BArch in Architecture

How do your interests directly connect with your intended major at the College of Architecture, Art, and Planning (AAP)? Why architecture (B.Arch), art (BFA), or urban and regional studies (URS)? B. Arch applicants, please provide an example of how a creative project or passion sparks your motivation to pursue a 5-year professional degree program. BFA applicants may want to to consider how they could integrate a range of interests and available resources at Cornell into a coherent art practice. URS students may want to emphasize their enthusiasm and depth of interest in the study of urban and regional issues. (650 word limit)

Official Secondary/High School Transcript followed by a Mid-Year Report when it becomes available

The portfolio should contain several examples of freehand drawings, including sketches as well as fully developed work. In addition to drawing, a range of artistic media needs to be demonstrated, but each applicant should emphasize the work where their skills and passion are expressed most strongly. Painting, printmaking, sculpture, photography, video, woodworking, and other crafts can convey artistic experience and aptitude. Please submit 15-20 slides with no more than two dedicated to the same project. Images must be clear, with no text on the page unless it is integral to the artwork. A carefully crafted caption for each slide should state the intent, elaborate on the process and method, and reflect on the outcome. Include a note that lists the size and medium of each piece, as well as whether the work was completed in class or independently. Any group projects should be credited accordingly, and the task performed by the applicant noted specifically.

SAT/ACT

Please provide your responses to the following questions in video format. The video interview should be submitted via Cornell Slideroom along with your portfolio. If you have difficulty uploading your portfolio to Cornell AAP Slideroom please email aap-admissions@cornell.edu. Begin with a brief introduction that includes your name and the program you are applying to. Please keep each answer under one minute, with the total video not exceeding three minutes. Your video should be uploaded to Slideroom along with your portfolio. 1. How do you express your creativity? 2. Describe the design process and impact of one of your creative projects in art, design, architecture, or activism. 3. Why do you want to study architecture?