<p>hmm… I’m confused.
If someone is accepted to … let’s say Yale for the undergrad degree and majors in architecture, would that someone be automatically be accepted for the M.Arch program? Would that be M.Arch I or M.Arch II?</p>
<p>Thanks in advance! :]</p>
<p>If you go to Yale as an undergrad, you are not automatically accepted to the MArch degree programs.</p>
<p>grey, if you have a BA or BS – in architecture studies or any other discipline – you go for the MArchI. If you have a BArch you go for the MArchII. Some schools label them differently, but the concept is that the MArchI is for someone without an “official” undergraduate architecture degree. So in the case of Yale, which does not offer the BArch, you’d be applying for the MArchI program.</p>
<p>As Soozie says getting an undergraduate degree at Yale (or Harvard or Columbia) doesn’t guarantee admissions into their MArchI program, though they do accept quite a few of their own. </p>
<p>This is from the Yale architecture website showing the backgrounds of their current class.
[Enrolled</a> Students | YSOA | Yale School of Architecture](<a href=“Home - Yale Architecture”>Home - Yale Architecture)</p>
<p>Just like undergrad admissions, the top programs are exceedingly competitive. They seek a balance by gender, race and other demographics PLUS the diversity of age and career experience.</p>
<p>So if worse comes to worst if I don’t get into any M.ArchI, I can always work and build up my portfolio, then reapply later on in my life? Do people usually enter M.ArchI right after undergrad? or do most enter in their 30s?</p>
<p>Yes, most programs allow you to reapply. </p>
<p>I think you find a range of experience in MArch1 programs. Some go directly from undergrad; some work for a while, in architecture or sometimes in another field altogether. My son said working for an architecture firm (he was in marketing) really helped him understand the challenges of design. But, really, it’s a personal decision, not a requirement. </p>
<p>With the job market being so depressed, graduate schools have become a safe haven.</p>
<p>My point is that one of the reasons that MArch1 programs are so competitive is that unlike undergrad you are up against people of all ages and experience levels.</p>
<p>I believe the average age for matriculating M.Arch 1 students is around 27.</p>
<p>At my daughter’s MArch program, when she entered…out of 25 classmates in her year, she was one of only two straight out of college.</p>
<p>wow only 25 classmates in her year. Is that the typical size? If you don’t mind me asking which MArch program is your daughter in?</p>
<p>I was referring to the MArch I program at MIT. Many other programs are also in this ballpark size. That is ONE year/class, not the entire program.</p>