<p>alright, so i barely passed high school and plan to attend a community college for 2 years. If i get a 4.0 and have a great portfolio will i have a chance to make it into Cornell or other top schools? I hear architecture is a regional profession. I really don't want to be limited with my career options. Will it be more beneficial to get a more technology/engineer degree over architecture?</p>
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attend a community college for 2 years. If i get a 4.0 and have a great portfolio will i have a chance to make it into Cornell or other top schools?
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I only know of one 5yr BArch program that takes cc transfers (Cal Poly from a specific arch transfer program at neighboring Cuesta College), there may be others but I don't know??</p>
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I hear architecture is a regional profession.
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I would guess employers generally recruit from programs they know and have had successful hires from in the past. Doesn't mean they wouldn't consider someone with a degree from a different part of the country. Certainly there are architects, like most professionals, that change job locations during their careers.</p>
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Will it be more beneficial to get a more technology/engineer degree over architecture?
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You could get a BS in a technology/engineering major then apply to a MArch program.</p>
<p>thanks, that last bit sounds good. I could use some BS right about now. </p>
<p>p.s. not being sarcastic</p>
<p>There are many schools that have co-op programs that allow you to transfer in after two years somewhere else ( WUSTL, CUA, Kansas for example), but most they time they have arrangements with specific CC's. The best thing to do is to go on-line to the chools youare interested in and see what kind of co-op programs they have and what schools they work with. You can built you initial application list from there.</p>
<p>i read that Syracuse has a great program. They also have a good lacrosse team and that sounds like fun. Are they really one of the top programs. I think i might wanna go to Cornell instead though because It seems like they provide a better universal education. Architecture is something i think i can really make a living doing. How do arch classes work? do you constantly have to move from the computer to your sketches? group projects?</p>