My dear Bachhas, I realised from the many calls that u r getting thoroughly pakaoed in these holidays ... it seems to be a loooong wait b4 ur 1st yr archi commences. So, to make use of the time available here are a few things to keep u occupied & calm down ur nerves ... Relevant computer softwares: U cud enrol in a course in AutoCAD, 3DStudioMax, Photoshop, Corel Dra w. These 3-4 software applications r primarily used by architects - and u as students wud find it beneficial and to ur advantage if u familiarize urself with them. These wud be taught in college too - but it tends to get odd wince that is the time when u wud love to USE these for ur projects rather than still be coping up with learning the software. Another nifty utility is Google SketchUp ... it's a free download and there r plenty of tutorials available ... u can teach urself this 3D app. - a great way to tinker around at home when it's pouring outside. Now that the provision merit list is out, let's
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