wrl08

Well, my options are either UC Berkeley or Texas A&M Architecture (I live in Texas), but I'm not sure which one is better.

I have asked around, but while all have said that while UC Berkeley is a great school, none of the people I've asked have heard anything about the architecture program there. Is UC Berkeley not well-known for its architecture? I've tried to find its name on architecture ranking lists, but I couldn't find any.

However, I've received a lot of good reports about Texas A&M Architecture; its program is excellent/wonderful, you can get a lot of connections through there, etc.

But what I would really like to know is UC Berkeley's architecture ranking (if any), and what the general opinion of it is.

Thank you!

so_ein_quatsch

Is this for your March or BA?
Berkeley is going through a bit of a tough time; either they are currently looking for a dean, or they just got a new one (never can remember which one it is). But anyway, the last dean at Berk didn't do wonders. That isn't to say that you won't get a fantastic education there; you just have to wait a few years for the school to get back on its feet

Don't know much about A&M, but there was recently an article saying that Houston was the new building grounds for architecture. I'll try to find this article

wrl08

It would be for my BA. I'm sorry, I forgot to specify that I would be going for undergrad. ^^;

Ah, I see....

Texas A&M's undergrad program is great and awesome, according to a lot of my friends who have siblings enrolled there, art teacher, and even my counselor. Both programs at A&M and Berkeley are preprofessional degrees, and I would have to go on to a 2-year's graduate school to get my masters either way.

I also heard the same thing about Houston, but I don't think I've read that article....I hope you can find the article....

Thank you so much!

so_ein_quatsch

Since you're getting a BA, I guess the importance of the dean wouldn't affect you as it would an MArch student

rick12

Texas A&M does not have a very strong undergraduate architecture program. In Texas, UT Austin and Rice have great programs, UT Arlington is very good, Texas Tech is good and improving, and they are all better right now than A&M. I interview and hire at all of these schools, and this is what I see in the graduates. The only area where they do really well is in their MArch program in healthcare design which is one of the best in the country. I don't know much about UCB.

rick