between architecture & ID, which is better in term of job finding?

i hv a problem now, or rather a dilemma.

i seriously, really, really wanna study architecture, which i'll most probably do next july (my trials are a lil..bad). however, my family- including father, mother, aunties, uncles, cousins, they all keep telling me to rethink carefuly coz the future aren't very bright for architects. they were like telling me constantly as to remind me. to further annoy me, they gv examples, like "i hv a colleague's friend bla bla bla, also like u wan take architecture, now end up earning bits for years", or "believe me, i got friend now architect so hard earn money, economy not good sumore"or "be architect need alot creativity 1 wor, u got meh?" especially my dad, he wants me to take finance much, or accounting, a subject that i'm doing very well now in form 5- which he claims hv much better future & income. that starts to make me wonder.

i wan to study architecture, i really do. but, i'm a little afraid that i'll end up jobless. i always thought that where there's a will, there's a way. so i decided that, i'd rather do the things i like than to do the things i'm not interested. optimist> pessimist

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wanna ask, if i'm going for march intake, does that mean i lose out 2 months and have to catch up with those from january intake?

taylors

for ID, is there part 1,2,3 as well?

which is better before moving on to a degree? stpm, foundation or diploma?

lets say i take foundation in science, can i still go for degree in architecture?

i wanna go for taylor's foundation since their last intake for diploa is on jan. the cost is expensive though, around 18k for the foundation course. my parents are urging me to go for stpm if i wanna pursue this course. but hell, goin back to school with the uniform and sit for stpm seems to time wasting for me. and i heard that diploma or foundation students have a better advantage in degree coz of what they learned.

the problem is, its too expensive. costs 18k. my dad disagrees to spend that much money in foundation when stpm (which is foc) could also get me into a degree.

btw azarimy, do u hv any information about pursuing this course in japan? like after degree? i've read books that say a lot of leading architects in asia come from japan, and yet i've never heard of anyone in msia studying there? its either uk, aus or sometimes us. or is it not recognize in msia?

the last intake for taylor's diploma is january. and i'm now in overseas didnt realise that until few days before i fly off

nope. jan's the last diploma intake. dunno why though.

even if march's available, i cant. i kinda flunked out my trial maths paper. 8E

i may look like i'm finding an excuse, but a day before maths paper 2 i burned the midnight oil by gaming and ended with only an hour of sleep. when my teacher drew the graph, she too was shocked coz mine shaped like a cliff. hope the actual result's not a repetition of that

erm, so izit recommended for me to go for stpm instead of paying for foundation, even though stpm takes more time? and another inquiry, is it possible for me to take diploma in another, let's say college A, then pursue a degree in college B?

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Added on January 5, 2009, 8:17 pmbloody hell, now i'm starting to worry. what if, i'm unlucky enough, to once again flunk in spm maths? i've never once fail my maths, but there's this awful feeling. if i really do get 9G or 8E or 7D can i get into form6 and work even harder then move on to degree?

This post has been edited by Cenarius: Jan 5 2009, 08:17 PM

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what is the difference between polytechnic schools and other schools? i cant seem to find a difference cuz they're both higher education learning just different names.

does part 1 and part 2 works like spm and stpm? like when i have part 2, no one's gonna look at my part 1?

my dad is concerned that if i do my part 1 in malaysia, then part 2 overseas (3+2), my career will be affected since i'm holding a malaysian part 1 certificate.

yeah thats what he's worrying about. maybe it's a typical malaysian mindset that overseas> local.

but damn, i dunno what's in his mind. first he told me to go form 6, then go overseas right away. i agreed.

then he says why not do 3 years locally then 2 years overseas. when i told him my first choice is taylors, he goes amok saying australians= lazy people whose lifestyles dun suit us asians. going there will surely turn myself lazy as well.

and now he's telling me that germany is great, and they offer a lot of scholarships, provided that i know how to speak german. he says i can learn german in goethe institute

from the chart, taylors bachelors of science is equivalent to LAM-PAM part 1? does that mean its still accredited? even if it isnt, can't i just take LAM part 1 exam?

and if i'm reading the chart correctly, after year 3, with 65%, i can take RAIA part 2. does RAIA part 2= RIBA part 2?

This post has been edited by Cenarius: Jan 10 2009, 06:40 PM

if i take SAM, after completing it can i get into BArch anywhere in the world? or only in australia?

now i'm stuck. i dunno whether to go for form 6, or taylor's foundation.

if i go for form 6, i'd save the money for pre u studies. apart from that, i have load more of choices in choosing schools. but the bad thing is, i'm going to learn shit load of things and have another year gone.

taylor's foundation seems straightforward to me. i finish the foundation, i move on to the degree, BSc, then with passing marks i'm off to BArch in Melbourne. sadly, its more costly. and it looks like just a straight path, all the way to melbourne.

melbourne is not my final target. in fact, i'm not particularly interested in going to oceania (except NZ). i know studying there is a great opportunity, maybe i'm just being bias. that's also why i'm afraid that taylor'r programme pathway is set only to melbourne, and not elsewhere.

is it possible to study BSc in taylors, then continue BArch in other uni?


wait, is MArch part 2? coz as i know, its BArch

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so in other words, taylors Bsc is useless if i don't go for their partnership programme?

what if i finish their BSc, then i sit for LAM part 1 exam, after that, is it possible to join any BArch programmes elsewhere? but with recognisation only from LAM (assuming i pass the exam), can i still go and apply for BArch in schools in like, UK? or do i have to sit for RIBA part 1 exam beforehand?

This post has been edited by Cenarius: Feb 9 2009, 08:40 PM