<p>Cyberfruit,
I’m also considering some arch schools on your list, Ut Austin and UMd College Park. Can anyone tell me if transferring to those schools will be very hard, my gpa is only 2.7-2.8 at the moment (I’ve just switched to undecided from chem engineering, now considering arch), but I’ll get about 3.0-3.1 if I do well this 1 sem or 2. Also is it true that a good portfolio will cover for the low gpa?</p>
<p>I’m also wondering if Arch Engineering still have designs as part of their study, and work. Can anyone help? I’m still trying to make up my mind between arch and arch engineering.</p>
<p>“I have gotten the impression (and hopefully rightfully so) that taking architecture classes dont actually help, and things like poetry help more.”</p>
<p>ac37, in some case its true. From the infos I got so far many architecture schools don’t consider highschool and community college arch classes to have the right standards. So they usually just ignore it on your application. But I seriously hope I dont have to take any poetry in college, such classes always put me to sleep…</p>