@JustOneDad Yes, the first year is open to all students at the university, but after that you have to apply for the school of architecture itself, which I will do if I can’t afford any out of state programs.
@sweeetea I didn’t have a lot of money to do a summer program either, so I did some fundraising before hand. I did my program in Italy, which was a great experience. If you can’t do that, try taking architecture classes at a local public university, or at least drawing and painting there. If your state is anything like mine, these classes should be free to public high school students.