they're so radically different as programs - is there any common thread on your part as to why you chose them?

if you're talking about what school is going to offer you the kind of experience you want now.... only you can answer that.

all 3 cities represented are great places, so not much of an issue there.

just remember one thing: 'parametric design' will be long forgotten 10 years from now - chose a school you think offers you the best opportunity to develop your critical thinking skills overall. if you get hung up on one topic, well that's great as long as it's the soup du jour. after that....

m. arch 2, so you already have an accreditted architecture degree?

i think you should pick the school where you can do a particular kind of research you are interested in and which actually adds to your career based on specialization... decide what kind of research you want to do and then look at the programs...

Also where do you want to live? practice after school?

Ok so here's what you do...take a 6-sided die

Whatever number you role determines your fate...

1 = Move to Guatemala and go for a medical degree
2 = CCA
3 = SCI-Arc
4 = USC
5 = UW
6 = Wild Card! Apply to Harvard's MBA program and tell them this why you are applying in your essay.

But seriously...go to the school closest to where you would like to practice, minus UW because you already said you don't like it. If after all of that you still can't decide, go to the cheapest school because you will most likely earn the same starting salary coming out of school regardless of which of the 3 you choose to attend.

@ outed: I know that parametric is not the issue, but Ive just heard that, and I simply mentioned it! As USC was not perfectly applying the contemporary issues before, one of the things that the students talk about is parametric design! and the only reason I chose UW was my residency. Other than that, I liked SCI-arc and CCA's programs, and I do believe that they give me what Im looking for. but as I mentioned, they are some other considerable factors like the money I have to pay...

@ brink: I'd want to live in a place where a good job related to my field and other opportunities are available! and besides, I do want to go for phD.

@ LTTS4FormZ: lol, #6 would be great!

Go to IIT

Need some comments! Should I trust on USC's development and decide to go there instead of SCI-arc?
Please help me decideeee

what does your gut tell you?

you seem to be putting too much stock on the opinions of some random online posters and none in yourself


and isnt your 2 day deadline already over?

I agree with marmkid. No one really know you on this forum besides yourself. And, how you put your future on random posters' hands.

I am going to CCA this fall cuz I visited the school. I feel it suits my need of schooling. And, I want to live in SF after school.

Well I believe U guyz have no idea how hard it is to make a decision from another country! Internet and the virtual world does not support everything! I merely read and hear things...
By the way, no! Tomorrow is my deadline, and I've asked for some more time!! and Im mainly btw USC and SCI-arc

which one are you leaning towards?

I think everyone can appreciate how hard it must be to decide which school to go to from another country. Niether is really an overall "better" choice, so its not that people are holding out on you, it is just such a personal decision that really cant be made for you by someone else.

SCI-arc

why would you want to go to USC if its in the middle of trying to do what SCI-arc is doing.

Any input on Cornell's MArch 2 (ADR) program, UPenn (MArch), Yale (MArch) and/or CalB (March)?