UCSC or ASU

College Search & Selection
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<p>I've been accepted by UC Santa Cruz and Arizona State University. For ASU, I would be an Architecture major. If I go to Santa Cruz, I don't know what I'll do. Say if I stay with Architecture, I would try to transfer to UC Berkeley. Now the question is, while at Santa Cruz, what would my major be that is the most related to Architecture so that I can transfer? If your UC knowledge is correct, Santa Cruz doesn't offer much.</p>

<p>The second part to this thread is the prestige of a state school such as ASU vs. the "best school in the country" UC. If I were to transfer to Berkeley again, which would be the better school to come from?</p>

<p>Thanks for all your help in advance. :]</p>

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<p>If you are planning to tranfer UC from UC is always best!</p>

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<p>If you really want to transfer to Berkeley you should go to a california community college. Save that, UCSC is a better bet. However, you will need a VERY high GPA to transfer.</p>

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<p>Did you look at Cal Poly? Is it too late to look into that? Terrific architecture program, and you wouldn’t have to transfer.</p>

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<p>Cal Poly SLO said no and Cal Poly Pomona wait listed me. Elaborate on a high-gpa</p>

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<p>I would agree that if you eventually want to go to Berkeley, you should just go to a community college. The Berkeley architecture program is a non-professional 4 year program while the ASU is a professional 5 year. At Berkeley, you would spend most of your first two years taking your GE’s and start taking more architecture course your JR and SR years, while professional programs start ARC courses from day one. A CC will suffice for UCB equivalent GEs. What’s your GPA? If you want to go the professional route, why not go to Cal Poly Pomona if you get in. That’s a much better program than ASU or even SLO, but again, not if you eventually want to transfer to Berkeley.</p>

<p>Bottom line; figure out what you want to do, and if you’re serious about being an architect, choose your path accordingly. School prestige is secondary. Your ambition should come first.</p>

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<p>Go to ASU unless you are OOS and the cost is prohibitive. You have to realistically look at where you are at NOW. Cal is not an option and this advice “If you are planning to tranfer UC from UC is always best!” is HORRIBLE. If you are dead set on transferring go to a Comm College with a reputable pre- Architecture program and get a job for a arch firm as a drafter or even an asst. If you do go to a CC, you will basically be making the same decision you have now with maybe a could other schools in the mix, but NO GUARANTEE Cal will be one of them. I say you have an architecture program that wants you NOW- take advantage and go to ASU.</p>