anyone??

you should give a little more info than that if you want any reasonable responses or are you just looking for a yes or no answer?

... it really depends on where youre ending up after school...if youre going overseas,SCAD has a good international network since it has campuses abroad, NJIT i think has a good network in the NYC market -im guessing... thats just my take

I went to njit for my m.arch, so if you have any specific questions shoot me an email

I dont really have time to write an overall evaluation of the school though with no other info

@marmkid: I had not much choices other than NJIT right now. 

My main concern is about the university image..I heard that it is ok kind of university but I didnt understand on what basis? Is there is possibility to get job after completion?? I am good at computers and software. But I don't wanted to pursue my masters with all those hardcore software based courses.

Is this course is just software based ?

secondly how can you compare NJIT studios with other universities studios???

@marmkid: I had not much choices other than NJIT right now.

i dont understand.  If you have already been accepted to NJIT, are you saying you havent even applied anywhere else?  When would you apply, or are you not starting in the fall?

My main concern is about the university image..I heard that it is ok kind of university but I didnt understand on what basis? Is there is possibility to get job after completion?? I am good at computers and software. But I don't wanted to pursue my masters with all those hardcore software based courses.

I am not sure what you are looking for in a university, so I don’t understand what “ok kind of university” means to you.  If you are looking for a big name school that will be recognized outside of the US, then NJIT is obviously not way up there, though from what I understand, they have a decent program in terms of students from outside the US.  But what that actually means I am not sure.

Where are you looking to get a job?  NJIT is in the same boat as other schools here in terms of the economy and job market.  It certainly won’t get you a job any better than anywhere else.  Though I don’t think it will hurt your chances of getting a job necessarily either.

Is this course is just software based ?

I don’t understand the question.  It is a very technical school, and you will have pretty much any computer program you would like at your disposal.  But, at least when I was there, they don’t spend a ton of time teaching you these programs, you are expected to either know them or be able to learn them yourself.

secondly how can you compare NJIT studios with other universities studios???

What are you looking for in a studio?

@marmkid: will you be able to give me your email id..

you can send it to marmkid@yahoo.com

i dont know why it doesnt show up in my profile anymore

reply here when you send it though, i dont check it that often

marmkid wrote:

"I don’t understand the question.  It is a very technical school, and you will have pretty much any computer program you would like at your disposal.  But, at least when I was there, they don’t spend a ton of time teaching you these programs, you are expected to either know them or be able to learn them yourself."

Michael,

Thanks  for speaking of us so kindly -- I hope all is well with you. You might be interested to know that there have been a number of significant changes in our studio sequence and design pedagogy since you graduated, most of them due to the influence of Rhett Russo, who came to us from Penn (and Pratt) and has been coordinating the Graduate Faculty for the past three years. Some of the changes are as follows:

1) Most newly admitted students are now advised to take Art & Design 112 -- Introduction to Digital Design -- as a bridge course prior to starting the studio sequence. The course introduces students to Inventor, Revit BIM, and Rhinoceros, all of which are now used in the first semester of design studio.

2) The natural consequence is that we are now able to focus on digital design from day one of the design studio sequence; we are still doing some physical modeling, but the initial project is designed with an eye to the different order of operations that arises in digital design.

3) Both graphics courses are now taught in first year, and both now include instruction in digital design tools.

4) Upper level electives in Parametric Modeling & Fabrication using Grasshopper, as well as Information Visualization, REVIT-BIM, and GIS are all now offered on an annual basis in the Graduate Program.

5) Just as NJIT's School of Architecture was one of the first public universities in the US to fully embrace Computer Aided Design as an essential mode of design representation in the Nineties, the expanded College of Architecture & Design (which now includes both the School of Architecture and a School of Art + Design with programs in Industrial, Interior, Digital Design, and Fine Arts) is now making a similar commitment to newer tools which allow a shift from digital representation to digital design generation and fabrication; we are committed to the notion that digital design breaks down the historical barriers between types and scales of design, and that the designer of the future will work in multiple fields and on multiple scales, from the object to the region.

6) While the economy has been a challenge for architects and designers, because of our emphasis on digital literacy, our recent graduates are doing comparatively well in terms of finding employment.

7) Overall, I'm happier with the design sequence in place right now than I have ever been, and the best work on display at last week's final reviews was among the best work I've ever seen coming out of the Graduate studios.

8) Naturally, as a result of our location next to Manhattan, our alumni have a strong presence in NYC and Northern NJ, but we also have graduates playing significant roles in firms up and down the Eastern Seaboard and, yes, around the world.

Obviously, I'm biased, but I think the merits of CoAD are clear.

Best,

Fred

@Fred: Thank you very much

It helped me a lot to think over again..

@marmkid: mailed you...

that all sounds fantastic, Fred, its great to hear things are progressing so well

And i didnt mean anything I said as a criticism.  Actually I found that to be very beneficial there, as you are not bogged down forced technically learning the computer program basics just for the sake of learning them.  For graduate students at least, I feel it works very well that you are given all the tools you could think of at your disposal, and can decide for yourself which work for you, rather than having a ton of computer program intro courses.

I've always felt NJIT, despite its flaws, gives you a solid education, and will prepare you for your career.  I am a bit hesitant to answer these questions at times, because it seems that some people asking around are expecting to be given jobs solely on what school they go to, and it seems that 99.9% of the time, that is not how it works in our profession. 

Perception out there though is that if you go to a flashy big name school, you will be handed a great job when you graduate.  Smaller schools tend to get looked down on as a result, when in reality that almost never matters

@designdiagonal 

I'll send you a response today

I did both my undergrad and grad studies at NJIT and I have been gainfully employed in top-tier architecture firms since graduation.  Also, since NJIT offers plenty of scholarships and financial aid, I graduated debt-free.  Just wanted to put that out there.

Any school is worth what you make of it.

@Michael: Thank you for your support. It actually make me feel better than before and

I will send you the reply very soon..

glad i could help

Good luck with your decision!

@Fred: I wanted to know what Advanced standing mean to an international student?

what is duration for advanced standing? more by mail...