<p>There are some good points made above about the drawbacks of undergrad arch. programs. Speaking from the other side; I went to a terrific lac, no architecture courses, but did have great fine arts program. Then (a bit later) went to GSD. Apart from the considerable time and expense, there is a huge amount to be said for getting a well-rounded education, being able to write decently and talk to people about other issues beside architecture. At my office, when hiring, we look for articulate, bright, passionate people who are open to constantly learning new things. We have hired terrific people from: Syracuse, UC Berkley, Roger Williams, GSD, Rice, Catholic U, Tufts, Northeastern. ps what school is HYP?</p>
<p>What firm are you from?? and where??</p>
<p>HYP is an acronym for Harvard, Yale and Princeton.</p>
<p>and what about cornell?</p>
<p>To Jimminy; thanks for help with the acronym & the addition of Cornell. We don't run into Cornell graduates too often, perhaps they head to Manhattan area. Cornell in general has a terrific reputation, I just can't talk about it with any first hand knowledge. To Bozenuts05; we are a ten person office in Cambridge MA. We do the gamut of residential work. We've been published a bit. Part of the school questions also should be where you might want to work after school? Best of luck to you all.</p>
<p>hey is your firm one of Rice's preceptors, because i know there are a couple in Cambridge.</p>
<p>Nope, but one of our principals went to Rice. We do have two interns; one from Northeastern & the other at Tufts.</p>
<p>Is your firm well known?</p>
<p>Hi jg0339 ... a question to help prospective architects ... does it make sense to try to arrange part-time or summer jobs or internships with an archictectual firm while in high school? Could a high school student help a firm? Would the student get a good flavor of being an architect? How early in HS might they help? Thanks! ... Dad<em>of</em>possible<em>future</em>architect</p>
<p>3togo; Have you looked into arch. summer programs like Career Discovery at the Graduate School of Design/Harvard? As for internship/job, hmm, a lot of offices would probably hire college students first, after all, a HS student is taking up space that might be filled by a more productive, more mature person. Also, a HS student probably wouldn't get to to do very exciting work but would get a feel for the "right" environment, hear jr. architects' concerns, see people madly multi-tasking and maybe view some client/architect interactions etc. Hope this helps.</p>
<p>To jg0339, does your firm related to Harvard GSD in some ways since you guys are at Cambridge, MA?</p>
<p>BTW, Career Discovery doesn't accept HS students such like me, a sophomore.
But I learned they are very friendly because the coordinator of this program welcomes me to attend their public lectures at GSD.</p>
<p>Hi fallinwater0328, oh I guess career disco is for hs juniors and seniors? Or just seniors? </p>
<p>The only way that my office is related to the GSD is that I went there and never left the area after graduation. Cambridge has great appeal as a work environment for our employees and our clients like it too, near Boston and near suburbs, lots of good restaurants and bookstores etc. We also have two other GSD grads in the office.</p>
<p>Wow, your GSD people, that's what I want to be.</p>
<p>Career Discovery requires all of the participants have at least a HS diploma, which means current HS graduates only.</p>
<p>jg0339, I have another question about the GSD, will a Harvard undergrad. get more chance to get in than the applicants from other 5yr. arch program with great reputation such as Cornell and Cooper Union?</p>
<p>Question for anyone,</p>
<p>I am a second year architecture at ohio state and i am planning to transfer because i hate the midwest. I just applyed to the University of Virginia's program for next year (not too hopeful with a 7% acceptance rate) and if i dont get into that i will be going home(northern VA near DC) at least for the fall semester to figure things out and hopefully apply to transfer at other schools. My question is: as an architecture student with a strong portfolio, 3.63 gpa (3.1 first quarter of freshman year...OUCH), strong ec's, honors, deans list 3 of my 4 academic quarters, and about 50% of my arch classes taken, where would you guys suggest i apply? Ideally i would stay instate, but i have no desire to got to Va tech, and will go to UVA in a heartbeat. I also plan to stay clear of the midwest, and desire to go somewhere that wont empty my bank account.</p>
<p>asbuckeye07, try your best to stay in state, UVA is a great school, if possible, think about Cooper Union, you can save a fortune there.</p>
<p>My dad's friend is an engineer and therefore deals with architects all the time. He says that you have to be educated and intern in the city in which you intend to work- preferably NYC or LA. Otherwise, you'll be earning a pittance (such as 40 or 50k a year) trying to eke out a meagre existence in the 'burbs.</p>
<p>psssh...40-50k, not quite! an architect's average staring salary is 25K ( WITH A MASTERS!). money is definately not a motive for becoming an architect, part of the reason im quitting after i get my undergrads. don't get me wrong, i am not some money-whore...but you must LOVE architecture or else the crappy pay/hours are not worth it...therefore i hope to use my b.s., and a good LSAT, to get into law school. If nothing else majoring in architecture as an undergrad has boosted my work ethic and changed my perspective (GREATLY) on the world. It's a wonderful subject, just horrible in the most basic areas(ie. time, money, and stress). </p>
<p>Any other arch majors feel this way or are planning to do the same?</p>