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Sci Arch bachelors admittions

Kanav Nayyar

I'm quite confused here.Is it easy to get into Sci-arc?The acceptance rate last year was a whooping 79% even though it is one of the best colleges in the U.S?I'm contemplating the Bachelors admissions.Thanks.

 
May 13, 15 3:22 pm
Eytch

It's highly expensive, they're saying in other words if you're willing to pay us 42k per term we're willing to accept you.

May 14, 15 8:40 am  · 
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natematt

It's not just the acceptance rate, the average ACT, SAT, and GPA of incoming graduates is  lower than than most other highly ranked undergraduate programs. It doesn't mean the school is bad, it just means it is not that selective. It's got it's own spin on things, which is a big part of what appeals to people with the program, and what others really don't like about it.

 

May 14, 15 11:01 pm  · 
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Kanav Nayyar

Then it's probably better to join sci-arc than to join other expensive schools like SCAD and some other private ones in California.

May 15, 15 4:20 am  · 
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natematt

If you think it's better, sure. But for the price you could go just about anywhere.

May 15, 15 1:27 pm  · 
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Non Sequitur

$42k per term is totally reasonable. The average starting salary for grads must be close to 7 figures these anyways.

May 15, 15 1:47 pm  · 
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no_form
Correct spelling and knowing the name of the school is 79% of the admissions criteria for higher education degrees.
May 15, 15 5:10 pm  · 
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Good_Knight

Who cares, rob_c: there is money to be made off the masses.

May 15, 15 8:40 pm  · 
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Good_Knight

Non Sequitur: Oh yeah!  and the last time the bubble burst was the last time.  Of that we can be sure.  If history is any guide by this time next decade we'll all be making 8 figures.  Of course, if that is true then so will fast food workers...

May 15, 15 8:41 pm  · 
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Kanav Nayyar

Anyone got anything else to say?

May 23, 15 8:54 am  · 
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Kanav, the more important question is does the school's pedagogy align with your interests in the field? Read student blogs and articles about the schools and interviews with their deans. Don't make a decision based only on rankings.
May 23, 15 10:36 am  · 
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Janosh

It's certainly among the top five architecture schools in Los Angeles, but at $42K per year I gotta figure it is also the most expensive.

May 23, 15 7:43 pm  · 
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natematt

^Pretty sure USC is actually more. Though, not by much.
 

May 23, 15 10:08 pm  · 
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