HELP! picking arch schools....

[Lori1122]

<p>rick12

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

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<p>i know what i’m getting into… I work (intern w/ pay) at m local civil engineering, surveying, and architecture firm… When i spoke to an admissions couselor at cornell, she said it was one of the most popular double majors for arch… i just can’t pick a school…</p>

<p>** kjofkw**</p>

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Lori,
Miami Ohio is accredited – but the Masters degree not the undergrad degree (It is a 4+2 program). I’m not sure about double majors, but they REQUIRE a concentration in an area not related to the major with the thematic sequence. They also require a lot of LAC type courses with their Miami Plan, which you can sometimes focus into a type of concentration.
It is not ranked up there with the other schools, but seems to have a very solid program, especially for anyone who is not 100% sure about architecture. While they stress a LAC education, there will still be 4 full years of studio at the undergrad level, which will help with assembling a portfolio for grad school admissions.

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<p>LAC?? whats that? the only problem i have with the 4 +2 thing is, i know a girl who went to umich for 4 years of arch and couldn’t get in anywhere for the masters program… what if i can’t get into the program later? that would suck</p>