<p>How are the undergraduate architecture programs in these schools?</p>
<p>Yale
Stanford
Princeton
Williams</p>
<p>I'm just wondering because I've never heard of someone going to undergraduate architecture in those schools..</p>
<p>These are all academically rigorous schools, none offers a bachelors of architecture, which means that you would still need to get a masters of architecture in order to practice. </p>
<p>Yale and Princeton offer the bachelor of architecture which may be an advantage of getting into their M.Arch programs. At Williams or Stanford you could major in something related like art studio or art history.</p>
<p>^^^^^Just to clarify the above - both Princeton and Yale offer the non-professional undergraduate degree of Bachelor **of Arts ** in Architecture (in other words, a B.A. Architecture or, as Princeton calls it, A.B. Architecture), not the professional Bachelor of Architecture (B. Arch) degree.</p>
<p>Sorry, QT is right’ I meant to write Yale and Princeton offer a bachelor of arts in architecture. There is some indication that this degree provides access to their M.Arch programs but I’m not so sure.</p>
<p>Hint for terminally bored 4-year BA Arch / BS Arch students on summer break and their super helicopter parents… And even those with other degrees looking for M.Arch 3-3.5 years. Start a spreadsheet with each and every architecture program out there (125 or so). Mark the obvious 5 year B.Arch (and rare 5 year straight M.Arch) programs, take out any that don’t immediately meet your reputation or ranking requirements, and count the rest. You’d be surprised to find how few schools total there are that fit the bill and how there are some awesome schools that don’t offer anything other than the 5 year B.Arch.</p>
<p>Then, try to figure out what ‘Advanced Standing’ is for schools that offer only one M.Arch (the 3-3.5 year variety) While you’re at it write down prerequisites and GPA/GRE type requirements. Everyone needs a portfolio so…</p>
<p>Finally, especially if you’re aiming for top programs, try to get an idea how many spots are offered every year. Some architecture programs are massive, and some, well, not so massive, accepting 30 or less a year. </p>
<p>You will be surprised to see how few schools make even the 1st or 2nd cut, before you start factoring in costs, location, style of school, type of school, and the like.</p>
<p>Stanford offers a Bachelor of Science in Architectural Design run out of the engineering school. It’s a little more technically focused, but they have a pretty flexible curriculum so check out their website [Architectural</a> Design Program](<a href=“http://cee.stanford.edu/programs/archdesign/index.html]Architectural”>http://cee.stanford.edu/programs/archdesign/index.html)</p>
<p>I’ll be at Stanford next year and I’m planning on this program, feel free to PM me with questions</p>