<p>I'm conflicted on which school I should attend.</p>
<p>What do you guys recommend?</p>
<p>dude, i wish i had that choice. i got waitlisted by cooper -.-</p>
<p>this is easy.</p>
<p>cooper</p>
<p>isnt it free? and admits only 10% of its applicants</p>
<p>don't assume which school is better because most of the time, there is no right answer. it's very subjective and it depends on what you want. if you like cooper, go cooper. if you like cornell, go cornell</p>
<p>both programs are very good. although cooper is free, keep in mind, living in NYC will be very expensive. And if you want a college feel, you won't get that in Cooper Union. Whereas in Cornell, you won't get the city either but you'll have a wonderful college life. go visit the two schools..they're not too far away from each other anyways. personally i need that college experience. in cooper union, you have to get your own apartment...i think the campus only consists of three buildings. but they are building a new facility and it's very nice.</p>
<p>Yeah, Cooper Union seems like the decision my parents want, but the more I red about Cooper, the more I feel like Cornell would be a better alternative.</p>
<p>From what I've read, Cooper really kills you on the workload with their Engineering program, and your basically studying for hours every night. In addition, they don't have much of a campus like many of you mention, so you got to find your own social alternatives.</p>
<p>Cornell is basically an amazing school, and if I could get a good Financial Aid package, it would be hard to pass up.</p>
<p>I love Cornell, but saving 160,000 is a pretty big deal. You definately have a big decision to make. Cornell will offer you a great college experience, one that is probably greater than at Cooper Union. At Cornell you can also take a wide variety of other non-engineering courses as well.</p>
<p>The free "college" is a bit misleading, because the dorm costs about $10,000, not to mention books and stuff can add another $2000, so about $12,000 can be expected.</p>
<p>Not to mention, after freshmen year, you are expected to get an apartment in the city, which is costly as well.</p>
<p>So I'm saving about $120,000, and spending about $40,000 if I chose to stay at Cooper for 4 years...</p>
<p>The workload also seems insane</p>
<p>in case you ever decide that engineering is not for you, cornell is a safety net..because there are a lot of other majors you can major in...whereas in cooper, you're limited.</p>
<p>although cornell may be an ivy league, i believe that cooper union offers a more challenging courseload, a very necessary part of a curriculum of developing successful engineers</p>
<p>So you're saying that Cornell engineering isn't challenging enough? That's something I never heard anyone say before... tell that to all the companies and grad schools that take students from Cornell Eng..</p>
<p>Yeah, Cooper definitely doesn't best Cornell in engineering courseload difficulty.</p>
<p>A kid from my high school goes to Cooper Union and he's losing his mind with the work load. This kid is insanely smart, too.</p>
<p>I'm pretty certain Engineering is the place for me, but Cooper itself doesn't offer much variety in that regard any ways.</p>