Columbia ($100k loan) vs Bard (w/ full scholarship)

<p>@Gbriel - you can get a post-graduate degree in architecture with any undergraduate degree - it just requires 1 more year of school, I believe, than if you have an undergrad architecture degree - and many architects think it wise to study something other than architecture for undergrad. As for Cornell - the specific 3/2 program at Bard is only for Columbia, Dartmouth & Washington University at St. Louis - which is famous for their architecture program.</p>

<p>@johannes1430 - I have heard fewer students end up doing the 3/2 programs than originally intend to - but that doesn’t mean none of them do. Yes, you would be leaving Bard one year early - but, since it’s small - you might be ready to venture out at that point anyway.</p>

<p>Economics at Bard is fantastic. They have the Levy Institute which is one of the leading institutes in the world. Physics is a small department. Again, I recommend you correspond directly with the department itself about the limitations and opportunities.</p>