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jp2123
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Thanks a lot Phanphord and SDR... I surely have a lot of thinking to do. And im not sure what to do anymore. Is kinda funny, cause almost all my life I knew I wanted to be an architect and now i dont even know any more.
I personally, asked god to help me decide if this was the right answer. I didnt pray so that i would get in, but that if im not suppossed to be an architect then i thought i should be accepted. I know I still can't decide over that, but is funny how everything works.
I was somewhat "shocked" when i recieved the letter, than i thought about and the next day i was alright. This is the first time i am like "What really do I want to do, do i have what it really takes to be an architect, do I want to give 10 years of my life to achieve that, or can I do something better?"
What i was thinking right now.... Whats all that about draftman? How does that really work? Can i basically design houses, but not actually get a degree on architecture? Like let's say if one person i know, wants me to design him a house, can i still do that? Or do I need a degree on that? |
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lekizz
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Location: UK
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Sorry to hear you did not get into the college of your choice!
Have you thought about getting a job and applying again next year? If you are embarking on a long period of education then it would be good to build up some savings. And I think colleges often appreciate applicants who have stepped back and thought carefully about what career they want to follow. Life has a good deal of knock-backs and if you learn from them and move forward it makes you a better and stronger person.
If you choose to take a year out, spend it building up a sketch book of drawings and observations. Stay away from Sketchup for the duration  |
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SDR
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Location: San Francisco
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| Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2008 12:37 pm Post subject: |
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I so agree. (Well, you can keep improving your computer skills, in the dark of night, as it were -- but get out in the daylight and DRAW.)
Draw !
Draw !
Draw ! It's the best teacher of design, of composition, of nature, and of architecture. It's so much fun, too -- and it's - spammed - !
As for taking some time to work, earn, and learn, before going back to school: absolutely. This could be the best break you've had. When I was in college, the hardest-working and most dedicated students had been in the military, or otherwise kept from higher eduction right out of high school. You could see that they knew a little more about the world (including the "world of work") and it helped them to get more out of that precious one-time-only college experience.
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