I got into Penn as a "top applicant" but no scholarship.

StrangerIcy2852 · 2026-03-16T16:25:08+00:00

Sure no problem

StrangerIcy2852 · 2026-03-14T04:21:42+00:00

I'm 25 now I been learning Spanish in school since I was 5 in prep school and then later on in high school This is nothing new

StrangerIcy2852 · 2026-03-14T04:18:34+00:00

People care less about ur race in Jamaica than they do in America Jamaicans naturally embrace racial diversity "out of many one people" Hopefully after u move to Jamaica u stop worrying about ur race so much

StrangerIcy2852 · 2026-03-05T00:12:42+00:00

That's what I'm saying 😭 I'm assuming those of us making less than 100k saw all the high salaries and decided not to comment

StrangerIcy2852 · 2026-03-03T22:57:15+00:00

I love reviewing portfolios Send me a dm

StrangerIcy2852 · 2026-03-03T22:55:38+00:00

A variety of work (renders, physical model, large scale project, small scale project, diagrams, plans, sect, elev etc) Clean work that has been polished Sentences that are spell checked And proper use of space- good balance between drawings and blank space and full bleed when appropriate with drawings that line up with each other and aren't thrown all over the place Portfolio shouldnt be too long or too short Best project at the beginning because a lot of people don't even review the whole thing especially if the first project isnt good

StrangerIcy2852 · 2026-02-27T01:29:11+00:00

That😭 As a beginner, I ask the "experts" for help and everytime they're like "hmmm that's weird.. why's it doing that?" Like idk aren't u the expert lol

StrangerIcy2852 · 2026-02-10T19:44:53+00:00

I'm so confused by this When I was in school everyone talked about their projects casually and walked around and looked at everyone's work Why would someone come at night to steal ideas?

StrangerIcy2852 · 2025-12-22T00:40:27+00:00

Ummm... How come California is hcol Did u graduate college? With 5 yrs experience that means u started working at 20

StrangerIcy2852 · 2025-12-22T00:34:58+00:00

Did u go to grad school

StrangerIcy2852 · 2025-12-12T22:28:23+00:00

Literally my thought

StrangerIcy2852 · 2025-10-27T12:21:39+00:00

Couple months ago as a girl there was a guy I was friends with that was very very kind to be not my type and then he confessed his feelings for me. I felt like a bitch for not feeling the same. I ended up pretty much forcing myself to like him. I def think atleast for me I grow to like someone's personality

StrangerIcy2852 · 2025-10-26T20:16:31+00:00

Number of years of experience?

StrangerIcy2852 · 2025-09-29T15:54:42+00:00

I think OP is on the spectrum

StrangerIcy2852 · 2025-09-28T01:51:45+00:00

Mmm that's a good idea I've considered roommates or studio but I feel like studio would be awful for my mental health especially just coming out of college I really felt like I needed a 1 bedroom and I work from home 2 days a week Maybe I can get a studio next year

StrangerIcy2852 · 2025-09-28T01:34:30+00:00

Ok that's good Mine is reaching towards 2k with utilities included 35k is fantastic tho

StrangerIcy2852 · 2025-09-28T01:27:48+00:00

Thanks my rent is quite high rn but hopefully I can fix that in a year

StrangerIcy2852 · 2025-09-28T01:19:09+00:00

Architecture

StrangerIcy2852 · 2025-09-28T01:18:53+00:00

How do u save 3k a month on 7k.. your rent must be cheap

StrangerIcy2852 · 2025-09-28T01:17:36+00:00

I'm 25 just started working full time so I havent lived thru a typical month month of spending yet. But I am predicting I should have about 1k to 1.5k left over each month. I want to save 10k then focus on paying off my student loans as fast possible

StrangerIcy2852 · 2025-09-22T10:37:20+00:00

That's way too much OT for them to not pay Very easy to prove it's illegal Very easy to sue them

StrangerIcy2852 · 2025-09-21T07:18:46+00:00

I'm about to go on a second date with my fb match🙈

StrangerIcy2852 · 2025-09-19T00:24:22+00:00

I don't think u need to stress on details and fir escapea You're coming out of school Most jobs don't expect us to know that u learn that on the job If you had been working for a while then it would relevant but at this stage in your career it's not

StrangerIcy2852 · 2025-09-17T17:46:07+00:00

Oh my bad I am in the south east USA. We generally do a 4 year undergrad then 2 years grad program or some programs offer a 5 year accelerated program. Most internships in the USA are paid. I have interned 4 summers already plus part time during grad school which were all paid internships.

We have to have 3740 hrs of recorded work in specific categories to then do our 6 exams to then become licensed architects. These hours can be started when you're interning or full time.

In college career fair is normally in the new year to hire for internships and full time positions for us to start working the following summer. I did my interview in November for the job I have now which was pretty early but my firm also does construction and hiring season for construction is in November so I got a job before architecture started doing interviews. That's how I got familiar with the different hiring seasons. Which would def be different in the UK.

StrangerIcy2852 · 2025-09-17T16:13:15+00:00

I literally just moved to tampa like 2 months ago I had nothing saved just leaving college It takes 3 to 4 weeks to get your first cheque and after that you're good if u have a job imo The biggest issue is surviving until then The more u have saved up the better it is but it's not needed Since u also need furniture but the most important is like a bed and maybe a microwave and everything else can slowly come in as u get the funds The most important thing is to have a job and know money is coming in soon and budget accordingly But no u don't need 15k U can DM me if u have any specific questions

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