rebtrue

Hey rebtrue!
You're definitely not the only (crazy) one. This is my short list (all M.Arch):
Michigan
Yale
UT
UC Denver
University of British Columbia
V.Tech
My background: Currently a Colorado resident, software product manager for the Department of Human Services. BA with a degree in fine art Photography from a small school in Austin, St. Edward's University (nolanpatrickgreen.com). Architecture gives me the ability to work conceptually in scale and materials that traditional photography doesn't provide. Aside from my photography degree I have experience in program management, engineering change management and software product management. Graduated with a 3.61 GPA and hopefully a decent GRE score, strong writing skills but my statement of purpose needs to be refined a bit. I have connections at UT, former St. Ed's alumni who are attending the  UT M.Arch program currently and a few recent grads. UM is my top choice because of their insane facilities. UC Denver is a top choice as well due to Colorado residency and their design/build program. 
 
Good luck rebtrue! Maybe I'll see you in Denver!
 

I know - where the hell is Merced? It's in the heartland of california, 2 hours from everything awesome. Yosemite, santa cruz, san francisco, carmel, and any number of nice places are close by.

Some of the top scientists in the country and being tempted away from their home universities by UC Merced. As one of the very few grad students here, I thought I'd open up the discussion for questions like...

Where is Merced?
What is campus like?
and
Are you crazy?