Click here to go to the NEW College Discussion Forum

I'm a h.s. senior planning to major in engineering. I didn't get into my first and second choices - Princeton and Brown, but I got into Cooper Union, which is a full tuition ride.
However, in Greenwich Village, there is not much of a campus life. I also got into Leghigh, which has a good engineering program, though not as prestigious as Cooper. However, it has a great campus. How do I decide?

By Dadster on Friday, April 05, 2002 - 03:41 pm: Edit

Congratulations, Andrew. What's the cost looking like at Lehigh? I think spending four years going to school in Greenwich Village could be a lot of fun (particularly with a full ride!), but it really depends on the college experience you are looking for. Are sports important? Do you enjoy urban settings? Music? Certainly the two environments are quite distinct!

By Tim on Saturday, April 06, 2002 - 11:47 am: Edit

Go to Cooper Union. One thing- it's actually more in the East Village than Greenwich Village, and the two are completely different worlds. The East Village has more of a punk, hip, "don't wear anything that's not black" feel to it than the more tourist-friendly, upscale West Village. However, you'll have access to all of Manhattan, and that's something I would not pass up for anywhere in PA.