| There is no question that a BA is not the same as a BArch in terms of the major. These are different routes. My D wanted the BA + MArch route for several reasons. So, I am definitely not likening the BA to a BArch whatsoever. However, this poster IS interested in BA programs as well and seemed to not realize that there are many out there if this is the route he/she wants, followed by a MArch.
To the OP....Tufts has a Major in Architectural Studies. It also has one in Architectural Engineering and then a minor in either (you could combine both Major/Minor or even with another subject if you wanted). My D loved it. It is also my alma mater. I know nothing of your academic profile. I will assume if you are applying to Yale, you are a tippy top student. I am not sure why Princeton would be off your list.....it is as hard to get into Yale as Princeton. Actually, my D was waitlisted in RD at Princeton, and deferred EA and denied RD at Yale, and so she came out ahead at Princeton. My D preferred Brown over Princeton, however. At Brown, you can also take arch classes at RISD, by the way, and she has. Penn, Lehigh, and Conn College have nice BA in Arch programs.
If you are looking at BArch....what about Carnegie Mellon? RISD? USC?
Also, are you sure that Tulane's BArch is only four years? I really think it is five, though admit to not researching it. I say this because last fall my D did an arch program abroad and her roommate was in the Tulane BArch program and I know hers was five years. |