Expert: Bruce - 6/20/2007

Question
QUESTION: Hi Bruce, thank you for your last time answars, they are so helpful.

Due to your answars last time, I decided to study in 2 years college in California, and as a 4 years university, UC berkeley is the most attractive school to me. I know that in California, there is a kind of garrantee that called TAA( transfer admission agreement). So you recommand some colleges that have this kind of guarantee with UC berkeley. If there is no such kind of college, can you just recommand some good 2 years colleges in California!

Thank you !!!

ANSWER: Ke,

I think the way to go now is to contact the Transfer Admission Advisor at Berkeley and find out from her/him which colleges they have agreements with. This advisor can also give you any necessary advice regarding any specifics of the agreement, such as GPA requirements, course requirements, etc. They can be especially helpful if you have a specific UCB program you hope to transfer into.

Best wishes and let me know if you have any other questions.

BC

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QUESTION: and what is the differences between architecture and engineering

Answer
I can tell you how I see the differences, but keep in mind that I am not a practicioner of either art.

An architect designs buildings and facilities, and so is likely to get involved in issues of aesthetics, use of space, energy efficiency, etc. An architect will need to have skills in computer assisted design, materials science, drafting, mathematics and the ability to understand zoning and planning policies and laws. An architect will need to work well with clients and builders.

Engineering - there are many branches of engineering, as you certainly know. Engineers to (maybe) design and help to build equipment and processes that solve a problem. An engineer will need to be good at math, too, along with someother fields relevant to his/her specialty: physics, chemistry, electrical matters.

I think the architect may focus more on the appearance of something while the engineer may be more attentive to the function. Both areas require lots of training.

Again, this is a layman speaking. You may want to ask people in those fields what they think.

Bruce