pfffffffffff...this is such a hard question to answer, and one that is asked many times on archinect.

my advice to creally look at what students are doing in all these schools, and does it resonant with what your interests are.

as to whether you will gain admittance - you have to start communicating with the respective schools that you may apply for.

as to registering, it depends where you want to end up doesnt it. but mostly ppl do not go to these schools to get registered - they go to immerse themselves in an design/academic environment. practicalities like registering, deal with that later.

sorry my answer isnt more specific.
i think you have to research and then narrow down your options.

Thank you very much! I really appreciate any form of input, porbably not for the actual information, but for the assurance and the kind of humaneness not found in those terribly hard to navigate websites.

I've searched though many sites, its time for me to Email them.

school in Mendrisio, i think Botta dn Zumthor teach there.

I've heard a lot of good stuff about the arch school in Edinburgh from friends who transfered there for the second half of their educations. It seems to come highly recommended.

I guess I can also mention that because of a high(ish) percentage of foreign exchange students the three Swedish architecture schools (although perhaps not among the cream of the crop) are usually taught in English from the third or fourth year on. Guess things would be similar in the other nordic countries.

Good luck with your studies!

Argh! The Board of Architects here in Singapore only accepts certain schools, and they happen to exclude most of europe. My choices now are UK, Germany and France.

aemkei, maybe your comment came at just the right time, Edinburgh, hmmm....

I will recommend you to visit the school website or try getting the prospectus. I decided to take a break from thesis while in Undergrad... and I decided to visit the A.A. for an informal interview, I did not get any thing out of it, just the opportunity of meeting some of the students to check what they where working on. But when it came to the staff, I found them not helping at all, really disappointing. In the other hand, Berlage was better, I really enjoyed the staff and the students interactivity. So I would recommend Berlage, but they are way to different in the sense of programs. So it is something you should think about

If you are already getting a diploma in architecture in Singapore why does your second degree also need to be recognized by them? Was this a 4 or 5 year degree? ...if so youre looking for graduate programs (ie MArch).

I suggest you go where you think you'll find best education to match your goals and to the country you would like to be living in for the next couple years. Who knows you might end up staying in Europe for longer than you think right?

Limiting yourself to France Germany and the UK is okay, but i think there are better schools in other countries. Why not take a month and visit some to see what you might be getting into?

Best of luck.

I also suggest looking at Mendrisio, and maybe the Bartlett in London.