By the Numbers

One of the most important elements of a graduate school application for architecture is the creative portfolio- a creative book that presents your undergraduate work to the admissions committees. Much like preparing for any educational application, it never hurts to start early.

1- number of times I went to Five Guys for lunch on a day I was working on my portfolio
2.5- number of hours I lost in productivity due to feeling so sleepy after I went to Five Guys for lunch
3- number of separate backups made of the portfolio
5- number of complete design/layout revisions made so far
6.5- number of weeks that i've dedicated so far on my portfolio design
9- number of world cup games that I decided to watch instead of working on my portfolio
9.5- average number of hours spent per day on portfolio
15- number of projects in portfolio
21.8- current size, in gigabytes, of all documents that are included in portfolio
25- number of times an adobe product has crashed on me while I was working on a document
32- number of times I went to The Goose for Lunch
40- percent completion of my portfolio as of July 1, 2010
80- approximate number of pages that my portfolio will be when completed.
84- cost, in dollars, to print 2 test copies of my portfolio
240- approximate number of hours, so far, that I have worked on my portfolio
300- number of hours, over the next 5 months, that I plan on spending to complete my portfolio.
350- size, in megabytes, of a print-quality PDF of my portfolio.
1,300- approx. number of songs that i listened to while making my portfolio

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