HELP! picking arch schools....

<p>I know that on paper a combination of Civil Engineering and architecture might seem to make sense, but in the real world a civil degree will probably not help your architecture career or vice versa. Each has a very different mindset, and I suspect that you are going to feel more comfortable in one or the other, but probably not both. This is why you are not finding a lot of dual degree programs. Calatrava is the exception to this rule, and he is probably one in a million.</p>

<p>Go visit some engineering and architecture firms in your area, see if they will allow you to do a shadowing program where you follow someone around for a couple of days. That should give you a pretty good idea of the personality of the two professions, and where you feel comfortable.</p>

<p>rick</p>