Why I Chose Architecture Research Paper

I was originally interested in studying architecture; the thought of designing houses really was amazing to me. I visited WIT for the first time over spring break my junior year, and didn’t know what to expect, but was excited for the architecture programs to help me get some insight on what it is I would be doing for my four years there and eventually for the rest of my life. But how would I decide? How would I know I was making the right choice? How would I know that I was choosing the right major, location, and just school overall? I hate big decisions and this one certainly was not easy. Making your college decision is different for everyone, due to financial reasons, major interests, and school type. There are many factors that weigh into …show more content…
Although I found architecture interesting, I realized it wasn’t really what I wanted to do as a major, but I knew I wanted to do something similar, so maybe WIT was the place for me. I was walking around Tansey, which had this sort of musky stench to it, and the dim lighting set a weird mood for me. I was a public school kid my whole life until sophomore year, and I realized how spoiled I was by the facilities I had access to at St. George’s. The major fair was going on, where each major had a booth where you could go and talk to a representative. Then I saw the construction management sign and was intrigued, but it still wasn’t enough to go over on my own without my father pushing me to. I eventually went over and talked to this guy representing the booth, and I asked him “So, what is construction …show more content…
I came home to a large, opened envelope and a father who felt extremely bad that he had opened my first acceptance letter. Although I was expecting to be accepted, I was still quite excited because WIT was one of my top schools. I wanted to go to WIT, but two things were holding me back. One, the gender ratio, which still scares me now, but I will get over it. And two, all of the kids at my high school were much smarter than I was, at least I felt that way. And while they were all announcing their decisions to go to these Ivy League schools and big liberal arts schools, I would be going to a school that no one has really heard of before. I had to remind myself that my journey had purpose, as I would be coming here to get a great degree and to make a lot of money when I graduate, while a lot of other kids were simply going for the degree and then it didn’t matter what they did in college or after cause their rich dad would set them up no matter what, and I don’t have those kind of resources. This was truly a daily struggle for me. I kept reminding myself that I had a real purpose and would be making more money out of college than most of my peers. But it was still difficult to grasp. I