Graduate school?

Question

Hi, i am in the 3rd year of arch school in the Univ. of New Mexico. I am getting my 4 year Bachelor in arch. I have pretty good grades I guess i can graduate with a 3.8 gpa / 4.0... I do pretty good in my classes, specially in the arch studio where my projects have recieved pretty good grades and critiques. I am an international student, from South America. My portfolio ooks pretty good too and people like it. It was also kept last year so they can show it as an example for new incoming students. And I could probably get a job in an architecture firm here. APA... Antoine Predocks firm, which I consider one of the ebst architects in the world. I have worked my past two summers as and apprentice in 2 firms in My country. So... What kind of schools do you think I should apply for grad school, I was thinking about top schools, such as princeton, UCLA, Pratt, Columbia, U penn, UT, etc. what do u think?

Answer 1

I think that if you can get into a top school, you should go. But if you can't get into a top school, then you should work for a while & then consider applying to top schools again. I doubt that getting a M.Arch will help you that much if you go to a lesser school now.

The good news is that it sounds like you are in pretty good shape for getting into a decent graduate program.