Of the two universities-- Texas A and M  and Illinois at Urbana Champaign, which is better for architecture?
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I'd have to say A&M, although I'm biased because I went there. I wasn't an architecture major, but I'm interested in it and I enjoyed taking an architecture class and independent study project there. I had a friend who did arcitecture there who is in grad school at Yale now, so they seem to prepare people well. I don't know much about the other school, although Chicago does have some historic influence in architecture.
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University of Texas @ Austin
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Tufts in Massachusetts\nTexas A&M\nUniversity of Alabama
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UIC does focus on class rank and ACT/SAT scores.  The average ACT is a 23-24, and the average class rank is about the top quarter.  LAS is the easiest college for undergrads to be accepted, and Engineering is the hardest.  They do rate class rank more highly than ACT/SAT.\nUIC is considered to be a more selective school.
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I saw somewhere that the top architecture schools are Harvard, Yale, Princeton, MIT, Columbia, Notre Dame, Pennsylvania, Carnegie Mellon, Syracuse, Michigan, Cincinnati, Cooper Union, Georgia Tech, and Cornell. Unfortunately, I don't know the source.\n\nIn one 2003 survey, 148 architectural firm owners and partners were asked which schools best prepared students for the architecture profession. (You'll be happy to know that Syracuse ranked in the top 20).\n\nhttp://www.di.net/article.php?article_id=178\n\nYou might also want to check out the US News & World Report Rankings. On their website, go to "Rankings & Guides" menu. Unfortunately, I think you may have to pay for access.\n\nhttp://www.usnews.com/usnews/home.htm\n\nThere are also a couple of books out:\n\nAmerica's Best Architecture & Design Schools 2006\nhttp://www.amazon.com/Americas-Best-Architecture-Design-Schools/dp/0975565435\n\nGuide to Architecture Schools\nhttp://www.amazon.com/Architecture-Schools-Association-Collegiate-architecture/dp/0935502513/
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MIT\n\nsee the link for more info
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If you cant find a program in IL then please go to another state. It is unlikely that you will find a college that will allow you to design your own program. Allow the colleges to do their job and focus on getting into a program that closely fits your desires.Try these sites. All the best!\n\n\nhttp://www.uwsp.edu/admissions/guides/thea-music.htm\nhttp://www.as.ua.edu/theatre/ug-musical.html
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For architecture schools a lot depends on your grades.  In many schools architecture is the most competitive major.  \n\nBe sure that you go to a school with a 5 year or 4+2 program.  You do not want to be "pre-architecture."  That qualifies you for nothing.  I did a 5 year program at Ball State (good program) but many schools are switching to Masters instead of Bachelors, but honestly, most firms know someone with a 5 year B-Arch is as qualified (sometimes more) then someone with a Masters, so that should not be your guide.  \n\nI agree with the above schools.  But here is my advice on finding a good school.\n\n I'd stay away from "big names."  You need to be taught by real professors in studio classes and not by grad assistants.  Where ever you go look for that.  Also look for a school that leaves the building open 24-7, closing an architecture building at 12 or 1 is a huge pain for students who have to bring drawings and stuff home to finish (all nighters are normal for architure students from year one.)  Look for a school that offers cross displinary minors worked into your cirriculum, so often architecture majors never get to take classes outside their major, pretty depressing.  Look for a school that offers classes on "sustainable" architecture.  \n\nThen get ready to work your butt off.... and have the time of your life...
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UMASS has a great agricultural program.\n\nIf you are willing to go a little out of the area, Cornell is an absolutely great program, top 5 in the country.\n\nOther good options would be URI and UCONN.
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Midwest: \n\nEngineering -- University of Illinois (I have a few friends who went there)\nLaw -- UIUC (again) and Northwestern (grad school) - another friend took *this* path\n\nThey're Big Ten schools, so you can see good football teams when their conference rivals come to play.
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University of Michigan has a great program! Also, George Washington Univ. isn't bad.
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The University of Dallas is best known for its Computer Science and Engineering programs and has a undergrad/grad enrollment ratio of about 9:5 with about 15,000 students and 627 faculty.\n\nPortland State University is best known for its business programs and has an undergrad/grad enrollment ratio of about 17:6 with about 23,000 students and 509 faculty.\n\nI don’t think either school is “ranked” so to speak in terms of the quality of their graduate programs but the above info should give you an idea. \n\nI would try to talk to engineering students at both schools and see how they’ve enjoyed their experiences there. \n\nPersonally I would rather live in the Pacific Northwest but I think UTD is probably a better school so it would be something of a tradeoff for me.\n\nRegards,\nArmus
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i know UIC and Northwetern U are good. also CalTech, Purdue, UIUC, MIT and of course Carnegie Mellon.
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I go to the Academy of Art University. I had some friends who used to go to Art Institute but transferred to the Academy because AI sucked. I don't know what you're going to major in, but you should definitely take a tour of the Academy. I love it here.
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Indiana University–Bloomington\nhttp://www.iub.edu/
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Yes, at the University of Illinois.
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The best two are Ohio St and Texas A+M