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packedourthings
Joined: 13 Oct 2008
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 Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2008 3:59 pm Post subject: high school to college |
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When I was in high school, I felt like I had no direction or knowledge of how to become an Architect. We had a few, basic, Architecture classes, a few technical ones. Nothing extensive though, or anything to tell me how to build up a portfolio. When it was time to apply for colleges, I ended up sending horrible portfolios to different colleges. I thought they were good though because I had nothing to really base them off of. I really didn't even have anything that could go in a portfolio.
I ended up going to a community college and the first year I got really discouraged because I didn't even take any classes related to Architecture, just Gen Eds. My second and third year of college were much better because I was able to get into more of the Architecture classes. At my school I was able to meet so many people who came from very different situations, many of the students were much older than me and had chosen different paths before ending up as a college student, some for the second time. Now I am at a different school where a lot of my credits were able to transfer so I didn't have to take any classes over again.
Looking back on it now I wish there had been someone there to help and guide me as I applied to colleges for Architecture. A few months ago all of the Architecture kids at my school got together to teach kids in elementary school very basic things about Architecture. The lady who was coordinating it said she wanted to do something like that because kids still in grade school don't really get exposure to it very much and that kind of has stuck in my head.
So I am curious, how was it for other people? Have you had similar things happen? Do you feel like you knew what you were doing and had good direction during and after high school? What kinds of things have you learned along the way? What kinds of advice can you offer? |
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teamjdc
Joined: 25 Oct 2007
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You're right, in some ways it's a problem.
But high school is not going to have prep courses for every career. You're lucky you had drafting.
Counseling is a problem because few know the important information.
It used to piss me off. Now it comforts me in a way.
You see, if you want to be an architect it takes a lot of initiative & fortitude. If you want to succeed as an architect, it requires even more.
Yes, it used to piss me off. Now I realize how necessary the hurdles are. |
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