sci-arc, USC or Cooper Union

Peggyc
Sat, 28 Mar 2015 13:18:44 +0000

Hi everyone. Recently I’ve received offers from both sci-arc and USC (I’m still waiting for Cooper Union). I’ve always wanted to study architecture (not only because both of my parents are architects but because I’ve been in this environment since i was a child, and despite my initial negative attitude towards architecture as a profession I’ve grown to like it over the past few years.) USC was kind of like my dream school, it has the whole college experience package, whereas sci-arc provides the ‘hands-on’ rigorous curriculum that im extremely interested in but its campus is …relatively less appealing (from what I’ve seen on its website. And i heard that its not as ‘social’ as universities). I’m torn between these two, but I’m still looking forward to an acceptance letter from Cooper Union (which would make it an even harder choice…)
Another thing is that despite my passion towards architecture, i still hope to take classes in subjects other than architecture , which is something that schools like Cooper Union and Sci-arc might not be able to provide.
So could someone please help me with my decision by listing the pros and cons of some of these schools? If possible it would be great to hear from alumni or current students! Thankssss