Historic Preservation fall 2015 applicants

[littlegrey]

This might be a bit early, but Is anyone else applying to Historic Preservation programs for fall of 2015? I'm considering UVa, Clemson, Columbia and UPenn. (The last two are probably out of reach financially, barring really good funding). I'm also considering the University of Oregon program-I'm finishing up my undergrad here in Eugene, but I really want to move to the East Coast.

 

Any opinions on a dual planning/HP masters? Is UVa the best school for this? My ideal program would be planning centric with courses/research on social theory of preservation, and also have a studio component/field work. A lot of programs seem to have similar coursework, so it's hard to tell what sets them apart, and unfortunately I can't make it out east to visit individual programs.

 

What schools are you all considering? How are you deciding where to apply? Also, if anyone has information specifically about UVa, I'd really appreciate it.

 

 

[paulawalla]

Planning on it.  How has your experience been at UO?  I had been looking at SCAD, but after reading these forums (even though I'm brand new here), I've been deterred from that idea.  However, I'd like to stay on the west coast if possible -- so looking at UO and USC, as well as University of Colorado. 

 

Obviously, from those, I'll probably have to do whatever is the most feasible financially.  But some places have pretty decent aid packages, too!

[kayelar]

I'm applying to UT. I like what I've seen of the program and I just moved to Austin so it would be fantastic if I could stay here for a while. I'm not sure I'm really willing to move for grad school right now. I agree with you, littlegrey, I can't tell exactly what a lot of the programs entail. I don't really want to be scraping paint chips off of buildings, I'm much more interested in planning/urban cultural resources. There's a ton of gentrification going on in Austin right now so I think this town would be a great place to study cultural loss. Not really sure if historic preservation is the right degree for that, though. I'm pretty lost.

[siteless]

I'm applying to Columbia... I'm interested in architectural conservation (I do want to be scraping paint chips off buildings )and I live in NYC so it's kind of the only option. So I'm trying to get that together and look for scholarships. Scary though!

[confusedkid91]

How are everyone's applications going?

[littlegrey]

Getting there...It's crunch time for sure. What are folks doing for portfolio requirements? I'm trying to put something together rather last minute but I don't have a design background. Does it strengthen an application to include a portfolio if it is optional? Anyhow, good luck to everybody! Hope we all get into our dream schools with great funding

[confusedkid91]

What's the word?

[julesleleu]

Applied: USC, UPENN, and Columbia. Nothing back yet but I will update when I receive notifications from each program. 

[confusedkid91]

Has anyone received any notifications? 

[Preservation27]

I got into Tulane and Boston University so far! Anyone else heard?

[littlegrey]

Recieved an acceptance email from Tulane today! Very excited, planning my trip for the open house. Is anyone else going to the open house March 20th?

[preservenerd2017]

I've been accepted to Penn, Cornell, and Pratt -- waitng to hear from Columbia, UVA (for the M. Architectural History degree), UVM and University of Oregon.

[Preservation27]

I've also been accepted to Cornell, Columbia, and USC. Lots to think about. Anyone else heard more news?

[julesleleu]

Accepted at UPENN, USC, Columbia. I only applied to those three schools. Hardest decision seems to be how to balance scholarship awards with program perks. 

[confusedkid91]

Does anyone have any information on the paid research assistantship at Penn? (i.e. type of work, how much you get paid).