The educational aspect of this career begs to be repeated. Some may breathe a sigh of relief upon graduation; however, a career in architecture requires a life-time commitment to continued education—Especially for those who want to create a competitive edge in the market.The face of cities and architecture is continually in flux, so an architect that wants to lead the way and succeed must be willing to continue their education throughout the span of their career.
There is a question mark behind this title because some architects may actually disagree with the idea that strong math skills are paramount to being an architect as the equations they use in their everyday working tasks are rather simple, rudimentary math; however, universities still require excellent high school math scores.Essentially, being strong in math will certainly not hurt your chances, but being poor at math may hinder them. Here is a list of the basic math skills that will be expected of you in college (note this list is not exhaustive).