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College decisions? Architecture/Interior Design major?
I'm seventeen, currently a junior in high school in California. I've been looking at colleges a lot lately and I can't seem to find one that fits me. I am definitely going to stay in California, and I'm an A student, so i want to go to a nice school. I'm interested in Architecture AND interior design. However none of the top four year schools offer BOTH. I don't want to go to an art school. I'm highly considering Berkeley and Cal Poly San Luis Obisbo for the Architecture major. I guess what I want to know is, would it make sense for me to get my Architecture degree at Berkeley and THEN pursue my interest in interior design at an art school afterward? I'm not familiar with any of this type of stuff. Do people commonly go to two different schools if they cant find ONE that suits them?
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- In my opinion, you're over thinking your situation, but it's not a bad thing. Your first order of business is to see if you can get into either architectural program. If you have the opportunity, visit both schools and talk to the students and faculty there and see what their design philosophy is like. Look up the Dean of each program and see what they have done, then compare it with what you like aesthetically. Once you get into a reputable program, you may or may not decide to pursue interior design. Should you decide to continue with interior design, you may want to do so by working and not necessarily through school. Either way, you can decide at that point.
