good schools with an architecture program that I can get into?

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<p>A little info about me:
GPA: 3.95
ACT: 28 (should I take it again? do I have enough time?)
school doesn't rank.
play the oboe in my school's top music class
in the key club and the chamber music club
volunteered as a teacher's assistant at a cram school
volunteered at a local hospital
volunteered as a counselor at a summer camp
took 2 AP courses last year and got fours on both
taking 3 APs this year (chem, stat, lit)
attending one of the top public high schools in New Jersey (where I live)</p>

<p>I want to go into the field of architecture, so I want to go to a school with a respectable architecture program. however, I'm not completely sure if I want to be an architect as a career, because I've never really been through the process of designing/ building a building. So, the school should have majors other than architecture/engineering. </p>

<p>Right now, I'm applying to University of Michigan, university of maryland, and Virginia tech.
Do you think I'll get accepted to these schools? which are safe/target/ reaches?</p>

<p>Can you suggest other schools with architecture as a major with respectable programs in other fields as well? and would they be safe, target, or reach schools?</p>

<p>One more thing: I don't know how to make a portfolio, which is required when applying for an architecture program in a school. So, I'd prefer a school that doesn't require one, but will still consider it even if it does.</p>

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<p>chkm, I’d suggest that you post this on the architecture board.</p>

<p>Enrolling in a bachelors of architecture program is a serious undertaking, not one that you would want to go after unless you are firmly committed to architecture. Many students who are unsure do their undergraduate degree in something related to architecture, like architectural studies, art history, or studio art, then go on to get a masters in architecture. This takes longer and is more expensive but is a common path for students who are not ready to make the commitment to architecture.</p>