Resources
Example work from some of our past students and affiliates, and a range of articles written by us.
Interview with BArch student at the University of Notre Dame.
Published: March 2026, Sebastian. Niko is a second year at the University of Notre Dame on their BArch program. He will graduate in 2029. He was a student at AP, and I worked with him personally. I wanted to get a sense of how he’s finding things at ND. Niko is one of the reasons why I…
Portfolio review: student who chose Cornell BArch.
This student came to us around a year before his application deadlines. We had a good amount of time with him to encourage his visual skills and writing skills. We also included some interview practice for his UK school options at the end of his enrollment with us. This particular video reviews his Cornell portfolio…
Portfolio review: student who chose Cambridge BA.
This student came to us around six months before her deadlines. Her top choice school was between the Bartlett and Cambridge, and she was accepted to both for their undergraduate programs (BSc/BA Architecture). This is a short portfolio, only ten pages in length, but it’s a good example of the kind of work that does…
Six pages from an accepted portfolio to the Bartlett School of Architecture UCL.
BSc ARB/RIBA Part 1. Every year, the Bartlett School of Architecture at UCL receives thousands of applications for its highly competitive BSc in Architecture (RIBA/ARB Part 1) programme. With roughly 2,000 students competing for just 120 offers, the selection process is genuinely rigorous, and moving through it successfully requires far more than strong academic grades.…
Examples of good artwork in an accepted architecture school portfolio.
Undergraduate application portfolios require artwork. Some artwork can be very architectural in nature. These examples come from an accepted BArch application to WashU, Carnegie Mellon, UVA, Tulane and Syracuse.
Portfolio review: student who chose Manchester School of Architecture BA.
This particular student came to us with just a few pieces of work. He was looking to go to Manchester School of Architecture, and over a few months we gave feedback on his portfolio development and UCAS personal statement. As a student at a languages high school, his interests were firmly within the audible world,…
Preparing for architecture school interviews.
This article is dotted with conversations and interviews of various creative people. They’re included in order to show a standard for the conversational nature of architecture school interviews. This first one shows Zadie Smith working through her thoughts with the interviewer. Interviewers simply want a wide conversation, rooted in the honest interests of the interviewee.…
Portfolio review: student who chose USC BArch.
This student’s portfolio was accepted at Pratt, USC, Carnegie Mellon and Northeastern for BArch and BS programs for 2023 entry. She applied as a high school senior from California. We spent a few months with her, giving feedback on her Common App BArch supplemental essays and portfolio. The overarching theme to this application was based…
Harvard GSD student reviews her accepted architecture school portfolio (MArch).
We chat with Emily Majors, a Harvard GSD student in her final year of the MArch I program about the portfolio she used to apply to the GSD. Emily applied from Texas A&M with a Bachelors in Environmental Design. She was also accepted to Yale School of Architecture, Columbia GSAPP, UPenn and SCI-Arc. Full transcript…
MIT student reviews his accepted architecture school portfolio (MArch).
We chat with Alek Dojnow, an MIT student in his final year of the MArch I program. Alek runs us through the portfolio he used in his applications. He applied from the Bartlett School of Architecture UCL where he completed his undergraduate degree in 2018. Full transcript My name is Alek, and I’m in the…
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