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  1. Hey everyone, I'd be very appreciative if anyone could give me some possible advice..here we go.. I'm a 3rd year Bachelor of Envs student, majoring in architecture at melbourne uni. I'll be graduating next sem with a gpa close to 3.5 on a 4pt scale. I'm very much interested in heading to the US or the UK for graduate school to pursue an M.Arch. My dilemma is that the schools that I'm interested at (risd, gsapp, sci-arc) require a 4 year bachelors degree for graduate study. My dear melb uni envs degree only has a duration of 3 years and so is not equivalent to a 4 year bachelors in the US. And I cannot do honours in an envs degree. What do you suggest I do? Other than starting masters at melb uni and then leaving after a year. Here are possible options that I have looked at.. 1) Columbia University have a 1-year intensive studio program called "the shape of two cities: ny-paris" that is designed for recent undergraduates or people who are hoping to switch careers and apply for graduate architecture schools. It provides students with 32 credit points (equivalent to one year) which students can transfer back to their home institution etc..The benefits of this are that it will enhance my portfolio which is crucial for M.Arch admissions..but I am not sure if this will solve my problem. COULD SOME ONE PLEASE PROVID ME IWTH OTHER OPTIONS? I'LL BE FOREVER GRATEFUL.
  2. Thanks so much for your replies. This is helping a great deal. I'm planning on doing summer school to receive extra credits to make my transcripts look. I really feel like my final year is going to make it or break it for me. As far as my medical concerns go, I'm in good health as it is and have been told that my condition should not be a problem for the near future at least. I might need to be operated on in about 3 years but no sooner than that and as long s malignancy is not present then I can choose when to have surgery (hence in the summer). My undergrad is a from the university of melbourne which has a 3+2 model same as in the UK and NZ while the US has a 5-year bachelors degree for architecture. As it is, I plan on working for a year ow two years at least to build up a decent portfolio and during that time take professional training courses in software programs such as CAD, Revit and 3DS Max to further enhance the skills i currently possess. For the US, I have heard GRE scores do matter to some extent and with a decent final year, good recommendation letters, 1-2 years of work experience at a firm and professional courses in software programs along with good GRE scores should make up for it. Would you happen to know what type of schools are within my reach for grad school in the US and the UK? Thanks again.
  3. Thanks so much for your replies. This is helping a great deal. I'm planning on doing summer school to receive extra credits to make my transcripts look. I really feel like my final year is going to make it or break it for me. As far as my medical concerns go, I'm in good health as it is and have been told that my condition should not be a problem for the near future at least. I might need to be operated on in about 3 years but no sooner than that and as long s malignancy is not present then I can choose when to have surgery (hence in the summer). My undergrad is a from the university of melbourne which has a 3+2 model same as in the UK and NZ while the US has a 5-year bachelors degree for architecture. As it is, I plan on working for a year ow two years at least to build up a decent portfolio and during that time take professional training courses in software programs such as CAD, Revit and 3DS Max to further enhance the skills i currently possess. For the US, I have heard GRE scores do matter to some extent and with a decent final year, good recommendation letters, 1-2 years of work experience at a firm and professional courses in software programs along with good GRE scores should make up for it. Would you happen to know what type of schools are within my reach for grad school in the US and the UK? Thanks again.
  4. Hi, I'm an undergrad student at the University of Melbourne. I'm nearly done with my 2nd year of a 3 year undergrad degree in architecture. Due to having severe fungal polyp sinusitis for over the last 6-7 years, for which I usually go through surgery every 2 years. Semester 2, 2011, my condition become much worse and I found out that the polyp growth was malignant. I suffered from lack of sleep and short concentration levels as it was and then had to be operated on in the middle of the semester. I missed my exams and failed all my subjects for that semester (only 2 as I had withdrawn from the other 2 as I was already feeling the side-affects of my condition). The univeristy would not replace my Failed grades with late withdrawals as my condition was an ongoing one. I was stupid to not defer for a semester but my sinusitis had troubles me through high-school too but I use to carry on as it had never gotten this bad. However, I received a refund in tuition. My real concern came when I looked at my transcript which has two fail degrades which destroyed my gpa of 3.4. I am back at college this year, with a reduced course-load of 3 subjects as I am slowly getting back upto speed. My gpa for this past semester has been a 74%. However, I have hopes of apply to a decent grad school in the US or the UK for my masters in architecture and I am afraid that my grad school application has really suffered with a bad semester of college due to my medical reasons. How much will grad school read into my gpa for that semester considering the medical difficulties I experienced. Any help would be much appreciated.
  5. Hi, I'm an undergrad student at the University of Melbourne. I'm nearly done with my 2nd year of a 3 year undergrad degree in architecture. Due to having severe fungal polyp sinusitis for over the last 6-7 years, for which I usually go through surgery every 2 years. Semester 2, 2011, my condition become much worse and I found out that the polyp growth was malignant. I suffered from lack of sleep and short concentration levels as it was and then had to be operated on in the middle of the semester. I missed my exams and failed all my subjects for that semester (only 2 as I had withdrawn from the other 2 as I was already feeling the side-affects of my condition). The univeristy would not replace my Failed grades with late withdrawals as my condition was an ongoing one. I was stupid to not defer for a semester but my sinusitis had troubles me through high-school too but I use to carry on as it had never gotten this bad. However, I received a refund in tuition. My real concern came when I looked at my transcript which has two fail degrades which destroyed my gpa of 3.4. I am back at college this year, with a reduced course-load of 3 subjects as I am slowly getting back upto speed. My gpa for this past semester has been a 74%. However, I have hopes of apply to a decent grad school in the US or the UK for my masters in architecture and I am afraid that my grad school application has really suffered with a bad semester of college due to my medical reasons. How much will grad school read into my gpa for that semester considering the medical difficulties I experienced. Any help would be much appreciated.
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