{"id":4684,"date":"2013-03-05T10:45:26","date_gmt":"2013-03-05T15:45:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/?p=4684"},"modified":"2014-06-03T09:43:59","modified_gmt":"2014-06-03T14:43:59","slug":"building-your-way-up-to-architecture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/?p=4684","title":{"rendered":"building your way up to architecture"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hey there!<\/p>\n<p>So here&#8217;s my deal: I want to get into the Bachelor of Architectural studies program, and this is my second year applying to it. Last year when I applied out of high school, my marks weren&#8217;t great as a result of some personal issues that occurred throughout the year, and consequently I did not get accepted (I did receive an alternative offer into Humanities though). So I decided to accept my offer at Carleton University in the History and Theory of Architecture program, so that way I could at least get my foot in the door of the field of study I wanted to pursue. I have good grades (overall 84% average), and some of my courses could potentially be transferred if I get accepted to UofT, because they fall within the same curriculum. So with that said, do you think it&#8217;s likely that I&#8217;ll be accepted this time around? I really want to go to UofT, but I don&#8217;t know what else I can do to help my application other than keep up my good grades, because obviously I can&#8217;t do anything about my grade 12 marks.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks so much for any advice,<br \/>\nHopeful Arch. Student<\/p>\n<p>(ps I really hope this is the right place to ask a question&#8230; :P)<\/p>\n<p>?????????<\/p>\n<p>Hey Hopeful!<\/p>\n<p>So you wanna get into architecture. Well, they&#8217;ll be <span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.ca\/url?sa=i&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=images&amp;cd=&amp;cad=rja&amp;docid=sTM1F7qQUGlv3M&amp;tbnid=pYKEnGJE1N-WhM:&amp;ved=&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fgifs-to-wear-pants-to.tumblr.com%2Fpost%2F25205560433&amp;ei=4xE2UYy6DomuyQGYioCYAQ&amp;bvm=bv.43148975,d.aWc&amp;psig=AFQjCNE9T5tYg01jdJ1wOAe95ndddSUZ-Q&amp;ust=1362584419541294\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">judging you<\/span><\/a><\/span> based on two things:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Your overall CGPA (at your current university)<\/li>\n<li>Your &#8220;One Idea&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>There&#8217;s no official cut off grade of sorts, but I would say the A-range is where they want you to be. That said, I think you have the CGPA part of their requirements down.<\/p>\n<p>As for the <span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/daniels.utoronto.ca\/prospective-students\/undergraduate-admissions\/one-idea-supplementary-application\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">One Idea<\/span><\/a><\/span>, you&#8217;ll be writing an 800 word piece about an idea you once executed that challenged you to be creative. For a better description, head over to that link I gave you.<\/p>\n<p>Good luck!<\/p>\n<p>aska<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hey there! So here&#8217;s my deal: I want to get into the Bachelor of Architectural studies program, and this is my second year applying to it. Last year when I applied out of high school, my marks weren&#8217;t great as a result of some personal issues that occurred throughout the year, and consequently I did not get accepted (I did receive an alternative offer into Humanities though). So I decided to accept my offer at Carleton University in the History and Theory of Architecture program, so that way I could at least get my foot in the door of the field of study I wanted to pursue. I have good grades (overall 84% average), and some of my courses could potentially be transferred if I get accepted to UofT, because they fall within the same curriculum. So with that said, do you think it&#8217;s likely that I&#8217;ll be accepted this time around? I really want to go to UofT, but I don&#8217;t know what else I can do to help my application other than keep up my good grades, because obviously I can&#8217;t do anything about my grade 12 marks. Thanks so much for any advice, Hopeful Arch. Student (ps I really hope this is the right place to ask a question&#8230; :P) ????????? Hey Hopeful! So you wanna get into architecture. Well, they&#8217;ll be judging you based on two things: Your overall CGPA (at your current university) Your &#8220;One Idea&#8221; There&#8217;s no official cut off grade of sorts, but I would say the A-range is where they want you to be. That said, I think you have the CGPA part of their requirements down. As for the One Idea, you&#8217;ll be writing an 800 word piece about an idea you once executed that challenged you to be creative. For a better description, head over to that link I gave you. 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