how competitive is Architecture Major?

Sherwelthlangley
Fri, 28 May 2010 01:57:58 +0000

Dbxoxo,

I am very familiar with the Architectural Studies major in the UW CBE, and I can tell you that the admissions officers in the Arch. Dept. will not care about your high school GPA or how many AP classes you took. You will not need to worry about getting in now…the admissions process is largely based on your application and pre-architecture coursework you take during your freshman and sophomore years.

You will be taking 5 classes, three history and theory classes, and two studio design classes. The average GPA for those classes is about 2.7, and 3.4 for those that get in. You will learn a lot in these classes and they will help you prepare your portfolio, which is probably your single biggest bet on getting in. Don’t worry about this now, you will learn everything in due time.

For the record, I understand the acceptance rate to be around 25%.