<p>I live in So Cal and trying to transfer with a 3.4 gpa. A friend of mine got rejected from cali poly with a 3.7 gpa for architecture. If I apply as a different major like interior design and switch to architecture, would that work? Is there any other architect school I can get into with my low gpa?</p>
<p>Is your gpa from a college, or high school?
There are kids accepted to Cal Poly Arch with hs gpa's lower that yours (like my son), and other kids with much higher gpa's that were rejected. Go visit the Cal Poly forum. Depends on your high school coursework, rigor and grades for particular classes as well as SAT scores. Cal Poly scores your gpa differently than your high school does, then adds in your SAT score to come up with a new number. Best to call the school and ask.
If you are in college already I have no clue, perhaps check the transfer forum, and of course call the school you are interested in.
Switching majors at Cal Poly is difficult, especially into arch, doesn't happen much, if at all. I recall a page on the Cal Poly website that explained how difficult it is and warning applicants to pick their major with care.
There are schools with arch programs that will consider you with a 3.4, some even with space for fall 2008. I know in the last few weeks I saw notices from Montana, Oklahoma and SCAD to my son saying they still were taking applications. </p>
<p>Good luck</p>
<p>Thanks for your reply. I'm now in community college and just receive my AA degree and ready to transfer. I can't afford to move out of California so my only choices are cal poly, st louis obispo, ucla, sci-arc, Woodbury. I know ucla and stl obispo are imposible to get in, sci-arc will be plan b.</p>
<p>There is also Arch at Cal Poly at Pomona.
If your a transfer with an AA into a 5 yr BArch program I'd guess you'll have to start as a first year student for all the arch and studio classes, so I bet it will take you at least four more years and possibly five because of scheduling at a place like Cal Poly. Instead if you go for a BS Arch (or a BS anything at any decent school), you could finish in two years, boost your gpa and build a rocking portfolio, then go for a MArch wherever. I'm willing to bet that would be the best path. The NAAB website lists every school that has accredited arch programs both BArch and MArch.</p>
<p>I'm also a community college student with a similar GPA. This year I got into all the schools I applied for (sciarc, berkeley, and usc). It's all about just finishing up GE's, completing all of the additional requirements for architecture majors, and building a strong portfolio. It is much harder to switch majors within a 4 year university than it is to transfer into it from a community college.</p>
<p>wow, berkeley and usc? with at 3.4? I have finish my GE but not the additional requirements. I have average grades for my general but all A's in my architectural classes, does that effect anything? Just curious, why didn't you apply for cal poly or stl obispo?</p>
<p>My GE grades were not so great as well but once I started to take architecture classes, I got straight A's. I have a feeling that architecture grades are more important but don't take my word for it. Finishing up additional major requirements is VERY important. A college rep told me that schools like to see that a transfer student has finished everything before entering at a higher year. For example, I did not get into ucla because I did not finish one architecture history class. The reason why I did not apply to the cal polys is because they are more of a technical/structure engineering school and i was looking for more of a design school.</p>
<p>I was planing on going to sci-arc and since I have to wait a semester, i'll be taking more classes for cal state and uc. Thanks</p>