Architecture Applicants 2014

i applied to edinburgh with predictions of A*A*AA and got an offer for AAA... my friend applied with predictions of ABB and got rejected. guess it's still worth contacting the department, though i wasn't such a big fan of it
also, another one for you to consider is the mac (glasgow school of art) - as i was given an offer of ABB (i think their typical offer is AAB subject to portfolio interview etc) and they're a pretty well known school out there in the big wide world good luck!

Bath asked for an A in Maths when I applied, but it wasn't part of their pre-application grade requirements. In other words, they only requested it from students who'd actually taken the A-level, and didn't request the A-level itself. If he drops his maths at AS and takes the other 3 subjects onto A2 he shouldn't be disadvantaged, as some other applicants simply won't have taken Maths whatsoever.

Hi, yeah, I was thinking of GSA aswell, but I'm not 100% sure yet - as I have said, I do definitely need to visit the Uni before applying to it :/

also, on their website they say that GCSE english must be an A - does this mean literature or language? Because I got A for language, B for literature...

thanks!

don't think it matters but possibly worth contacting them about. think it's mainly for people's level of english so shouldn't matter, but think they're pretty insistent on it - my friend got rejected as she had two b's in lit and lang.

Ah, okay.. would you have any idea on why they insist on an A grade?

Hi,
I am strongly considering applying to Cambridge, Bath, Nottingham, Oxford Brooke's and Portsmouth.
One big problem is that I mucked up my AS Grades, and got AABD (Art, Product Design, Geography, Maths) . My teachers say I can get A*A*A, but I'm not sure whether to apply to Cambridge as it may be an instant rejection. What does everyone think? Would Bath still be an option,with those grades? I was considering Cardiff or Edinburgh over Cambridge.
Thanks

Hi,
I am strongly considering applying to Cambridge, Bath, Nottingham, Oxford Brooke's and Portsmouth.
One big problem is that I mucked up my AS Grades, and got AABD (Art, Product Design, Geography, Maths) . My teachers say I can get A*A*A, but I'm not sure whether to apply to Cambridge as it may be an instant rejection. What does everyone think? Would Bath still be an option,with those grades? I was considering Cardiff or Edinburgh over Cambridge.
Thanks

Bath asked for an A in Maths when I applied, but it wasn't part of their pre-application grade requirements. In other words, they only requested it from students who'd actually taken the A-level, and didn't request the A-level itself. If he drops his maths at AS and takes the other 3 subjects onto A2 he shouldn't be disadvantaged, as some other applicants simply won't have taken Maths whatsoever.

From my own experience of an architecture degree, I would suggest that unless you are really motivated to do architecture, you will struggle. It's a lot of work, like the volume of stuff you're expected to churn out, if you're not feeling it, it can be really tough. But to its credit, you generally get a brief and where you take it from there is up to you. But you will be writing essays and reading books on architecture, designing buildings (to some extent anyway) and probably doing lectures in some kind of construction/technology module.

And, I think rather than aesthetics or building technologies, the most important aspect of architecture, in terms of a building, is its spatial planning and its relations to its surrounding space, which is partially addressed by its aesthetics, street facades etc... but also just levels, where windows go, where the entrance sits in relation to pedestrian traffic, which parts are public or private etc...

I have heard that architecture is quite a good transferable degree if you're just interested in some kind of applied-design career, but yeah... if you're not really interested in the actual course content, you might have to look elsewhere for a degree.

Hi do you go to Bath?


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Have you resat any exams? I don't think Bath accepts that.

Um. I'd say to go for it if you don't have any others that are in the same "league" as the likes of Bath, Cambridge etc. if you don't have any

I'm thinking of applying to Bath. I'm taking A-level maths - I've resat one module and planning to retake C3 and C4 this summer (I did maths a year early). Is it still worth applying to Bath despite my resits, especially since I took them a year early?

Also, how exactly does portfolio submission work, or does that depend on the uni? I'm a bit confused. :x Do we get a notice from the uni asking us to send it? Or do we send it to them straight away after our UCAS application has been submitted?

I think most unis look at your application first, then if they want to go further they'll invite you to an interview or request for your portfolio, or request for a portfolio review - where you talk about your work :P

I'm thinking of applying to Bath. I'm taking A-level maths - I've resat one module and planning to retake C3 and C4 this summer (I did maths a year early). Is it still worth applying to Bath despite my resits, especially since I took them a year early?

Also, how exactly does portfolio submission work, or does that depend on the uni? I'm a bit confused. :x Do we get a notice from the uni asking us to send it? Or do we send it to them straight away after our UCAS application has been submitted?

I think most unis look at your application first, then if they want to go further they'll invite you to an interview or request for your portfolio, or request for a portfolio review - where you talk about your work :P

If anyone needs some example works to look at I've uploaded a summary of the projects I did on Youtube. Might be helpful to some of you!

[video="youtube;QIzaNcJEJFc"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIzaNcJEJFc[/video]

Wow your work is amazing!
How did you come up with all those ideas? They all look amazing.
I really like the spine ideas, and testing flexibility - I would never have thought of that!