<p>I’m going to second Smith. </p>
<p>If she does not like the idea of a women’s college, remind her that Smith is part of the five college system that includes Amherst and UMass.</p>
<p>I suggest TCNJ as a match and WashU as a reach.</p>
<p>Santa Clara University and Trinity in San Antonio</p>
<p>What is her rank? A high rank may offset a low-ish GPA.</p>
<p>Rice and Virginia Tech both have highly-regarded architecture programs. Different environments, though (VT is large and rural, Rice small and urban). VT does not require a portfolio; I don’t know about Rice. </p>
<p>Some small liberal arts colleges have “pre-architecture” or “architectural studies” programs. Middlebury’s seems to be one of the best. It’s a great school in a beautiful location, but a 3.3 GPA may not be high enough there. Among LACs, Bryn Mawr may be one of the best options not only for its “Growth of Cities” program but also because it’s in a consortium with Haverford, Swarthmore, and Penn. Swarthmore has engineering; Penn has architecture and engineering too (though you’ll want to look into any restrictions that may apply to cross-registering in these areas).</p>
<p>Brooklynborndad, have you seen the following?:
[The</a> Top U.S. Architecture Schools](<a href=“http://www.architectmagazine.com/industry-news.asp?sectionID=1006&articleID=602885]The”>http://www.architectmagazine.com/industry-news.asp?sectionID=1006&articleID=602885)</p>
<p>Unless the OPs D has 700+ for SATs forget Cal Tech. It’s a very stats oriented school (and 97% were in the top 10% of the class). </p>
<p>What does she want to major in?</p>
<p>As I mentioned, Barnard has a strong non-licensed architecure major. It also serves as the architecture major for UG at Columbia.</p>
<p>I think people should keep in mind OP’s daughter’s stats when making those recommendations. They are all great schools, but not necessary within her reach.</p>
<p>That’s true, oldfort, but the OP asked for stretch schools so I assumed that it was understood that these were reaches.</p>
<p>If you have 4.0 and 2400, HYPSM would still be reaches, but possibilities.</p>
<p>bump - she ended up selecting WUSTL, Swarthmore, and List College/Columbia (joint program with JTSA) as her stretch schools. She was rejected by List, waitlisted by WUSTL, and has yet to hear from Swarthmore.</p>
<p>Fortunately she has been accepted at two of her match schools, and has yet to hear from 3 more.</p>
<p>Thanks for the update! Good luck to your D.</p>
<p>Curious, is she still interested in architecture and engineering?</p>
<p>leans more heavily to architecture now, still wants to be at a school that is strong in engineering, at least in civil/structural/environomental eng. Also liberal arts, which will be an issue for one of the schools that has admitted her (RPI)</p>