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yeah you totally have a lot of decisions to make! oh so that makes sense, keep a 3... i was so worried about my gpa too but somehow i managed to bring it up from a 1 something to a 3.16. keeping a 3 would be a piece of pie. and from what i understand, more preservation opportunities in the west. but i know the field as a whole is expected to grow pretty steadily.

conditional? what does that mean? do you have to do something?

congrats on colombia! and thanks. nope, i only applied to U of O. all my eggs in one basket. thanks god it worked out.

it was me! stoked!!! and super relieved. you should get your letter tomorrow or the next day.

hey thanks alot, that really helps! I'm already in Portland, have been here for a few years, and yeah coming from S. Cali I can say that they architecture in the Pac NW is more, shall I say, homey. But i LIKE homey, and sweet, (and Brutalism), and mid c modernism. I have a toddler so my whole life is sweet, and eugene will be perf for my little monster. I'm also more interested in adaptive reuse, and the green aspects of the practice, and I can say that Portland is a good spot to study it (a lot of their design studios take place in PDX). oh and thanks again for your reply, very soothing.

well congrats, thats amazing! i seriously put everything i had into my app... im a photographer and i handmade a portfolio out of reclaimed wood from a tannery that was on the national register, have been volunteering with preservationists, and even drove the 2 hours to drop off my app. so this wait is really devastating for me. i feel like i took all the right steps...

you too! may i ask... did you get rejected at any schools? what is your undergrad degree in?

ohthankgod. i have a low gpa too. i heard snail mail, but i also heard phone calls from the director, so i dont know. i dont think they do the email thing. my fingers are crossed.

I applied to one school... U of O, decision date is the 15th of March and not a single word yet!!! The GTF was going to email/text me when a decision was made, and now I'm afraid that he doesnt want to tell me I was rejected. He also said 40 applicants, and out of that 40 there would be a 60-70% acceptance, which seems pretty high to me. Maybe they are just taking their sweet Oregon time. I've been freaking out for days.