<p>anyway, here is my story.. I am 28 years old, an ITT grad (worse decision ever) and i work at a structural engineering firm, drafting. I am currently enrolled in a CC (4th semester part time) taking core classes. I am hoping to transfer in the fall to UT Arlington SoA. No big deal right? well I am married and work full time, on top of that my wife is 3 months pregnant with twins! I am super super pumped about having twins, they will be our first children, but i am also worried i may not have enough time for school. from all the stories i hear about all nighters in the studio and multiple projects due i am starting to get a bit nervous. So to all you Arch students: am i dreaming too big? I love art/architecture I just recently got the balls to go back to school for something i love. whats reality here? am i kidding myself or am i being paranoid?</p>
<p>I would not have liked being a mother while in architecture school... I think this will depend on how supportive your wife is going to be - if she's willing to handle the brunt of the childrearing. One of the MArch students at my school had a baby in his second or third year of grad school, and he seemed fine. He brought her to studio with him sometimes.</p>
<p>You're worried about time, what about money?</p>
<p>I also want to mention that I had a few older people in my undergrad studio classes, and they seemed to be really on-the-ball when it came to completing assignments, at least the ones who had families. I do believe it's doable in terms of time management, though you might have some issues with maturity levels, and, like I said before, money. Do you know if you will be able to go part-time after you transfer?</p>
<p>im not sure right now if i will be able to go part time. I have an appointment soon to find out. Can they deny me for not being able to go full time??</p>
<p>I think it depends on how their curriculum is designed, but I don't know. I think this is one of those situations where you'll get a lot more help from the specific school than from anyone on here. Just don't get discouraged before you have all the information.</p>
<p>I think UTA is one of the most accommodating schools I have seen when it comes to students who either work or are married. We have a young man who has been working for us as an intern for the last 5 1/2 years working 30 hours a week while going to UTA. He will graduate with his Masters degree in May and has done outstanding work there. I don't think many schools would have accommodated him, but he certainly worked his butt off. He is a great kid and even in this miserable economy we will bring him on full time when he graduates. So it can be done, but you are going to need a lot of focus and motivation.</p>
<p>First of all, Congratulations to you and your wife on the anticipation of your new twins! As somebody who recalls the sleepless nights with twins (I actually can't forget it), I can say that if you have an opportunity to begin the program part-time, you'll probably have a better chance of success. Arch school is tough. Babies are tough (yes, they're so wonderful). Twins are doubly tough (and doubly wonderful). </p>
<p>After your first semester you'll be able to gauge how challenging it really is to juggle all of this. If you can transition to full-time, you can do so in 2nd semester when the babies will be a little bit older and hopefully sleeping through the night. </p>
<p>You've already shown your commitment to pursuing your career. Good luck pursuing your dream! </p>
<p>p.s. Every now and then I miss those little babies and sleepless nights.</p>
<p>Congratulations! As far as architecture school goes, I'd say this is probably not the right time haha. I could be wrong, but part time status for a college of architecture would probably not work out. Most of your credits will come from a studio class. At my school, studio only counts for 6 credit hours, but requires approximately 40 hours a week to complete it successfully.</p>