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Hi! Great job with your AP exams, unless your program directly takes AP transfer credit they won't impact your scoring much, so I would recommend you to work on increasing your average first.

You should be in a good position, keep up the good grades!

Yeah you are guranteed. It was high 80s, so as long as u keep it 9x.x% you should be guranteed. In fact, I even know people with 89s and 88s who got in with early admission but it depends case by case.

I wouldn't put models in there, always more to scrutinize than praise, focus on putting your best artwork in there instead!

Most of the parallel bars on drafting boards are detachable :) I was using one of the few boards in studio which are free for anyone to use. If you're going to Waterloo, they sell it internally at the school shop

What specs are you looking at? Typically I recommend the G16 over the XPS because it's more "robust" and capable of handling large workloads.

Both 12 and 11, with an emphasis on 12

I would recommend gaming laptops over studio laptops as NVIDIA gaming drivers get updates faster and more frequently than studio drivers. Consider what makes the ProArt better than the alternatives (reference the checklist in the video), if there is a clear advantage, why not?

Sucks to hear, the Zephyrus lineup was the most hyped during 2021/22 but quality control + longevity is always a gamble. What did you replace your ASUS with?

@@al3xxli yeahh such a shame 💔 I replaced it with the Dell XPS 15, works wonderfully

I have a hard time recommending the XPS because depending on stock they only have iris GPUs which are inadequate, but very happy for you to have found something that works :)

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Each program has different requirements, I recommend you to do further research within the faculty you are applying for

All the D.K Ching books are worth it! They cover ideas which are digestable for those not in the program yet. Just make sure to read them through the way I mentioned and you'll have a comprehensive understanding

Love to hear it, see you around!

Glad you enjoyed the video, most universities look at the cumulative average of your core courses. Looking at individual grades would make the process much more complicated in deciding who gets an offer who doesn't.

⁠@@al3xxli Also, I know that UBC tends to stray away from regular Canadian universities in some of their admissions processes so I was wondering if you knew what this would mean in terms of the cumulative average in grade 11 courses. More specifically, do you know if that would that be a considering factor for UBC admissions?

@@klzhtux Not sure what you mean by straying away, they all work on the premise that Grade 11 marks determine if you get an early acceptance. Grade 12 marks are what determines if you get to keep that offer or not. All universities consider both Grade 11 and Grade 12 averages.

I'm not affiliated with the university, but for all universities typically you cannot accept after the deadline as your spot would have been given to someone else

It really depends on the level of detail and technicality showed, if you're demonstrating a high level of artistic skill go right ahead!

Thank you for the support! Very glad you enjoyed the content

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20-25min interview with a panel of 2 professors and a graduate or undergraduate student

@@al3xxli thank you so much! Do I have to show all the pieces of my portfolio in the interview?

@@kentairitsu7658 Bring everything, but only present the ones you think are strongest! You won't have time to present everything while still having time left over for us to actually interview you

@@al3xxli thank you so much, this is really helpful for me!

I'm not sure, but as a word of caution I would emplore you to check if the Landscape Arch and Urbanism degrees are accredited. An accredited Architecture degree covers both Landscape Arch and Urbanism. Accreditation is key, or else you'll be "wasting" your time.

Averaged around 95%, the cutoff is much lower at around 83% though, so not a huge issue for most applicants

Any material works, it's even better if you show some creativity in material selection

The video interview isn't live - you go through the interview questions through their portal and then the admissions officers watch it some other day. It IS a one-take though, so a 2min timer runs and as soon as it hits time, it stops recording. Aka - practice by yourself until you can hit the whole 2min perfectly

@@al3xxli also is the formal interview question the same as the one that they told us

@@furgansiyahov7296 That's on you to research and find out!

Totally ok, I ended up putting everything into Google Slides because it was easier for a simple layout

Photoshop for the images, Slides/PPT to put everything together and export as a smaller file

thank you very much that will be helpful for my application to ubc sala in the fall 😊

btw, is there a early admission for this major? What is the overall timing of this major application process? Like we submit the personal profile at dec or jan? And start the creative test or interview at when? Thanks so much for the help!!!!

