<p>Hello everyone. I'm pretty disappointed right now. I recently applied for the B.Arch program at the University of Oregon and was denied. I'm actually shocked that this happened since my architecture teacher in high school held me in high regard. But what's done is done. I don't really want to risk sitting around a whole year and applying again only to be denied a second time. </p>
<p>So I have been thinking it might be best to just major in something else for now and then apply for the M.Arch degree as grad school. This means I can actually work toward something right now. My current college (WSU) has a BS in Architecture degree that leads into M.Arch which I could possibly do, but I don't want to be at this school for ages since it's just not a good fit. I really would like a transfer instead. Can anyone give me advice on what I should do? Perhaps you could recommend a major that I could go into that would possibly prepare me for architecture.</p>
<p>You can major in anything you want and still go to grad school for architecture. if you get a B.arch getting your M.arch will only take one yr of grad school. If you get a B. Sci of arch getting you M.arch will take two yrs of grad school. Anything else is three years of grad school. Although I think it’s two years of grad school if you hold a bachelors in industrial design. You should look into that field or try civil/industrial engineering.</p>
<p>Industrial design could be a good possibility. One of the schools I was looking to transfer into has an industrial design program. Could anyone explain exactly what industrial design is and how it can relate to architecture? I have a general idea of it but having specifics would be good if I plan to major in something like that. Are they are confirmed schools out there that let you do 2 years of M.Arch with a degree in industrial design?</p>
<p>Industrial design is the design of industrial objects; anything from toothbrushes to cars. As far as preparing you for architecture grad school it would provide you with a good visual portfolio, and depending on the program should also have some amount of math and physics. I would be surprised however if many schools allowed you into the two year MArch program with an industrial design degree. There are still a lot of fundamental courses that you need to catch up with. My daughter is in the product design program at Stanford, and I always assumed she would need to do a 3 year program if she went for her MArch.</p>