<p>hi everyone
im good in maths n physics and really into arts…so i think architecture is a good option for me, but im not a 100% sure. ( i did cambridge international A-Levels and got an A maths and 4 Bs in physics, chemistry, economics and GP)
i want to go to a liberal arts college with a strong program in arch<br>
i am an international student and a good financial aid is very important to me.
i was considering smith for ED but i got the impression that arch program at smith is inclined more towards arch history.
what do i do ???
plzzzzzzzzzzzzz help me!!!</p>
<p>Hazmat…Cooper Union is a BArch degree program. Goofy43 wants a BA major in architecture…two different types of degrees. </p>
<p>Goofy43…I have a daughter who is majoring in architecture in a liberal arts degree program. She was accepted to Smith and serioiusly considered the school but chose another school. Smith would be a very good place to study arch in a liberal arts college. They also have some arch studio and art classes in the degree program. </p>
<p>Last year, when my D was studying architecture abroad, her roommate was a girl at Wellesley who was studying architecture and who also was able to take classes at MIT and so you may wish to look into that option. </p>
<p>I don’t know enough about you to suggest colleges. There are many options and you need to explore. I can tell you where my D applied to study architecture in a liberal arts degree and so if you want to look at these schools, it is a start but not nearly comprehensive (she had her own set of criteria she wanted in a college, and also her profile or qualifications may differ from yours). These were her schools: Brown, Yale, Princeton, Penn, Tufts, Smith, Conn College, Lehigh.</p>
<p>Low score in critical reading…oops.</p>
<p>hazmat: I would suggest schools where you can earn the more prestigious B-Arch, not a BS in Arch Sci or BA in Arch History. Do you plan to practice in the US or overseas?</p>
<p>hey
thanks for the advice but
Brown, Yale, Princeton, Penn, Cooper Union???
these schools r really scary. i dont think i could get in with my grades.
im looking for a more low profile school.
im considering tufts and lehigh though
do u guys know anything about University of Notre Dame??</p>
<p>Stay in the UK, go to the AA.</p>
<p>I truly know nothing about your qualifications and would need to know a LOT more to effectively recommend schools and I don’t do that to such an individualized degree on a message board. However, let me say that Tufts is highly selective too. Smith is not exactly a piece of cake, but is not as hard to get into as Tufts. Conn College or Lehigh are not as hard, but I can’t say which are within your grasp. Lehigh and Smith have merit aid. The other schools I mentioned do not.</p>
<p>what about univesity of Notre Dame???</p>
<p>One trick is to study architecture in an interesting city.</p>
<p>Parsons, Pratt, Barnard in New York City…UMiami in Miami…</p>
<p>goofy43,</p>
<p>Notre Dame is a B. Arch program, which take five years. I am an international student myself as well, and unfortunately Notre Dame, though a great school, does not give out much scholarship money to international students.</p>
<p>I’ve looked up a lot here and there to try to find liberal arts colleges with money for int’l students that have good academics and experience in sending their graduates to graduate schools. Schools that I’ve found that are not hard-core competitive to get in yet have good programs in architecture-related programs (such as studio art and art history) are Colgate, Grinnell, Connecticut College, Vassar, and Kenyon. There are more schools out there, but in my opinion these are the schools that will be good match schools for you to consider applying.</p>
<p>i think i’ll go ahead with conn college
thanks guys</p>
<p>We have a UMiami Arch major who left UMiami for Brown.</p>
<p>renix…what year is your kid in at Brown? I have a daughter at Brown majoring in Architectural Studies and she is a senior now. Is your child still concentrating in this field? My D is the student leader of the major. Also, she is currently a TA for Modern Architecture and leads two sections of the course. Perhaps they will meet!</p>
<p>EDIT>…um, I thought you were a parent talking of your son/daughter when you said “we have”. I now realize you are a student and are talking of a peer I think. So, what I wrote doesn’t make too much sense but maybe your friend may meet my kid.</p>
<p>I’m in that course and have the pictures and listings of all the TA sections and the only “D” is the one I was referring to from Miami.</p>
<p>Is this Professor Neuman’s course? My D is definitely a TA leading two sections of his course. Perhaps I have the course title wrong? But I have the professor correct for sure.</p>
<p>Yeah it’s Neumann’s. He’s the only one who teaches it and he only teaches one other class this semester and that’s Film Architecture. How is your kid considereed the “leader” of the major? I’m sure some other Arch. concentrators might laugh at that statement.</p>
<p>Renix…first, you were in error when you said that there was only one female TA for Modern Architecture. I happen to just hear from my daughter and I rechecked the name of the course she is TAing and indeed, she is a TA for Modern Architecture, taught by Prof. Neuman, and leads two sections.</p>
<p>As far as your question about “student leader of the major”…I didn’t use the offical term as I don’t think readers of this Arch forum, which is NOT a Brown forum, would be familiar with the real term used at Brown and so I paraphrased the position. The fact is she is the “Departmental Undergraduate Group Leader for Architectural Studies” and happened to also just mention she has a meeting for it this evening. In her role as the DUG leader for this major, she advises students, generates interest in the program, promotes lectures, and coordinates activities for majors in architectural studies. You are a transfer, yes? Perhaps you are unaware of these student leaders of concentrations at Brown who had to be selected in fact. I highly doubt other students who know what a DUG Leader is will laugh. It is a position with a title. Perhaps you may wish to ask the faculty head of the major, who is also her advisor, Ms. Lincoln. She is also doing an Honors Thesis with Professor Neuman. Everything I have written is factual. If you wish to laugh or undermine it, go ahead. I stand by my statements. She has been at Brown longer than you and I think I know a little bit about her major and what she is doing.</p>
<p>PS…in case you think I am making it up, I researched DUG on Brown’s site for Architectural Studies. Here is the link:
<a href=“History of Art and Architecture | Brown University”>History of Art and Architecture | Brown University;
Indeed, there are DUG officers who are selected for each concentration.</p>
<p>Wow, talk about a defensive reaction. Maybe you should specify what you mean by “leader” of the department. There’s a ton of posturing done at the Ivy League schools by both students and parents so a statement like that wouldn’t be too far fetched for someone to make. If you’re talking to me, then use specific language about Brown to communicate what you want to be communicated.</p>
<p>I’m not sure where you read anything about there being only one female TA. I never mentioned gender. I mentioned there was only one D person. So, I’m sorry but you were the one error on that one.</p>
<p>The TA’s from the syllabus and website have only one name starting with a “D”.</p>
<p>One D name. If your kid isn’t on there it’s not my fault and don’t jump on my ass about it. I noticed something was funny with your statement and made a note about it. Chill out. I wasn’t accusing you of fabricating stories for Christ’s sake.</p>
<p>renix,
It is common knowledge that “D” stands for daugher on CC forums, thus the missinterpretations :)</p>