<p>Hello there,</p>
<p>First of all, I really like the idea of studying architecture as an undergrad degree. I love drawing, designing, and anything that has to do with studio art and my second favorite subject is Physics. I also enjoy learning about architectural history. This is why I decided to major in architecture; however, I'm interested in law as well.</p>
<p>I personally don't mind about how much architects earn but ever since my father told me about construction law (he really cares about salary), I've started to gain interest in becoming a construction lawyer.</p>
<p>I still do want to become an architect but this 'Plan B' doesn't sound bad to me. So I was wondering, would it be a good idea to go into law after studying BArch? Would BArch actually benefit you in becoming a successful construction lawyer?</p>
<p>Well, knowing about the way architects work and how their buildings are constructed will obviously benefit you as a construction lawyer :)</p>
<p>But i’m not sure on what your father’s worried about - there are a lot of poorly paid lawyers out there, and a lot of six+ figure salaried architects out there. Granted, this may not be everyone, but there’s a wide range of salaries in both fields :P</p>
<p>thanks for your comment! :)</p>
<p>well, he seems to believe that construction lawyers generally make more money than architects.</p>
<p>Since Law School admissions are based almost exclusively on grades and LSAT scores, your best shot at admission is if you have majored in something you love as an undergraduate - at least your grades will be up there. And I believe that they would welcome the diversity offered by an architectural background, rather than the typical (like me) “pre-law”/poli sci candidate. </p>
<p>However, if that’s the direction you are headed, why take the BArch route? Why not consider the 4 year Architecture major. You will be headed on for another 3 years of law school and the 4 year undergrad programs give you an opportunity to test out classes you won’t have time for in a BArch program. Not a bad thing to try a Constitutional law or Business law class before you sign on for another costly degree; and I mean not only in dollars, but costly in time and angst. The BArch is a compressed major already - with 10 mandatory semesters of studio which will severly cut into your college experience from a social perspective as well as the ability to study outside of your major.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>B.arch is not worth the workload, in my opinion, unless you are sure you want to be an architect. You might like design, drawing, and studio art–but in my experience, like, this is all you will really be doing for the next 5 years. Yeah, ok, you can take electives in other subjects, but studio is where the work’s at, and I think there’s a lot more to construction law than what you would learn in the B.arch. My advice would be to do a 4 year with a concentration in architecture, but also urban planning classes, civil engineering classes, and if you want, art classes.</p>
<p>Take care.</p>
<p>My advise is if you love architecture, get your 5 year b Arch degree so you will be able to be licensed as an architect without having to go to grad school. Just keep your grades up for law school. I got a B Arch from Cornell and worked as an architect for a few years before I realized I wanted to be a lawyer, and it actually helped that I was an architect to get into law school. I loved law school and now I am a lawyer. As posted above lawyers generally make more money than architects by a great margin and architects suffer more from economic fluctuations.</p>