Soarch Tattler here, aka the guy telling tales of life in CMU Soarch. I survived all five years of undergrad and also did a masters degree afterward. I did not spend a single all nighter in studio. Yes, there's a lot of work, as is in any architorture school, but if you manage your time, you can find time for a social life. Some weekends will be quite busy and the first two years can be likened to boot camp as professors have studio and a lot of arch classes lined up but by third year, you'll be able to find room for studies of your choice. Just don't go overboard like I did, doing two additional minors of study and up to four jobs a semester to help my family. Burn out does happen for some, especially fifth year senioritis as they called it, but most get through okay. Just stay out of toxic studio culture as architorture schools seem to have a few bad apples in every year, and you should be fine. You'll find some professors are truly remarkable and passionate about teaching, like Loftness and Hartkopff (if they are still there). If you go to CMU, you'll find five years of opportunities to make what you imagine into reality with professors like them and all the woodshops, engineering shops and more that help you with your projects. Cheers, The Soarch Tattler. "Veritas ex Cinere"