<p>I went to a small LAC in the 1970s and received a BA in English. Had always dreamed of becoming an architect but didn’t have the focus and discipline when I was 18. Went back to school in my 30s to CCNY in NYC and got the BArch with 2-3 years credit for the previous BA. (CCNY did not offer the MArch at the time; now they do.) My sense is that the kids who go for the BArch right out of high school miss out on the “well-roundedness” of a LAC experience, but then again, we live in a much more pre-professional world nowadays and kids seem to want the career fast-track. It seems that in the field, an MArch is ultimately more valued, so I guess if I had to do it again, I would still do the bachelor’s in another field and then do an MArch after college (perhaps not waiting so long, however!!!)</p>