your goods - Page 3

shorty08 · 03-10-2008, 10:02 PM

haha, i hate showing people my stuff in general. i care way too much about what other people.

so_ein_quatsch · 03-10-2008, 11:42 PM

but criticism is good!

jackht27 · 03-10-2008, 11:54 PM

yeah i like showing other people...most of the time i am proud of my work, and i like criticism.

hahaha whenever i have criticism on something, i always am bitter but i always fix whatever was being criticised i guess...

shorty08 · 03-11-2008, 02:42 PM

indeed, it is. i just need to toughen up before i get to architecture school, or if i get in i guess is a better way to put it.. .

jackht27 · 03-11-2008, 03:37 PM

shorty, do you still want to go to u of o? i didn't get into cal poly, so i am gearing myself towards going there!
i looked at what the average applicants stats are...they are pretty low, at least a lot lower than mine. i have a good feeling that i got in.
:]

so_ein_quatsch · 03-11-2008, 06:31 PM

I keep forgetting that you guys aren't even in arch school yet. Be prepared to get pummeled during crits!

jackht27 · 03-11-2008, 06:32 PM

yeah whatever...it's really not that big of a deal. i mean if someone thinks there is something wrong with it, then i would appreciate the feedback, so i can change it for the better.

angie4life14 · 03-11-2008, 07:55 PM

i'm a little wussy when it comes to getting shot down, but i have good composure, so don't think i'm going to run out crying haha.

actually im not scared of criticism as much as i am scared of showing my emotional touch to everything i do haha.

archkid · 03-11-2008, 08:20 PM

I've sat in on a few crits. They are tough. My favorite comment was by a prof concerning a drawing project where the students re-designed a courtyard between various existing buildings on campus. One kid had designed and drawn an elaborate fountain with a series of pools and waterfalls. Looked real cool until the prof pointed to the building on the drawing and said "I'd invite you to consider that 18 inches behind this 4' deep pool is the main exit from this building." Poor kid turned red.
A couple projects later someone had designed a lawn area with benches and said the main idea was it would allow students to sunbath and relax between classes. The prof again said "I'd invite you to consider" and I knew it was coming. Seems the narrow space was along the north side of a 10 story building.
My take was whenever that prof said "I'd invite you to consider", it was time to hide.

-sara

noopsgnitaenam · 03-11-2008, 09:04 PM

Well during my Rice interview, the prof said that I had a point on my building that was going to build up with water, and that I was contradicting myself from saying I wanted things with a practical design. It was kind of funny, I just explained what I was going for then he was like I was only joking, I didn't really mean it.
And I know at my crits at Syracuse, there were times that the prof was about to throw projects out the window (only if the windows weren't locked shut) and took to just ripping models apart.
They're tough, but they are really fun at the same time. I have lots of stories from reviews.

shorty08 · 03-11-2008, 10:53 PM

yeah the ones at cornell over the summer were interesting,. like i'd be working in the studio doing my own thing and then my TA would come over and say something like, 'well Sarah, what you have is really interesting but in order to make it better do this this and this." and then the next day in the critique i would follow his advice and present and he'd say, 'sarah, what the hell is this crap?" i'd never know what he wanted. the worst thing that any one ever told me at cornell was that a my model looked worse then a diarama a second grader would make. i really need to get some balls before school. for lack of a better phrase...

noopsgnitaenam · 03-12-2008, 01:12 PM

hah, Sarah I got the same thing from my TA too. I basically just ended up not following what she wanted, so during the review she'd say it was crap, and then when they went to go hang things up and stuff she came up to me and was like "I was looking at your project again today and it is really good." Like blah, k thanks, why didn't you look at it during the actual review.

Lori1122 · 03-13-2008, 04:28 AM

private/public HS: public

ranking (if your school has): 31 of 232 (top ?%)

GPA: 4.1 (weighted), 3.7 (unweighted)

SAT and/or ACT: 30 (twice)

rate your extracurriculars (0 to 5 --> 4? maybe 5? not to be cocky.. President NHS, VP Key Club, Senior Class VP, Captain Cross Country, Varsity CC and Track... and a lot more...

community service hours: 300+

part time job: yes, intern at arch firm (junior year and senior year), summer job pre-junior year

special awards: 1 regional, 1 state, 1 expo, and 1 state (arch competitions), and medals from cross and track

writing ability (0 to 5 --> )questionable.. since I know i sucks but i am in the finals round of an essay competition for friday...

teacher recommendations (0 to 5 --> 0-do they know you? 3-average 5-they're practically kissing your toes): 4 i think.. i read them.. but i don't know...

schools applied (*for schools accepted):
-University of Michigan * (Prefer Admit *)
-Cornell (Rejected ED)
-Carnegie Mellon University
-Rice University
-University of Southern California
-University of Notre Dame

angie4life14 · 03-14-2008, 11:17 PM

ooh, you're my competition for cornell, cmu, and usc :]

your ranking, gpa, and act are higher than me so you'll probably have a better chance :]

angie4life14 · 03-14-2008, 11:19 PM

also..update on my accepted schools:
vtech and utoronto