<p>I’d like to hear your wise thoughts. Which one should i choose? i’m pretty torn half and half right now…there’s good and bad for both.</p>
<p>NYU:
- fine arts program with a contemporary skew
- more liberal arts oriented
- would double major in environmental studies
- would then go on for an M.Arch I
- in NYC, an epicenter of art and architecture
- study abroad: cities like florence, ghana, shanghai, paris</p>
<p>RPI:
- 5 yr. B.Arch degree (fast but intense - “baptism by fire”)
- there is little to no room for electives/ lib. arts
- but a lot of cool architecture courses
- would probably want to do an M.Arch II, although i know it is unnecessary for professional architects
- in troy, ny…
- study abroad: places such as italy, india, and china</p>
<p>most architects i have spoken with have a BFA or some other BA undergrad degree and then go on for an M.Arch I in grad school. The ones who have done B.Arch’s say it is very intense/ a pain and they wish they’d just gotten a 4 year degree then gone to grad school.</p>