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.
Eytch
May 14, 15 8:40 am
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.
natematt
May 14, 15 11:01 pm
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.
Kanav Nayyar
May 15, 15 4:20 am
Then it's probably better to join sci-arc than to join other expensive schools like SCAD and some other private ones in California.
natematt
May 15, 15 1:27 pm
If you think it's better, sure. But for the price you could go just about anywhere.
Non Sequitur
May 15, 15 1:47 pm
$42k per term is totally reasonable. The average starting salary for grads must be close to 7 figures these anyways.
no_form
May 15, 15 5:10 pm
Correct spelling and knowing the name of the school is 79% of the admissions criteria for higher education degrees.
Good_Knight
May 15, 15 8:40 pm
Who cares, rob_c: there is money to be made off the masses.
Good_Knight
May 15, 15 8:41 pm
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...
Kanav Nayyar
May 23, 15 8:54 am
Anyone got anything else to say?
Donna Sink
May 23, 15 10:36 am
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.
Janosh
May 23, 15 7:43 pm
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.
natematt
May 23, 15 10:08 pm
^Pretty sure USC is actually more. Though, not by much.
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.
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.
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.
Then it's probably better to join sci-arc than to join other expensive schools like SCAD and some other private ones in California.
If you think it's better, sure. But for the price you could go just about anywhere.
$42k per term is totally reasonable. The average starting salary for grads must be close to 7 figures these anyways.
Correct spelling and knowing the name of the school is 79% of the admissions criteria for higher education degrees.
Who cares, rob_c: there is money to be made off the masses.
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...
Anyone got anything else to say?
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.
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.
^Pretty sure USC is actually more. Though, not by much.