<p>I go to Cornell architecture, and all I can say is that my experience here has been absolutely amazing.</p>
<p>I would say that one of the most important things to do is to try to get a glimpse of the kind of studio environment that you’re gonna be in… Cornell’s studio environment is really amazing, since it’s a small school. Relationships between upperclassmen and freshmen are actually pretty good and there’s a bunch of events and traditions that they’ll organize for you to help you become a part of the community. Dragon Day is a big event organized every year by the freshmen architects, and it’s actually a pretty good bonding event for the architecture school as a whole.</p>
<p>My favorite story is about the day that our Architecture History professor took us on a “field trip” to the rare books library, and actually gave us a lecture on renaissance architecture holding an original XV century translation of vitruvius. She then showed us one of the only complete compilations of lithographic prints by Piranesi, a volume that was worth more than 300 000 dollars just by itself. And the most surprising thing is that these kinds of resources are actually available to all cornell students just by showing your ID card at the library entrance.</p>
<p>All architecture schools have different stories to tell. I would recommend you go on their websites and look for an “events” or “news” tab to see what’s actually going on right now, and what kind of work is being produced by current students. You would be surprised to see how much you can extract from these resources!! :)</p>