<p>Why should I go to VTech if i get accepted? What differs Tech from other architecture programs? Please help I'm stuck with this problem!</p>
<p>Please don’t take this the wrong way, but weren’t you able to assess, compare or look into any of the architecture schools at all before you applied? </p>
<p>There are many wonderful architecture schools in the US, and VT is regarded as having one of the best. They offer the 5 yr. BARCH. It also is a state public university so it makes it a bargain in comparison to some of its peers. As far as comparing its program to other schools, it would help to know which ones you are comparing it to. There are a lot of really knowledgeable folks on here with diverse backgrounds in this field who hopefully will have time to respond if you can share a bit more information. Hope this helps a bit.</p>
<p>Ok, i applied to UVA, Penn State and VTech. And especially i am interested in the technical part of architecture, i am not interested in colleges offering portfolio.
My GPA is 4.40
SAT 1690
I don’t really know if i’ll get in to any of them. But i am trying to gather information about these schools’ arch programs. Especially VTech.</p>
<p>All of the schools that you applied to are wonderful, but all are so competitive, especially for this major. I hope I am wrong, but I think your SAT scores may hurt you a bit in your chances. </p>
<p>Penn State and Virginia Tech offer a 5 year pre professional B.ARCH, which tends to offer a more technical, less theoretical approach, while UVA offers a 4 year BS in Architecture lending itself to a more liberal arts focus. I don’t quite understand what you mean by “i am not interested in schools offering portfolio”. All of these schools will have you doing massive project(s) of work that will likely be compilated/designed for a culminating portfolio submitted at the end of each semester. Your last year you will create one for a final 5th/4th year project and most likely will use its contents as a building block for your portfolio to take for subsequent job interviews. </p>
<p>There is a mom on the VT forum, screen name QuietType, whose daughter ended up at Penn State’s architecture school. Maybe you could search her out and PM her to get her perspective about that program. Best wishes to you!</p>
<p>Thank you:) and if there are any VTech applicants viewing my thread, could you please contact me?</p>
<p>I applied for Architecture also. I think it’s a reach for me because of how competitive it is. Do you know when decisions start to come out?</p>
<p>I think they will come out in april. Did you answered the questions about architecture. And what are your chances? Do you think you will be admitted?</p>
<p>I really don’t think I’ll get accepted, it’s a reach for me. But I would absolutely love to go there.</p>