Matthew Sorgie are u majoring in architecture, or in art?

Same here- congratulations on your acceptance!

How did you get in for architecture? What do you have to do

Congrats!! Stick with it, it’ll be worth it :)

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Yay! Architecture is such an amazing major, it truly is so diverse in how it can be applied to future jobs. I'm not even going to lie, being a major in Arch at USC is super time consuming. First semester was especially difficult since we were literally getting introduced to a subject we had basically no experience in. It's so rewarding though, and your hard work pays off! The difficulty level will also vary depending on who your individual professor is! I'm planning on making a video about my first year experience, so stay tuned :)

kaitelyn haynes okay thank you!

kaitelyn haynes also what laptop do you recommend

Hi Morgan I’m a high school junior pursuing architecture. kaitelyn uses a Mac, but the program you are most comfortable with should coincide with the laptop brand. If you like revit get a windows computer, if you like sketch up get a Mac. If you like both get windows, you can use a sketch up website, and you can get autodesk inventor or fusion 360 which is similar to sketch up, but more focused to engineering.

Hi, I’m an architecture student at UT Austin!! First year is a lot of work, but still fun. The rest of school chills out, thankfully 😅 I would recommend a PC computer with a good graphics card for 3D processing!

yes! architecture is a great way to combine art & science/logic through design and i'd highly suggest looking into it! i'm currently editing a much more in-depth video about arch life so stay tuned!

the diversity on campus is actually pretty surprising, i felt very comfortable! and the business school (Marshall) is definitely a great department

Iniobong Idaraesit i typically get my braids done back home in texas, but i found a braider (LaShanna’s Braiding Salon) in LA, and they did a great job! super close to campus as well :)

@@KaitelynHaynes thank you so much!!!

here's some quick advice- incoming freshman: reach out and make connections (w/ professors and students) from the very beginning! networking is so important. laptop: get the highest processing core and biggest screen as possible! MacBooks pros are my go to, but PCs often give the same rendering speed at half the cost. studying ahead: learn how to use the adobe suite and autocad! you'll thank me later. courses: your freshman year will be a huuuge learning curve, so make sure not to load your first semester with too many GE credits outside of architecture. i came in with a lot of AP credits, but if you aren't I would recommend taking one GE per semester to space them out. your counsellor will send you a recommended list catered to what you need!

@@KaitelynHaynes thanks man! Your the best. Hope to see you there.

i actually have the 16in and it works so well! i personally do not run boot camp, and i’ve had no problems using rhino at the same time as illustrator, CAD, etc. we don’t use revit in the curriculum for first years so i haven’t had much experience with that. i have friends/professors that run boot camp and some say they prefer boot camp since rhino is like slightly better than on mac, but some that have partitioned their computers don’t even switch between the two sides since it gets quite annoying after a while. PCs and desktop macs render a lot faster than macbooks, however the adobe suite is a lot more user friendly on macs. the newest macs render quite fast, but it’s pretty common for upper year students with macbooks to invest in a cheap pc to render so they can multi task.

it was a project using colored light gels!

this was an intense week, and i’m not gonna lie, a lot of weeks are like this, but it’s not always the case! there are definitely waves in our workload, and you learn to manage it

@@KaitelynHaynes thank you so much! I'm going to college this fall and I'm trying to decide if I want to major in architecture

@Anton Anton Actually, if you ask any architecture major at a respectable school, they will tell you that if you care about your project, you will be spending a lot of time in the studio and pulling all-nighters. It shows how dedicated you are to the work you won't mind pulling all-nighters. If you see Kaitelyn's video, she shows an impressive amount of dedication and discipline because she balanced ROTC and Architecture, which is an impressive feat. So I would recommend you think about what you are saying before you say people don't have discipline.

i would recommend not having a job first semester if possible (just to get adjusted to school as a whole) however once you go through that and get a feel for the pace of school then you can have a better picture of if you think you can manage it.

Another architecture student here, a good hack is to work in the school somewhere. Most libraries or IT departments have part time positions where you can do homework while you’re working!

yes! definitely, thats why architects have engineers ;)

i got a merit scholarship for a portion of tuition, however the type i got is only available to freshman applicants. besides that, i did not get aid, so i would suggest discussing finances with your parents or inquiring into out of school scholarships. i’ve earned some pretty large sums from writing essays for these non USC funded scholarships!

kaitelyn haynes okay thank you so much for responding! Have u made a video about ur portfolio yet? I’d love to see it 🥺

Hello!!! I hope you are well. We genuinely looking for assistance. My younger brother got accepted but fell ill since April. We tried calling and sending emails but there is no response. We are desperate as school is starting on the 17th August 2020. Please be kind enough to share any contact that can assist.