I don’t know if u are still active on this but I’m a senior in high school and I wanna go to the vt architecture program, I have a 3.6 gpa with 1150 sat and also I’m a first gen. I also haven’t don’t have that many extra curricular relating to architecture like I’m taking an online campus architecture drawing class and carpentry but that’s all. Do u think I could get in and if I couldn’t what college would accept me. Please help idk what to do and im very lost
You might be better off starting a new thread than piggybacking on one that’s 3-4 years old.
Are you in-state (VA) or out of state? With your stats you would be a long shot for VT. It’s a very competitive program.
Have you looked at the differences in various Architecture tracks? B-Architecture, BA/BS Architecture (into a M-Arch)?
https://www.naab.org/accreditation/accredited-programs
That is going to list schools with pre-professional degree program (B-Arch and M-Arch). If you give a little more information about your self (budget, location, would you have a portfolio to submit) we can help give some options.
I live in the northern Virginia area and I’m also eligible for FAFSA if that helps, I want to go down the b.arch path or just any path where I can be somewhat successful.
https://udc.vt.edu/irdata/data/students/admission/index#college
Virginia Tech actually has a pretty slick tool to give an idea of admission %'s based on different criteria. Being in-state will definitely give you a boost - and likely be a lower cost option than some other schools might end up. But given your overall statistics I’d call VT a reach. Depending on the quality of your high school counselors they could probably give you a good idea how competitive you would be based on the other students in your school that apply there.
The NAAB link I replied with will give you the list of ~50 schools that have a B-Arch program. From that you can narrow down schools that might work for you academically and financially. Depending on if you have and intend to submit a portfolio it may exclude a good number of them as well.
BArch programs tend to be pretty competitive to get into - often far more selective than the broader school admission statistics. Though often a longer path to do a BA-Arch into a MArch program there can often be more flexibility from an admissions standpoint - there’s more schools that offer a BA-Arch.
Being in-state definitely helps for tuition costs but generally has a lower acceptance rate than out of state likely due to the yield being much higher for in-state.
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Thank you so much for the NAAB link, i used that to narrow down to these colleges that I believe don’t require a portfolio,
-City College Of New York
-Marywood University
-Kennesaw State University
-The Cooper Union
What do you think my chances with these colleges are?
Good job spending the time going through the list and narrowing it down some. The BArch degree can really limit your options but also very helpful in getting potential schools in focus. Beyond the schools you list you may want to research and add some that would be a 4+2 program (BA-Arch into a Masters), simply because it gives more options.
You mention that you “qualify for FAFSA”. But as yet you haven’t mentioned anything about affordability/budget. Do you have an understanding of what you (and your family) can afford? Most schools will have what’s called a Net Price Calculator. Google City College of New York NPC and you’ll get a link to fill out much of the same information that you would fill out for the FAFSA and you’ll get a number of how much they estimate the school is going to cost you. Not all schools meet financial need (whatever the SAI number the FAFSA spits out). CCNY and Kennesaw are Public schools and most do not meet financial need.
Almost all schools are going to have online Admission sessions where they’ll pass along information about “what makes a great SCHOOLX applicant”. Many schools will also have specific Architecture application/admission sessions. You’ll need to dig into their websites and register/attend them to get a better feel if, not only you are a candidate but also if the school would be a fit for you. Another consideration is that depending on how firm you are on your desire to follow a path to Architecture, a smaller school may not be great as it won’t have as many options to transfer out to if you decide on a different path.
You can go to sites like Niche and CollegeRaptor to look at the specific schools and see based on GPA and test scores where you compare against the other students that apply. Those scores are usually the “middle 50%” so the lower threshold stated isn’t necessarily a cutoff but odds below that number become a bit less. These sites aren’t GREAT but they give guidance that’s better than shooting in the dark.
I don’t have any specific knowledge of the 4 colleges you list but using Niche -
Cooper Union - ~20% acceptance rate, middle 50% for SAT is 1390-1530, Full Time Enrollment 900 students (very small). This would be a far reach.
City College of New York - ~67% acceptance rate, middle SAT 1050-1260, Full TIme enrollment 9,500 but 90% from in-state residence. On the surface this could be a target.
Marywood University - Another fairly small school but this could be a match.
Kennesaw State Univ - Based on scores this could be a target as well but this is a MUCH larger school with 30K students and 96% of them come from in-state. Some states have restrictions on the % of international/out of state students they can admit. So as an OOS application I’d slot this as a Reach.
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Super useful link - thanks for posting.
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