| Thank you so much for that reply, it was reassuring. My intention wasn't to go for the M.Arch at night, but rather to take some of the requirements (not the Studios) prior to entering the M.Arch to try and accelerate the program. My cumulative G.P.A at the school where I got my bachelor's was a 2.8, and it was by no means a great school. The story behind that is just I was young, poor, working and not knowing what I wanted to do. I ultimately ended up with a 3.6 within my major and finished my last four semesters with above a 3.5. Then I went to music school for a year and a half with a 3.6 GPA. The GRE's will definitely be a boost, I've always been a solid test taker. I was betting that the life experience/intellect could trump the poor showing in college nine years ago, so it's nice to hear that theory backed up.
I'm very interested in your suggestion about Indonesia, I was leaning toward Cambodia because I have friends there working in development, but Tsunami relief combined with getting both NGO and development experience would be amazing. Would you be able to point me in the direction of any organizations in the area? I've done a tentative search that hasn't yielded too many results. Thanks again for your help! |