US News ranks Architect as one of the most overrated careers

"When screenwriters give a hero a career, it's often architecture: from Walter Pidgeon in Mrs. Miniver to Adam Sandler in Click. In There's Something About Mary, when Matt Dillon attempts to impress Cameron Diaz, he pretends to be an architect. That's not surprising. The public perceives architecture as a career for creative, free spirits who nonetheless earn good money while designing cool new buildings. Alas, as usual, there's a Grand Canyon of difference between the screen and reality."

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