The whole point of this blog is to keep my various projects focused. Here’s the next big project: Applying to Grad School! It’s a project that has been going on for some time, since I’ve been taking art classes to prepare my portfolio. For the next few months I will put most of my project energy into the Grad school application process.

Now it’s time for me to seriously take the GRE. I took the GRE during my last year at New College, but I didn’t prepare for it except reading over how the test is organized and scored. I’m scheduled to take the GRE at the end of October. I’ve got a little over two months to prepare. No big deal, the GRE isn’t that important for M. Arch. applicants anyway. However, me being the compulsive over-achiever that I am, I want to rip the GRE a new one and this is my chance.

So that I can keep all of this straight, here are the schools I’m applying to, their deadlines and programs:

UIC Feb. 1st Master’s in Architecture- Green Urbanism

IIT Jan 15th Master’s in Landscape Architecture

UC Berkeley Jan. 5th Master’s in Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning

SAIC Feb 1st Master’s in Architecture

MIT Dec. 15th Master’s in Architecture and Urbanism

RISD ? not yet posted Master’s in Landscape Architecture

Those last two are my dream schools, and the first three are my top choices. SAIC is kind of stuck in there just because it’s a good school and located in Chicago. UIC is definitely my #1 because I could get in-state tuition and it’s Architecture program is one of the best.

When October rolls around, I’m going to try to work less so that I can spend more time pulling my applications together. Whew. I can do this.