| I always tell people that architecture is more like a cult than a profession. The tearing down before building back up, the sleep deprivation, and that sense of having gone through it together. In college I was on the varsity rifle and lacrosse teams, but there is no doubt that my life revolved around studio. The friendships that you make while spending countless sleepless hours together are some of the strongest that you will ever have.
Studio is also a good test to see whether someone is really meant for the profession. If you find studio to be a grind that just keeps you from doing the social activities that you really enjoy, then you need to find something else to major in. At the state school where I did undergrad we started studio with 195 students, and by the end of the first year we were down to 95, very few actually failed, they just realized they did not enjoy the experience and got out.
If your so is meant to be an architect he will relish the experience, It is something al of us have been through.
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