<p>Hi, I’m currently studying an undergraduate degree in urban planning at the University of Western Australia. I’ve completed one year of study.</p>
<p>I want to go on to study urban planning at the Columbia Graduate School of Design but there are two problems. </p>
<p>For starters I wasn’t sure urban planning was what I wanted to do during my first year of study so my marks were average. The highest I could get my GPA by the end of my degree would be 3.47. </p>
<p>Additionally I would not be able to afford to live and study in New York, I would need some kind of financial assistance.</p>
<p>I read earlier in this thread that research is important, half of my last year is a research project so that might be a positive for me.</p>
<p>Thoughts? still possible for me to get to Columbia or is the GPA going to be a problem? Thanks.</p>