Match DD junior Aspiring architect/civil engineer [MD resident, 3.75 GPA, top 25% rank, 31 ACT, <$50k]

I agree, Arch E would be a great option. You focus on the engineering of buildings. You don’t have to take classes in CE such as highway design or wastewater treatment. I had to take two semesters of architectural design to get a feel for what architects do. I discovered I’m terrible at it! I also had to take a class where we put together a whole set of construction documents for a small office building. Site plans, plus architectural, electrical, plumbing, and HVAC. That was challenging!

Just make sure the program is ABET accredited.

This major is not well known but it’s been around a long time. My dad majored in it in the late ‘50s. He was head of the Arch E department at UT Austin for many years. He’s the reason my future husband came to UT for grad school. That’s how we met. My husband and I have had a structural engineering firm for 25 years. :slightly_smiling_face:

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