I'm not too familliar with the UBC program but I know that at Waterloo, physics is a MUST as we do structural calculations - think about architecture as a branch of engineering, having sciences will be beneficial for your application but if it's not your strong suit, focus on just one science (physics is most applicable, biology/chemistry are 99% redundant) and work on other aspects of your application to fill in your weakness in the sciences.

You'll have to do your own research for this one! I'm not affiliated with admissions at UBC so I don't know the specifics of each year.

@@al3xxlithank you thank you! Just one more small question to confirm-they will give you the video interview question before the interview right? 😂😂

@@sherlym.hconstantine5215 Yes, they should have it out at least a week in advance

The portfolio is always the main part - you can do meh on the written responses and get in, but if you have a meh portfolio then you're not competitive at all

@@al3xxli Thanks!

All university programs take Grade 12 marks - they can offer you a temporary offer based on your Grade 11 marks but if your G12 marks end up significantly lower they'll rescind your offer. UBC and Waterloo were most competitive, I've heard McGill is pretty competitive too. Everything else is quite easy to get into

Glad the video helped! When thinking of your bachelors, choose whichever program allows for the most co-op internships - the goal in architecture is ALWAYS get more work experience than everyone else. If you're only thinking of those three universities, I would suggest you go for Carleton or McGill, UBC bachelors students are not very competitive against these other schools. Don't worry about what's a top ranked program what's not, in order to fail you actually have to try to fail

One more thing is try to avoid taking your bachelors and masters at the same place - Universities entice you by offering perks if you stay, such as a shorter program etc. but what you're doing is boxing yourself in and giving them easy money. Diversification in your education is very important! A good strategy is to start with a lower ranking program like Carleton to get a good base going, and then apply for the higher ranked schools like McGill, UofT, Waterloo for your masters.

@@al3xxli Thank you so much for answering so quickly! I will try my best to make good sense of all information you've provided. Happy new years and i wish you a blessed year <3

Based on what I have seen, Carleton students are not as graphically strong as other Universities, but they do offer a coop (albeit a limited one - architecture.carleton.ca/academic-programs/bachelor-of-architectural-studies-bas/asau-co-op) and seem generally well rounded. Wouldn't be a top 3 recommendation but still a good program Note: when I say graphically I mean the geometry of buildings designed AND the quality of drawings/renders etc.

Hey! You have a solid chance of getting in, as long as you can develop a great portfolio and essay I'd say you're basically guranteed entry. I have a new video uploading tomorrow which outlines everything you need, so make sure to check it out!

@@al3xxli omg I can’t believe it!! Tyyy I’ll definitely check it out :)

Hi! I'm actually in the process of creating an online course (video series) about architecture applications and will be uploading free snippets of the course onto YT mid-November. Essays take up a portion of the course so you can look forward to that :)

@@al3xxli That's amazing! Thank you so much, Alex 🥺🥺

The track falls under the "copyrighted without restrictions" category, meaning I'm free to use it as long as it's credited somewhere

The intervew is done on their video platform, so you get one shot which is timed (I forgot how long, but it was really fast paced). If you'd like to show images you'll have to physically hold it up to the camera. Don't know if it has changed since then, you'll recieve information on practice recordings so you can try it out there. Good luck!

You can contact me at al3xli.arts@gmail.com

Oh boy do I have some updates on that...soon!

Hi, there's no tutorial as it's testing your own design strengths and problem solving skills. It's going to be very difficult for you to get accepted without design drawing skills as the test measures creativity and conceptualization skills, not technical modelling and CAD skills. If you're in need of improving on your design skills, I will be launching a course in November.

Hi can i contact you if you don't mind?

Hi can I contact u aswell?

Don't remember the 6 courses exactly but I applied early with an average of ~95% and kept my conditional offer with a final average of ~92%

I wouldn't think so, landscape architecture is similar in design but very different in terms of practice.

It slightly changes per application season, but the core of it is what's shown in the video :)