Cooper Union in the Path to Aerospace Engineering?

College Search & Selection
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<p>Hi,
I want to become an Aerospace Engineer. I would also like to get a Masters Degree in Aerospace Engineering. My grades right now aren't incredibly outstanding (91 avg at a Top 40 school with 4 AP's and only honors classes as a Junior). So I'm looking into other options other than your standard</p>

<p>MIT
CalTech
Berkeley</p>

<p>And looking more into
Cooper Union
UMich
Columbia
Cornell</p>

<p>I do live in NYC and assuming I'd get into UMich, would have a large tuition. Since Cooper Union is incredibly cheap (for a good college), it is on my list. However, I really know I want to major in Aerospace Engineering and I don't want the school I go to to impede reaching my goal.</p>

<p>Essentially, my question is, how good would Cooper Union be for my career goal?</p>

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<p>Cooper is virtually unheard of here, out west, although I’m sure it’s a fine school. The bottom line in undergraduate engineering is making sure the program is ABET accredited. After that, it helps to go to a school with strengths in the area you are considering (Cooper is not very strong in aerospace). With regards to aerospace, the school should have faculty with experience in aerospace, windtunnels and aero testing facilities available to students, a solid reputation of producing successful graduates, and connections to the aerospace industry.</p>

<p>Are you looking for a Mechanical Engineering degree or an Aerospace Engineering degree for your BS?</p>

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<p>Well there’s only a few schools that have good Aerospace Engineering programs. If I am not able to get into one of those, I am considering doing a MechE BS degree at a school that will guide me well into the AeroE world for my Masters</p>

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<p>How are you deciding which schools have “good Aerospace Engineering programs”?</p>

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<p>job/career placement and overall ranking</p>

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<p>@aerospaceAK97‌
First your list missed most of the significant Aerospace programs that engineers are hired from here in the U.S. <a href=“http://■■■■■■■.com/7bo8nbx”>http://■■■■■■■.com/7bo8nbx&lt;/a&gt;
Second, directly from an aerospace grad, now flying Airbus with major airlines: Jobs in aerospace engineering are diminishing radically, and any industry momentum is overseas in India and China. Simply put the U.S. defense and commercial industry are cutting investment in new planes. The fewer and fewer highly paid aerospace jobs are going to engineers who are willing to relocate overseas, and graduated from the list of schools above.</p>

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<p>@Sohoist‌ Well I’m very interested in physics, engineering, computer science and astrophysics so I thought it would be a good match for me. I also thought that aerospace engineering was taking off now with the addition of SpaceX and Virgin Galactic?</p>

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<p>What are you kidding! Cooper is tuition free for all students, it is a more selective school and very good engineering, Not too many schools can rival Cooper, maybe MIT. But which one will you choose Cooper tuition free or Full load MIT?</p>

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<p>Well Cooper is now 20k… but it’s the fact that I want to do Aerospace Engineering that’s stopping me from making such a quick decision</p>

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<p>@aerospaceAK97‌ <a href=“http://■■■■■■■.com/7bo8nbx”>http://■■■■■■■.com/7bo8nbx&lt;/a&gt; add up the number of graduates in column 5 on the list and then ask yourself how many Aerospace positions will be available for newbies at 2 companies you suggest, SpaceX or Virgin Galactic, in the year you graduate. What is the ratio of Jobs to Grads? Do you know someone? Are you in the top 5% academically? Mechanical Engineering has a sound investment return. Aerospace companies will hire Mechanical Engineers. </p>

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<p>@Sohoist‌ so you’re saying not to major in aerospace but to major in mechE??
I’m just really interested in space and aerodynamics though</p>

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<p>No aerospace at Columbia. In the East, try UMD. There are defense and NASA contractors is DC area. </p>

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<p>@aerospaceAK97 Yes, plan on Mechanical Engineering unless you meet the following criteria on completing your undergraduate. Top 5% academic performer in a recognized engineering program, admitted to top tier national engineering program, and are able to confidentially forecast a near term resurgence in defense spending. Cooper Union is a highly acclaimed regional undergraduate school, but it’s not a nationally ranked school with contacts in big research programs which like or not makes a huge difference in Aerospace. See <a href=“Engineering 2+2 | UNCW”>http://■■■■■■■.com/lmp9bcu&lt;/a&gt; That’s all I’ll say on this subject, IMHO collecting research over the last couple of years, I did often crossed Cooper Union of my many list.</p>

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<p>Why not Stanford?</p>

<p>A personal friend of mine from Stanford was in charge of a NASA mission exploring Haley’s Comet and was on tv multiple times. He was not making much at Nasa, but when he retired from NASA, he was hired by this rocket launching privet enterprise for around $1M/year.</p>

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<p>Well I live in New York, am at a top 50 school and I don’t have a 95+ avg. I have a 3.8 (91) avg so I’m looking at schools like Cooper, UMich and as an extreme reach, MIT because its a lot more easier to get in that to Stanford.
@artloversplus‌ </p>

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<p>For those who can get into MIT and Cooper, they have a chance at Stanford.</p>

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<p>That’s very weird… I barely have a chance at MIT! and less than 3 people from my school get accepted every year </p>

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<p>I know people who have 89 averages who get into Cooper and rejected from MIT @artloversplus‌ </p>

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<p>The thing is that you never know if you don’'t try. Grade is not everything, your EC, leadership, dedication, essay, and SAT/ACT they all account for in selective schools.</p>

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<p>Emory Riddle? Florida Institute of Technology?</p>