dmhall

Got the rejection from Berkeley's Arch program today. Not sure if that means I am rejected from the structural program as well, but I am assuming I will be. Advice time. What school would you pick? Stanford (DCI), UCSD, or Politecnico di Milano (ARCH ENG, taught in English, program is ranked 47th in world), Stanford is the top on my list, but tuition is a factor. They are going to let me know about funding soon, but if I don't receive any, the 44k per year tuition is hard to swallow. PoliMi is offering me full tuition plus a 5,000 euro per year stipend. Keep in mind my undergrad is in Architectural Engineering, and I have 2 years experience in general contracting. I currently live in SF, so Stanford would mean not having to relocate. I am also married, and my wife can continue her career if we stay in USA, but would have to figure out some type of part time work/teach english if we went international. If you were me, how much tuition help would Stanford have to offer to choose them over the stipend in Italy at a lesser known program? Appreciate any help or advice you can offer!

Well, technically it is called concurrent masters, it is basically a masters in Architecture and a masters in Structural Engineering taken at the same time. The idea is that the courses for one program count as the support courses for the other, and vice versa, so that you get both degrees in about 2-3 years. My undergrad is in Architectural Engineering so it seemed like an interesting option to pursue... Link: http://arch.ced.berkeley.edu/programs/concurrent#struc

This morning I was admitted into Stanford's DCI Master's program. Very excited. Hope I get some type of funding because 43k tuition per year... ouch! SF resident so I will be attending the open house on Friday.

Was accepted to UCSD via email today. I am very excited, if I don't hear from any others, it will be a tough decision between Milan and UCSD. Still holding out for Stanford and Berkeley though. Not sure how I could get into UCSD and not into UCLA. From everything I've heard, UCSD has the reputation as being much better for structural engineering than UCLA.

Just got rejected from UCLA today. Probably bad news for the rest of the applications too.... was probably too ambitious with my school choices.

Masters applicant here. The last few weeks have been nerve wracking as I have awaited results. Here are my stats: Undergrad: Architectural Engineering, GPA 3.3 GRE: V550/Q760/A5.0 Professional Experience: 2 years with general contractor Last week I found out I was admitted to Politecnico di Milano for Architectural Engineering. Berkeley and Stanford are my dream, but they seem like a long shot. Anyway, thought I would add my info, and will keep you posted what I hear from schools.