<p>Hi, im a junior living in Guam and I'm very interested in architecture. So, I felt that taking architecture summer classes at universities might be helpful for me. Currently I have my eyes set on Cornell Summer Program, Carnegie Mellon Summer Program and USC Exploration into Architecture. But the problem is, I'm afraid I won't be accepted into any of them. I have this thought in my head that the summer program acceptance rates are as tough as undergraduate acceptance rates. Am I right or am i just looking at this too hard? </p>
<p>that's not true. unless your grades are really poor or you've been to jail, i'm sure you won't have a problem getting into these programs. btw, i highly recommend cornell's summer architecture program.</p>
<p>I am sure that you will be able to get into one of them- The summer programs are much easier to get into than the undergraduate programs, and it starts to give you a feel of what you would be doing in a top-notch architecture school.</p>
<p>btw-just to give you a ball park figure-I think cornells acceptance rate for the summer architecture program was around 50%.-but don't hold me to it, I am sure I could be wrong.</p>
<p>think of it this way: these summer programs are basically a way of marketing for their program. It's in the school's best interest to allow people to experience the program, so that they can expound the greatness of their program to as many as possible, and also so that the intense experience can deter people who aren't up to the challenge from applying to their schools for a degree program.</p>
<p>I'm doing Rhode Island School of Design's pre-college this year as an architecture major. I was also really considering Cornell's program- but RISD is just closer to home and has a few other classes (Foundation Drawing, Basic Design). Its a very intense 6 week program I did last year (not as an architecture major) which I would guess is comparable to Cornell's summer college. </p>
<p>Either way, any intense program should give you a a good look at what arch school and the profession is like (although the resident architects and current students do a good job of explaining here, if you care to read the past threads).</p>