<p>I am deciding between Cornell school of architecture and Duke pratt school. I heard that both respective schools are ranked high in their respectively. Can anyone tell me the strengths of both school with respect to the career opportunities after graduation? What should I study, which courses should I take, and what do I do after graduation? It would be best if one has concrete information, not "whatever suits you" answers.</p>
<p>Cornell Arch. hands down.</p>
<p>I am not familiar with these departments but I have lived in Ithaca and North Carolina. If weather is a factor, Duke wins hands down. Cornell is also extremely isolated and difficult to get to/get out of. Several kids from my high school class in North Carolina went to Cornell, hated it for these reasons, and transferred back to Duke. Duke is more of a party school than Cornell and has more school spirit. My impression is that Duke would be more fun.</p>
<p>^agreed. duke i think would provide a better student experience, cornell may be good for grad school though</p>
<p>for architechture, Cornell has been consistently ranked in the top 1-2 in the nation for years and years. </p>
<p>one questions, are you talking about architecture at Duke or Pratt? I know my gf (at Cornell architecture) conisered pratt, but i've never heard of duke's program. elaborate!</p>
<p>I was planning on attending Duke's BME program. I was trying to know which degree, Cornell's bachelor of architecture or Duke's BME would land me more opportunities after graduation.</p>
<p>Cornell by far. Especially for the grad school benefits.</p>
<p>what is duke's BME program? (i hope not bio medical engineering). </p>
<p>If you're actually looking to do architechture, cornell arch can't be beat. It's a very intense program that is highly regarded by employers. Many big arch. firms travel up form NYC just to recruit Cornell's B.Arch stuents. If you want to practice arch. go to Cornell. There isn't a better or more highly recruited program in the US. </p>
<p>Now, is duke's thing architechture? If so, is it 5-years leading to a B.Arch? If not, you will have to get a master's of architechture in order to actually do arch. in a firm.</p>