<p>are there any top programs along the west coast. Im really interested in Stanford but im not unsure how their architecture is.</p>
<p>Check out USC, U of Oregon, Cal Poly SLO, and possible Cal-Berkley. My son’s choice is between Syracuse and USC. It looks like USC for him (we are in the Chicago area).</p>
<p>chubb, you do know that Stanford doesn’t offer the Bachelors of Architecture? You would get a great liberal arts education, but you’d still need to get a Masters of Architecture in order to become an architect.</p>
<p>U of Oregon, Cal Poly SLO, Cal Poly Pomona, USC, Sci-Arc and Newschool of Architecture offer a B.Arch.</p>
<p>UC Berkeley and UCLA offer M.Arch but not B.Arch</p>
<p>im pretty much set on getting into this career but i wanna make sure i get the best education possible. Where would you recomend me go to get the most out of my time</p>
<p>All of the schools menioned above will give you a great education. You will have to decide if you want to go the BArch or the 4+2 route.</p>
<p>USC has the BArch and the BS Arch Studies and you don’t choose your path until the 2nd year or after (I can’t remember exactly) 'cause the first 4 semesters are the same for both pathways.</p>
<p>Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is ranked the third best undergraduate program in the nation by Design Intelligence.</p>
<p>Bachelor of Architecture ranking:</p>
<ol>
<li>Cornell University</li>
<li>Virginia Polytechnic Institute</li>
<li>California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo</li>
<li>Rhode Island School of Design</li>
<li>Syracuse University</li>
<li>University of Texas at Austin</li>
<li>Carnegie Mellon University</li>
<li>Rice University</li>
<li>Boston Architectural College</li>
<li>University of Notre Dame</li>
</ol>
<p>Wow, a lot of “moms” in the architecture forum.</p>
<p>From the top of my head:
momrath
momomom
mathmom</p>