| I'm a landscape architect major. I don't have specifics about architecture but it is under the same college of Environmental Design, so I sometimes hear about it.
It is very hard to get into. I know in 2002 (the year I started) they had over a 1000 applicants but only 80 opennings. They encouraged the others to major in either landscape architecture or in urban regional planning. Both of these majors deal with designing spaces, but at different scales. As of now neither of these majors are impacted. If your interest in design isn't limited to buildings, you may want to consider these majors.
The work load for landscape architecture is considerable. In most majors the typical time commitment per week per unit is three hours. For the L arch classes you need to triple it to about nine hours per unit. Architecture is even more time intensive. I don't think anyone in that major ever gets to sleep. I mention this because if you are planning on working fulltime and majoring in architecture at CPP, you should reconsider.
I don't mean to discourage you. If you have your heart set on architecture then you should definitly pursue it. Your best chance of getting in as a transfer student is to put together a terrific portfolio. Check with you architecture instructors at the community college for tips about creating your portfolio. |