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Rice University M.Arch Option 2
I plan on applying to Rice this year, I am choosing the Option 2 M.arch since it gives me accreditation (i am international applicant from India).
I have a few queries and I would really appreciate it if anybody could answer them;
1.) how receptive was the job market for rice university graduates? Did you secure a job in Houston after graduation or how is the job market and how much did being in Rice help you in that aspect.
2.) Are you aware of how I can go about research assistantships or fellowships? I would prefer getting some financial aid or a part of the tuition wavered if possible. Does anybody have any suggestions for me regarding it?
3.) Also, I have 2 years work experience in India, and with an M.arch degree from Rice, how much average salary I can expect post my masters.
4.) Could you tell me more about the M.Arch program at Rice? Is it practice based? How are the professors. I have heard Rice focuses solely on the architectural scenario of Houston, Is that true?
How much or whether it's worth the cost of the degree I can't comfortably answer, nor do I know about the specifics of the program.
I applied for the 3.5 year. I didn't get in. Their incoming classes are small. They were very gracious when I went to visit, and also when I called them up and it sounded like I was on a wait list or in some kind of limbo, unlike some public universities with an unjustified attitude.
It's a great school. They have internship possibilities toward the end of their M.Arch. programs with good firms other than in Houston. Every school tends to use its own urban setting as a laboratory, but will also tackle design problems elsewhere in the U.S., and the world, and if my less prestigious school did, then so will Rice. It's tuition is higher than a public at in-state prices, but lower than the other privates offering architecture.
I'm sure it's about quality design, theory, and urbanism slightly more than it is about being comprehensive at the +2 level, meaning additional electives in technical subject matter will be limited, both because of their emphasis and their small size. If your undergraduate studies included technical content, then this shouldn't matter. I believe in a technical undergrad + a design oriented grad if studying on the 4 + 2 model.
Houston is a great city, literally and figuratively. It is a little too hot, for most Americans, since it has a humid Coastal Gulf climate. It is not very expensive and is growing rapidly. It is very multicultural and dusted off a lot of provincialism decades ago. It is America's 4th largest city, in terms of population, though not when measure as a metro area (where it's still in the Top 10). For a large city, people are noticeably more affable than a comparably sized city in America. And, if you don't like Houston, you've got a Rice degree with your name on it, which affords you mobility.
Wow! thanks for such immediate replies!
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