Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc)
Pratt Institute
University of Southern California (USC)
Tulane University
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
Temple University
University of Oregon
Cranbrook Academy of Art
New York Institute of Technology (NYIT)
Kansas State University
Grad school: USC or Parsons?
USC is more established, but I am preferential to Parsons. Could you please provide me with opinions on and experiences with either or both? Thanks
take the cheapest.
Parsons has had had an architecture program for almost 30 years now. "Established" is all relative I suppose - but it's not like it just landed.
"I am preferential"
start with basic grammar
It may benefit you to contact students directly at these schools and ask them about their experiences. I've done this, and no one thinks it's weird to spend 10 minutes on the phone talking to a prospective student.
As with any major decision, determine the criteria by which you will make it -- is it reputation, location, opportunities, faculty, facilities, etc. Compare each institution against your criteria to determine which is the best fit.
Avoid the mistake of comparing two institutions against each other.
Best.
I would factor in first what your post graduation debt will be if any and second whether you will want to work in NYC/ Northeast vs SoCal. Otherwise I wouldn't get too excited about the academic difference btw the two.
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