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Could any one please tell me about cooper union?
What are the job prospects in eng after graduation? How easy is it to get admission? From what i hear it is a top notch eng school? it would be nice if some alumni post more information about the school. How about the social scene and work load. Any information is welcome

By Nadia Hassan on Friday, August 02, 2002 - 08:55 am: Edit

13% of applicants admitted.

By Warrior (Warrior) on Thursday, August 08, 2002 - 01:41 am: Edit

no tuition.

By Allan Wang on Sunday, September 01, 2002 - 12:00 am: Edit

I got into Cooper Union this year (class of 2006). I will be majoring in Electrical Engineering there. I also got into MIT,Princeton, and Columbia. (Harvard rejected me). I went to Stuyvesant High School in NYC and graduated 15/750.
PSAT: 237
SAT: 1590 (800M 790V)
SAT 2: MATH IIC=800, Physics=800. writing-750
ALLAN

By Annie Melos on Monday, September 30, 2002 - 01:00 pm: Edit

Cooper Union is the BEST -- plus no debt after graduation -- you have to be able to adjust to living in NYC -- that might not be so easy

By Srinivas (Srinivas) on Monday, October 07, 2002 - 01:31 am: Edit

Hi everyone
I'm Srinivas.R from NPS,Bangalore.
I scored 1500 in SAT I (Math :800 and Verbal :700)
and 293 in my TOEFL (CBT). I will be taking my SAT II on OCT 12 and expect to max Math IIC and Physics.
I was also selected at the Regional Mathematics olympiad and rank within the top
5%-10% of my class. What are my chances of getting into Cooper Union ? Do undergrads also paricipate in research in CU ?


Srinivas

By Donya Asemani on Sunday, November 24, 2002 - 10:28 pm: Edit

What about the school of Art? Will someone please write a bit about that? I've heard that it's somewhat conceptually based. I'd love to hear from some new students as well as alumni. Any answer would be much appreciated.

By Fracturedcow on Thursday, November 28, 2002 - 08:47 pm: Edit

my brother attends cooper union now and he didnt have anything spectacular.. he had a 1380 on the sat's.. his sat ii's were much stronger i guess since he had a 780 on physics and an 800 on math iic.. but he still did poorly on writing.. his extracurricular activities werent amazing and he didnt have remarkable essays either... i have no idea how he got in.. (maybe the fact that hes korean helped?).. well so i tend to believe college admission is largely dependent on luck... so good luck to all...

ps: im a senior myself.. and have already applied to Brown's PLME for early decision...

By Justin on Saturday, January 11, 2003 - 12:09 pm: Edit

I'm applying this year to the Cooper Union School of art as well. I heard somewhere they only have a 6% acceptance rate for the school of art. As far as SATs and things, they say weight is given much more heavily on portfolio and not academics.

If some current Cooper art students or alumni could post what kind of portfolio Cooper Union is looking for / Their experience at the school that'd be awesome.
Thanks for your help!

By Johnny Sanders on Wednesday, January 22, 2003 - 11:04 pm: Edit

I'm currently a Cooper Union student right now and the spring semester just started.

First off, as for the school of art, Cooper Union has targeted high schools from which most of the accepted students come from. Usually they're from art/architecture magnet high schools (I've known several students coming from Maryland, Florida, and NYC). However, there are students around the country who come from good 'ol average high schools with average art programs.

Yes, the main criteria for admission is the portfolio since the faculty themselves are the critics (and decision-makers) of whether a student would be admitted. My best suggestion for the portfolio is to be yourself. If accepted and you matriculate, the freshman year foundation program is TOUGH ... meaning the professor expects you to be creative, innovative, and most of all, to be able to think on your own. Also, if you matriculate, Cooper won't return your portfolio back to you until after your 2nd year here. Why? During your freshman year the professors make sure your art work coincides with the level of your portfolio.

As for engineering, it's pretty ok here. My suggestion as another criteria to look for in colleges is the strength of the alumni and career services. Right now the economy is really BAD and therefore companies are only recruiting at targeted universities (for engineering, these usually include MIT, RPI, Cooper, etc.) Due to the small size of the school, all students have gotten job offers or grad school offers by the time they graduate.
Furthermore, there are currently curriculum changes going on in the engineering school of Cooper. Really not too sure what they are about since it doesn't affect me. Ask questions to admission officers and good luck.

Social scene- really depends on you. During freshman year you have LOTS of time to hang out and make friends. However, in the end or by the time you're a senior, most of your friends are the ones in your major or the ones you were close with your freshman year. Workload gets tough during the junior/senior years.

Workload- time management is everything. Period.

Also, my best advice is to take a COLLEGE course in E&M while in high school so you dont' have to take the actual physics course in this school. Prof is tough.

Good luck you guys! By the way, back when I was in high school I also got in at Yale University. At times I wish I had attended Yale, but at the same time I'm glad I do not have any loans!

By Smiley_Allison (Smiley_Allison) on Sunday, July 27, 2003 - 10:13 pm: Edit

What is the Cooper art home test like? Also- what is it like living at Cooper?