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1- My mom 2- My sister (between the two of them, the rest of my immediate family will find out) 3- My 3 BFFs from undergrad 4- My cousin/roommate I may actually have to keep this kind of quiet if I find out before like April because I don't plan on telling my workplace that I'm leaving until about 1 month before I move away for school.

M10, you can buy a decent used car (but with like 70000 miles on it, minimum) starting around $4000-5000. I've looked at used cars recently, and most of the ones I would consider buying are more like $8000 (I would prefer something with less than 60000 miles, less than 4 years old, automatic transmission, etc.). If you bought a new car and financed it, generally for the least expensive small cars, prices start around $12000, and the lowest monthly payments are like $250 (if you don't put any payment down), although most people pay more like $300-$500 a month for a new car here. You'll also have to pay for the car insurance, license plates, registration, and yearly inspection (in some states), but that all varies depending on where exactly you live. Leasing is another option, but I have no experience with that so I'll leave it to someone else.

Some of these are approximate because I can't remember. My dad kindly paid for my postage as an applying to grad school gift. 1 GRE: $150 Additional score report: $20 Transcripts: $100 Portfolio materials: $50 Portfolio printing: $35 Application fees: $240 Total: $595 plus about 1000$ in tuition and books for two classes I need for one of the programs I applied to. I totally didn't realize it was that expensive.

ETS will send you a duplicate copy of exactly what they sent to the schools (they do this automatically- you don't have to request it or pay extra for your copy), so that should let you see how your scores were reported.

If you have regular, free access to the internet.

Digits, I have thought the same thing MANY times. While I do think some of the people who make those posts are just overly anxious and genuinely do want some reassurance that they can get into top programs, I also think some people just like to post their stellar stats.

This changes depending on my confidence level at the moment. I applied to four schools, and I'm currently predicting: One is almost definitely a rejection, with only a very slight chance of acceptance. I'd say there's a 15% chance I'll be accepted. One I'm totally 50/50 on. I just have no idea. Part of me feels like this is the school where I'll end up though, just going by premonition (which I don't really believe in). The other two, I feel like I really should get into, based on the admissions statistics of those programs, but I'm still not sure. I'd give myself a 75% chance at one and 85% chance at the other. I really feel like I have no idea where I stand. Like I could get into all 4 or rejected by all 4 and wouldn't be too suprised.

Kentucky's application site is down for maintenance from Wednesday (2 days ago) until Monday. I find this so annoying. I finally have time off work to finish and submit my app, and I can't do it!

Also, keep in mind that this isn't purely a writing test. It's analytical writing, and it replaced a non-writing purely analytical test. I think they strongly look at how well you argue and reason, not just how well you write.

I agree with the other responses that this seems unprofessional- if it were for a more serious reason (like major health problems or serious family trauma), it might be more understandable. Also, if you just started your program, you've probably only lived in this new place for maybe 2 months, which seems a bit soon to have determined you can't stand to live there after this year. Impressions can change a lot after living somewhere new for more time.

Most (or all) schools have an online application system that requires you to create a log-in and password. I assume this is what you're referring to. This is totally separate from a school's file of your application. The school's file would include your GRE scores, LORs, the application you submit online, etc. As far as I know, you're always going to have to create your online log-in information by yourself.

Sorry, I just checked that first link and you need to do some clicking to get to any architecture-specific info. If you choose the option for Universities, you can see architecture scores at least for UVA and Floria. I was thinking they had more schools, but I can't find them anymore.

Here's a site that has averages for several schools to give you an idea: http://www.happyschoolsblog.com/categor ... re-scores/ The Princeton Review website also has them for several schools. Overall, it seems like the averages tend to be in the low 600s for quantitative and low 500s for verbal. Those are higher for the harder schools and lower for the easier schools of course.

I think the best thing you can do at this point is work on building relationships with professors in your major so that you'll have some awesome letters of recommendation when the time to apply comes.

Do you think this is too early to submit applications for fall 2010 admission? I have several of my online applications finished but am just waiting to hit the submit button. I have to send in a portfolio and won't have that for probably another month, and I plan to request all of my transcripts within the next week or two. I want to get my applications in early though since several of them automatically email my references the information they need to submit my letters of recommendation.

My verbal was much lower than on the practice test (like over 100 points) I took, but I also only took 1 practice test for verbal, so I probably didn't prepare as much as I should have. My quantitative score was pretty similar to all the practice ones I did though.

I'm applying to 4. I'm not going into a super specific kind of program, so really I'd be happy with almost any school within a certain geographic region. I have 3 schools that are definitely my top choices, and then I have one "safety" school.

I took my GRE on July 18, and I got a verbal experimental section. It told me the section was experimental, which was a pleasant surprise to me. Before it started, I was thinking I might just collapse or something if I ended up with another math section since I had just finished one. Anyway, since the section said it was experimental, I did fly through it (I just wanted to get to my scores), but every now and then I would get paranoid that maybe I had read something wrong and that it wasn't experimental.

I'm applying to grad school for Masters of Architecture programs for students without a bachelors in architecture. I'm working on my applications, have taken the GRE, etc., but what's really stressing me out is that I don't know what my chances are of getting into any particular schools. I don't know anyone who has applied to or been in one of these programs before, so I have no one in person to help me out. So for background, I have 2 bachelors and 1 masters already. My first BA is in English, and I had a dismal 2.76 GPA. Then I got my masters in education and had a 3.8 GPA in that coursework (45 credit hours). Then I decided to switch fields, and I got my BS in interior design, where I had a 4.0 GPA (approx 75 credit hours). So my overall GPA for all of those degrees is 3.47 now. I also have 2 years of work experience as an interior designer. I scored 680 quantitative, 550 verbal on my GRE (haven't gotten my writing score yet). I have a good portfolio- I'm still working on making it great, but I have a lot of design projects from interior design school and from work, and I have some good art to include, plus I'm working really hard on making the overall presentation excellent. My recommendations (2 from interior design professors, 1 from a senior designer I worked with) should be excellent, and I'm working on making my statement of purpose solid (despite my low GPA as an Enlgish major, I am actually a pretty good writer). I feel like the fact that I'm applying to these programs that are open to people with any previous undergrad degree while I have one in a related field (plus work experience in that field) should help me out, but I don't know. I'm definitely applying to UVA, Virginia Tech, and NCSU. Does anyone have a clue as to what my chances of getting into these schools are? I know no one can predict this, but I'd like to know if I have no chance of getting into some of these, if I need to apply somewhere easier as a safety school, etc. I've seen some average GRE scores and GPAs for all the schools online (at the Princeton Review and that happyschools blog), and according to those, I'm either right at or above average for all of those schools, but I don't know if those stats are necessarily accurate.