Architectural Association 2012

Has anyone (applying for 2013) heard from them yet?

Im still waiting, they told me that once the new fees for 2013/2014 will be out, they will start sending offer letters

do you mean offer to the interview? or offer a place to study there? because I'm still waiting for interview offer.

hi, i'm an international applicant.

i was just wondering if anyone is applying to AA this september?
has anyone heard from them?

ps: i was just wondering, how hard is it to get into AA? need to hear some opinion esp from the current students. many thanks!

I meant offer to the school. Which course are you interested in? Depending on that the interview may be sooner or later though. Anyway the interview isnt obligatory, if they likeyour portfolio and reccomendatoon letters you will be accepted for sure.

I know i am also a bit late to this thread but i too cannot find another AA thread. I was wondering, does the eligibility for scholarships to AA only apply to new uk and basically foreign students, or can british students also apply for it? It's such an an expensive school which is such a shame as there are so many talented students who wish to study there but they cannot afford it.

I meant offer to the school. Which course are you interested in? Depending on that the interview may be sooner or later though. Anyway the interview isnt obligatory, if they likeyour portfolio and reccomendatoon letters you will be accepted for sure.

I'm not so sure that an interview isn't obligatory, when I was applying last year and attended the Open Day, they took care to specifically mention that you must attend interviews (which will be a part of the process for everyone) and that the interview could not be a phone interview, it must be in person. This was an Undergraduate Open Day, I'm not sure if it works differently for Masters etc., but I don't see any reason why the strict system would mean you wouldn't have to have an interview. Everyone at Undergraduate level at the AA has had an interview, and though the AA might have a certain reputation, they do genuinely care about the type of person you are and what you understand about architecture, and this can only be understood in an interview.
Update: hmm, it seems, after some research, that for the AA Masters applicants an interview isn't obligatory, for whatever reason! I'm also told that it's common for Masters applicants across a lot of universities though. For the undergraduate applicants out there: good luck, the interview is tougher than most architecture course interviews so be prepared!

I heard that getting interview means 80-90% acceptance because many international students have to come to UK to interview. If many students don't get an offer, they must be angry. So AA offers interview to not many students...

has anyone got offers for the undergraduate program yet? If not, does anyone know when offers are usually given out?

I got given mine quite a few weeks back, did you have an interview??

No, i haven't heard from them ever since i submitted my portfolio.

Anyone have any updates? I'm dying to know what happens from here on.

I applied very late in April which was way past the deadline, and they said there was a high possibility they might not look at my application. However, I just got a call which confirmed an interview date on the 2Xth May. Still no email confirmation though.

It'd be extremely helpful if anyone could tell me about how the interview process is carried out. What do they ask or expect? Is it just a show and tell about your portfolio? What about questions regarding yourself, or even academic architectural-themed questions? I'm applying for the Undergraduate Course, by the way.

Dying to know more, so please help out! Thanks!

Hey don't worry about it, the interview is incredibly relaxed, its definitely more of a show and tell, I wasn't asked anything difficult, I don't even remember being asked why I wanted to study there which was quite strange. I also went for 1st year undergrad, but was told that if they don't think you're ready they may recommend doing their foundation, so be confident about your work, and show plenty of variety to prove you're able to experiment. You wont need to plan answers or anything like that they wont ask who built XYZ, or the birth place of John Soane like some uni's.