<p>Don’t believe any rankings when looking at arch. schools. They’re just worthless, because it’s so subjective a field of study. The things you should look for is to make sure everyone is allowed to develop their own distinct style (some schools kind of force you to design a certain way - obviously a bad thing), and the resources they have, maybe to some extent the caliber of the professors - not so much fame, but maybe the caliber and focus of their work.</p>
<p>Go to Blogs | Archinect also. You might look thru the archived blogs to find out more about different schools.</p>
<p>The biggest ingredient to a good architecture student is passion and love for what you’re doing. Sounds corny, I know, but it’s not like engineering where you can just do a problem set and be done…it’s a constant process, so you’ve gotta get into it. Not being great at physics isn’t a big deal. You HAVE to be creative. Art skills are quite useful for getting across your ideas. And getting across your ideas is a huge part of architecture.</p>