<p>Hello guys. I am currently attending a California community college and I am about to transfer Fall 2010. I am aiming for the Undergrad architecture program at UCLA. My GPA is 3.52 right now. I wanted to here your feed back on my chances and also had a question for the people who already transferred. For the portfolio, Do we need specific material (relevant to architecture) or would any creative material within the guidelines work? Also, any additional advise you can give me about the application process would be great</p>
<p>I wanted to HEAR* your feed back. Sorry, typo.</p>
<p>I was accepted with purely creative pieces. Coming from UCI, my GPA wasn’t stellar (3.3 when I applied, 3.5 final transcript). Given that, I think your portfolio is what matters most. After making sure you meet the minimum university requirements, I was told they immediately look through your portfolio and decide fairly quickly whether you’re in or not.</p>
<p>Personally, I’m still waiting for them to tell me they made a mistake in their decision 
My portfolio was simply three loose leaf copies of some drawings I did for a basic drawing class (first drawing class I’ve ever taken, no less) stuffed into an envelope with my statement of interest. It is my understanding that drawings done from life are especially encouraged (which is why all of mine are observational drawings). Here’s the URL to my portfolio: [Artwork</a> - a set on Flickr](<a href=“http://www.■■■■■■■■■■/photos/77351368@N00/sets/72157611809765294/detail/]Artwork”>http://www.■■■■■■■■■■/photos/77351368@N00/sets/72157611809765294/detail/)</p>
<p>The three specific pieces I submitted are “Orchids,” “yet some more eggs,” and “Ceramics.” As you can see, nothing fancy or related to architecture in the least.</p>
<p>Nice, they are beautiful. So did you bring them to a print shop to shrink it down to size? Because they want pieces 8X10.</p>
<p>Thanks, I tried to bring them into Kinkos to use their large-format scanner but it was broken (at all three locations I tried…ironically, an architect broke the last one). In the end, I just took a point-and-shoot camera and had some seriously good luck with the weather and lighting in my room and printed the files in the correct size. In fact, the files you see are all from my camera (corrected in photoshop for exposure and color).</p>
<p>Still, if I had the option I’d use the large-format scanner. It’s much, much more costly, but the files you get are of extremely high quality. If you’re on a budget, you’ll have to wait for the perfect time of day to take your picture (and hopefully use a better camera than mine). But if your pieces fit in the copy machine’s scanner, all the better for you!</p>
<p>I see. Thanks for the info. Man today i found out that i actually have a 3.45 =(</p>