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Hey all, I am an Architect from India. I completed my bachelor's degree in Architecture ( B.Arch ) in 2017 which is a 5-year degree. I have many backlogs and one year drop. My final grades are 7.8 CGPA ( i.e 7.4 x 7.8 + 12 = 70% ) equivalent to 3.7/4 Canadian GPA according to this calculator > Fall Admissions: How To Convert Your CGPA For USA, Germany & Canada | GREedge Blog ( scroll down two pages for Canada Gpa calculator on the page ) I have 7.5 overall scores in IELTS academic. I have 2.5 years of work experience. Is my profile eligible for pursuing masters in Canada? The degree I want to pursue is 1.Masters of Urban Design 2. Masters of Planning 3. Masters of Architecture Please do not suggest diploma courses. These are the final courses I want to look into. I was talking to an agent earlier who said my profile is low and he suggested considering Australia. However, I am not quite sure whether my profile is a low one as the yeard drop was due to a significant health issue I faced in the 2nd year. I have all my documents ready including ( Portfolio, writing samples, CV, transcripts, LOR ) With the deadline being 15th Jan 2019 for most of the Canadian Universities, I am in a panic mode and don't know what to do really. I also want to be eligible for PR later. Any suggestions, please? Thanks in Advance.

Hello everyone, Well I'm an architect and planning to apply for graduate studies in City&Regional planning. I gave my test today and the scores, as stated, aren't the best of all. Apart from the scores, I do have a strong academic and professional portfolios, with work ranging from (unpublished) research papers/thesis, to community work like developing solutions for affordable housing in the urban and rural slums. Also in terms of recommendations, I have a strong list (including Harvard Proff. reco. with whom I had worked). Universities I am aiming at are UC Berkeley, MIT, Michigan & PennDesign. None of the universities here have any cut off limit, specially since the subject is more relating to architecture (and not engineering). So I wanted to get some feedback and views (or alternate suggestions to where I can get my answers from) , on weather I should aim for a re-test or are they fine as they are. I can certainly improve on the Q part and hence a little inclined for taking a re-test, but that would put me in a little time crunch considering my application deadlines which are mid Dec 2012 & Jan 2013. Best, Kushan