Any opinions on the BAC?

miss_zombie
Mon, 16 Jul 2007 05:36:44 +0000

I was accepted into BAC and I’ve decided not to go there this upcoming Fall. I went to the orientation and everything. I just got the distinct feeling that once you go to BAC, your education is over. Most of the students I met and talked to didn’t want to pursue higher education.

The good points:
When you graduate, you have enough hours to get the license.
You’ll have established yourself in a career and will be making good money.
You wont have to start at the bottom of the food chain when you graduate.

Bad:
It takes about 7 years to complete the entire program.
When you get out, you’ll be exhausted. Try working 9-5 and going to school from 7 to 11 for 7 years, you would be exhausted to.
For most people, there is no need to continue education. Yes, you can get a M.Arch but that is equivalent to a B.arch and is geared towards people with a BA degree. That’s okay for most but for someone, like me, that wants to continue to this highest degree, why would you want to waste time to go to a school that takes even longer than usual B.arch?

I would try transferring to Northeastern. I met an architect on a plane once and said he transfered from Tufts to NE and it was the best decision he had ever made.