sci-arc or vt for m.arch?

<p>Yesterday, I got the email that I was accepted by VT. Before that, I decided to go to Sciarc for a long time. However, when the admission from VT came out, I have no idea which one I should choose.</p>

<p>Both are M.arch, 2 years program.</p>

<p>My undergraduate major is urban design. So I have study architecture design for 2 years. I like both the styles in these two schools. Therefore, I cannot make my decision based on my interest easily. I think I like the style in Sci-arc a little more. Moreover, there is a lot of inter communication exhibition between sciarc and other famous achools like Columbia. However, the tuition and cost of living in Los Angeles is much more expensive. The cost for VT is almost half of sciarc.</p>

<p>I have heared that hunting a job after graduate from Sci-arc is much easier than other schools. I don't know how about hunting a job after graduate from VT. Consider that, I try my best to study well in these two years. Is the graduate study in Sci-arc much worthy becasue of job hunting, even if it is much more expensive?</p>

<p>Another aspect I am considering is the security. Since Sci-arc has no dormitory, I have to live outside campus. I have heard there are a lot of homeless people near downtown. And as architecture students we are, work until night is very normal, I am wondering whether it is safe for a famle student to go home late since I haven't gone to LA before and I don't know about that. On the other side, VT has its own dormitory and mess hall. I think it will be much safer. However, it is said the public security in virginia is not as well as LA.</p>

<p>Meanwhile, students in Sciarc in a little more than VT. I think I can exchange ideas with more classmates. However, the advantage of fewer classmates is that I can have more time to communicate with professors.</p>

<p>That's all I have considered about. Both the advantages and disadvantages entangled me. Maybe one of the biggest two problem for me is"less cost in VT" vs "perhaps better job after graduate from sciarc", which one is worthy? The other one is which school is much safer?</p>

<p>I have little time left to make my decision. Waiting for your help and anlysis anxiously.</p>

<p>Thank you all!</p>