Yale undergrad. for architecture?

scaryfiredemon · 12-14-2007, 11:54 PM

I got into Yale today and I was wondering if it's a good enough school for architecture. I have a decent chance at Cornell since I received a really good evaluation from the summer program, have a decent portfolio and am academically strong, but I'm not sure if I really want to go for a 5-year program.

Any ideas? Thanks.

soozievt · 12-14-2007, 11:59 PM

If you are not sure you want to do a five year BArch, you probably should not do it as it is a commitment. In my opinion, Yale undergrad is great for a BA in arch. Many congrats.

RyanMac · 12-15-2007, 08:34 PM

I know a student who is either a junior or senior (cant quite remember) architecture major there now and loves it.

pollyp0cket · 01-25-2008, 03:40 PM

congratulations for getting into yale! i'm looking into yale right now, and i would really like some help/guidance/advice for what i should do to go to yale. right now i'm attending community college classes and i'm an average sophmore student, this semester i'm going to take architecture classes in my school.

- thanks for reading this.

momrath · 01-25-2008, 07:03 PM

sfd, I think the question is not "do you want Cornell or Yale?" but "do you want a BArch or a BA+MArch?" Two equally good but quite different routes.

If you choose the BA path then it doesn't much matter where you do your undergrad -- within reason of course. Successful applicants to prestigious MArch programs come from all sorts of educational backgrounds. Their common attributes include good grades, good recommendations, excellent portfolios and, ideally, some relevant work experience.

Yale is an excellent choice for architecture undergrad and a whole lot more, but you should really choose your undergrad school by FIT and I don't know enough about you personally to say whether Yale is the best option for you.

(But I will say congratulations!

)

sashimi46 · 01-27-2008, 01:21 PM

the type of education you'll get by going to cornell or yale will be very different because the curriculums are different. the b.arch at cornell is highly focused on architecture. you'll be taking a slightly higher number of credits per semester because of the requirements required for the professional degree whereas you will take less studios at yale but more courses elsewhere.

Lori1122 · 02-10-2008, 10:16 PM

thats odd that you would go to yale for architecture.. maybe it's just me.. it doesn't seem like a big arch school.. if you're not ready for the commitment, i say quit now before you regret it

noopsgnitaenam · 02-11-2008, 03:59 PM

I wouldn't say her issue is a matter of committment. Schools that don't have very established undergrad programs don't make the school a small arch school. Yale has a good masters program, and by going through their undergrad, you can advance quicker through their grad classes. Basically the key thing is to keep in mind between Yale and say Cornell is another year of study and the fact that if she goes to Yale she will have a well-rounded undergrad education.

louis =] · 02-19-2008, 09:56 AM

Im a high school junior and I have pretty good grades. Im in all honors and AP but im not very well informed on all the architecture schools out there. im looking more towards architectual design. Drafting and designing buildings, residential and commercial. But i also love music, play the clarinet and im learning the soprano sax, so i want a school that also has a decent music program. Any ideas?? please!! =]

Tzar · 02-21-2008, 09:13 PM

actually - Louis- Yale isn't a bad fit for what you just described.

vyan · 02-24-2008, 09:40 PM

^ are there any schools known for architecture????

seriously, we do so much work, put so much time, think so much, and we get paid nothing and not recognized for nothing.

Honestly, only within OUR community we appreciate other people's work. I think if I was a doctor, businessman, or something other than an art major, i would care less for the Walt Disney Concert Hall or any other buildings.

angie4life14 · 02-24-2008, 10:03 PM

i would say the known schools for architecture would be the schools that make the designintelligence list and pretty much ivies and "new" ivies.

jackht27 · 02-24-2008, 11:11 PM

cp slo is numba four, and it is definitely not an ivy. kansas state, etc.

archkid · 02-25-2008, 01:01 AM

A 'know' school or a great school or even the best won't really help unless you can utilize it as a tool to develop what's inside you to begin with. Someone posted somewhere on this board about how doing well in any of the arch schools will get you further than just being in the best school.

And those rankings.... Ya gotta know who's doing the ranking and what it is they are looking for....

-sara

angie4life14 · 02-25-2008, 06:29 AM

that's an "of course," i hand you, sara :]