<p>Can anybody tells me where is the good Architech school in USA?</p>
<p>I heard Cornell is pretty good</p>
<p>Here is one group's opinion:</p>
<p>i live close to IIT
and i heard its pretty good too...
but im not sure which one is better IIT or University of Illinois</p>
<p>if you dont mind me asking.. what state do you live in</p>
<p>Mmushie=)</p>
<p>I live in the Chicago area. My son is a sr in hs and is applying to architecture school. Based on this forum and other articles I have read, it seems to me IIT and U of I have more of a reputation in the midwest area (specifically IL, WI, IND) then the rest of the country. IIT is a 5-year program and U of I is a 4+2. My son is looking at USC, Penn State, Syracuse, and Cincinnati. That order is his preference. He visited all four and came away impressed with all of them. Because of coop, Cincinnati is more like a seven year program but is considered 4+2. My son (I was also) was impressed with the campus and the coop program.</p>
<p>One thing to keep in mind is that architecture is a regional profession. Unless you plan to be top of your class and work for a big international type firm, you may be better off going to school in the city you think you'd like to spend the rest of your life in. I graduated from Columbia and my final project won me awards, but I had a very hard time finding a job in the Los Angeles area after graduating.</p>
<p>Mathmom:</p>
<p>My prefers to end up in California (probably LA) or NYC area. He might consider Chicago. With the schools he has chosen to apply to, I think he has the cities covered. He prefers large, major ciities.</p>
<p>Do the higher ranked Architecture schools also mean that they are harder to be accepted to that major because i'm going to be applying to Cal Poly and i'm thinking of it as maybe a backup judging from it's average SAT, ACT scores. Should i be judging by it's middle 50% or should i be expecting it to have much higher standards for Architecture applicants?</p>