for ones that dont choke you w/ unreal workloads</p>
<p>UT Austin
U Md College Park
U Mi Ann Arbor
UW Seattle
U Mn Twin Cities
Ohio State
Virginia Tech
U Az</p>
<p>I cut some from the list. U-Ill (whats the point of applying if 3.0 really doesnt stand a chance), Penn State after I received info that their arch and engineering arent good, Rensselaer because of the dominant Greek life, and USC because my parents will get heart attacks if I go anywhere near LA (concerned about LA's safety).</p>
<p>My advisor keep telling me to apply to higher end schools like Rice or Wash.U, saying my portfolio have a great chance to trump the 3.0, but somehow I'm still skeptical about it for 2 reasons: 1) my gpa is low, and those flagships are very selective, and 2) the heavy amount of work mentioned by Sashimi is really discouraging.</p>
<p>Also can foreign language skills boost the chance? </p>
<p>i like univ of arizona. i lived in arizona for 6 yrs and have heard good things about the program...plus the desert is beautiful</p>
<p>a lot of state schools are not that hard to get into. the harder part is when the school tries to weed out a lot of students during the 2nd or 3rd year</p>
<p>Hmm never heard of Drury. Someone told me Arizona State is a good safety, what do you guys think? I dont know much about this school but I've heard lots of negative comments on it.</p>
<p>Cheers, are those schools above really like, almost impossible for me?</p>
<p>arizona state for architecture is great....one of the better ones in the southwest. my dad actually teaches there (but not architecture). i am actually working on a project with an ASU arch professor this summer. he seems like a great guy</p>
<p>do keep in mind however that they offer only a 4 year degree...not an accredited B.Arch. they have a neat dual major where you can combine the MBA and M.Arch together</p>
<p>oh...and if you do go...don't get too caught up with the heavy partying or else you'll never sleep!!</p>
<p>yeah, I doubt you could even get into Penn State University Park, U'Ill, or many of the others on that last. The engineering at PSU is actually top 20. Here are your real chances with a 3.0.</p>
<p>UT Austin - no chance unless you are in state
U Md College Park- nope
U Mi Ann Arbor- no way
UW Seattle- probably
U Mn Twin Cities- maybe
Ohio State-doubtful, but maybe
Virginia Tech- doubtful
U Az-probably in</p>
<p>Yeah, most of your schools are a reach with that GPA. I am a student at Penn State University Park. You need a higher gpa than that to transfer here unless you live in state college. Sorry.</p>
<p>I'm not from any state, I'm an international student.</p>
<p>Yep its a 3.0. Getting that much in Chem Engineering was tough work. Add the difficulties understanding some English (those w/ odd accent like one from Mississippi and some foreign accents) and it became a really tough work.</p>
<p>Thanks for the info though, need to find more safeties from now. What about U of cincinnati? I heard it’s got great arch program. Do you think I can consider it as safety? I cant go to arch specialty schools like RISD since I want to take a business minor if possible. Or maybe North Carolina State- Raleigh…</p>
<p>btw UT actually asked me to send my portfolio. Maybe its cuz I got a recommendation from my art prof.</p>
<p>if it's a 3.0 from HS...that's pretty low. but for college...3.0 is not too bad</p>
<p>the avg engineering GPA from my school (cornell) is a 2.9.....</p>
<p>i know if i go into engineering, i would totally suck. it's more about your potential in architecture rather than what you can do well in other fields....a low GPA in engineering doesn't mean that you'll get a low GPA for architecture. the two are very different fields with different mindsets.</p>
<p>OOS is a short way of saying "out of state." At state universities, it is usually harder to get admitted for someone coming from out of state compared to being from in state. Less slots are available for out of staters. Often the standards to get in are higher for an out of state candidate admission than for in state.</p>