The Struggles of a Recent College Grad

Is it just me, or does it seem as though the architecture firms seeking interns in the San Francisco Bay Area is practically nonexistent? From experience, I know that architecture is a difficult practice to get into. This is something that I think is valuable information, and something that all students should know before getting into the field. However, my schooling only taught me this the second semester of my senior year. Hearing this earlier probably would not have changed my mind on my major, but it might have been helpful to know a little bit sooner.

Most students gain experience during their time in school. However, I was not quite so fortunate. I only had one teacher who I really felt I connected with, and when I had asked him about an internship possibility, he did not have a need for an intern at the time. Since architecture is such a rigorous, intense major to begin with, it is often very difficult to dedicate enough time to both school and work. I have not really had the chance to experience other schools' architecture programs, but the studio classes I took were definitely time consuming, and most of the time, they seemed to assume students did not have any other previous engagements or classes to think about.