I'm surprise to hear that about a cal poly, especially w/ how competitive admissions is these days...are you at Pomona or SLO?

I'm at Cal Poly SLO

assuming you are going on to grad school after graduation:
stick it out and finish your degree at cal poly, and when you are applying to grad schools apply only to schools you really want to get in to. if you feel compelled to make a change, take this year away from studio to do a little research on grad programs, begin work on a kick-ass portfolio, and hound the few respectable professors you have left for letters of recommendation that you will need when you are applying. believe me, people can come from just about anywhere and get into a great school as long as they have the work to back it up and few people to vouch for them.

assuming you are not going to grad school after graduation:
you should have nothing to complain about. there are hundreds of not-so-great firms out there drooling at the chance to hire some fresh meat just out school to pay a minimum salary for slavish work. i am sure you are already well qualified to be a CAD monkey.

I transferred after my 2nd year of undergrad. I say go for it. I could not be happier that I did. Apply to all the schools you are considering. Visit them if you can before - if you cannot definitely visit before deciding which to attend. I transferred to sci-arc. I am glad I had a couple years at a big university before attending. I am also glad I am not required to get a M.Arch to get a good education in architecture.

I say get out of SLO.

would you mind explaining why youre glad you had a couple of years at a big university before transferring to sci-arc?

let me tell ya, I think it's a big mistake to transfer that late in your program. It's not worth the money and the time truaaaast me....and your program is well respected. Sit tight and get a marchII or whatever degree at a fancy school down the road. I speak from experience. It will work out. But of course I've never listened to my own advise. goodluck

your work is graded badly because of style issues? or highly cuz no-one is of your caliber or making an effort?

if former then maybe good idea to move, if latter maybe better to stay, get good grades and thus have better chance of getting into good grad school...

apologies if this sounds rude (not intended to be), but the work on flickr looks typical student work to me, as does textplanations. are you really only one trying, including your profs?

anyway, whatever the answers to above best thing in times like this is to do what feels right.

i say stick it out and then attempt grad school at sci-arc or the others.. even try applying to cooper if you're willing to start completely fresh in the program. cooper would be the only worthwhile one to transfer to because of the money. some people would really like to go to cal-poly, so maybe re-consider your opinion of the school. you can make the best out of any situation.. it is not the school making the student, but the student making the student.

whyyyy hellllo pcambon.