<p>I just got my acceptance to The Cooper Union, I am so torn between Cornell and Cooper, can anyone help?</p>
<p>Isn't Cooper Union free? That sounds good to me, unless you also are getting a full ride at Cornell.</p>
<p>Come to Cornell if you want to be on a more well-rounded college campus and and take elective courses in the other departments. The architecture parties at Cornell are pretty fun.</p>
<p>yeah it is free tuition, but I have to worry about housing and new york expenses. Cornell is flying me in for DHW so I will see if we click, I also plan on talking with FA advisors and showing them my Cooper acceptance and maybe that way I can get more help...</p>
<p>How does Cornell architecture compare to Cooper?</p>
<p>I'm really not one to speak about this, but it's my understanding that the two are basically at the top of their league when it comes to undergraduate arch programs. </p>
<p>You will learn a lot more from the current architecture students at Cornell with whom you will speak with at DHW than you will ever learn on this board.</p>
<p>I've been told that Cornell's undergrad Arch is bar none the best in the country. However, Architects in this school also tend to have no lives... don't know if that applies to Cooper Union students.</p>
<p>academically speaking they are both great schools that are known to churn out great students. congrats!
cornell and cooper used to be the two powerhouses of formalist architecture but that has changed. i think cornell has gotten a lot more progressive with new faculty coming in whereas in cooper, they are still using pencil and more traditional techniques (which isn't bad i think..just depends on what you want to do). either school, you'll get to be in an environment in which you'll have a great student body</p>
<p>going to university for free is an offer hard to refuse. cornell sucks in a way in that it's so expensive.</p>
<p>i have visited both campuses and the experiences are very different. cornell has a more well rounded college experience with better resources (great fine arts library, laser cutters, milling machines etc) that you don't get as much at cooper and overall the student experience i hear at cornell is more positive than at cooper. also at cornell you'll also get to go to rome during your fourth year and take advantage of outside courses as well as get to know people outside of architecture (that is if you can get out of studio)</p>
<p>good luck!</p>
<p>Congrats on getting into Cooper and Cornell, thats quite and accomplishment</p>
<p>I'm making a similar decision except for Cooper and Cornell engineering. After paying for an apartment in the city and having city expenses (cooper has no dorms after freshman year and no meal plan), Cooper will be close to 15 - 20k depending on what apt you find. For some people (meaning me) this is very close to what I'd have to pay for other universities (havent gotten Cornell's package yet, but I'm sure it's about the same). </p>
<p>So that eliminates the enticing offer of free tuition. As far as Cooper goes for campus life, you have to take into consideration how SMALL it is, you'll be seeing the same people every day. I've heard that it's hard to enjoy the city because of so much work, so you might as well be in Ithaca. It has it's pro's, but Cornell certainly has practically the same pro's.</p>
<p>Go to Cooper.</p>
<p>My friend goes there and the city atmosphere beats Ithaca - especially for archi. There's more inspiration in the city IMO and more things to do. You can take time off during the day without going too far.</p>
<p>NYU is like 2 mins away and you have access to their library, basement parties, etc.</p>
<p>ahh thank you guys so much, I still have so much to think about.
I got so excited about Cornell because it offers me the possibility to go and learn other stuff around Campus such as anthropology or physics. I also love the natural atmosphere and the campus, I can see myself jumping of those gorges and taking hiking trips as well as spending Ithaca hours at Moosewood. Cooper is also amazing, I know many people there, it is in the city, the dorms are amazing, and their ideals are very similar to mine when it comes to architecture....I have till may to think it over and I think I am going to self destruct..:?</p>
<p>I heard the atmosphere at Cooper is very cutthroat, but that was for engineering. Not sure if that applies for architecture as well. Also, take this with a grain of salt, as this is only word of mouth.</p>
<p>If you are excited and inspired about the Ithaca locale, attend Cornell. You will have the rest of you life to live in cities. </p>
<p>I can't even begin to express how much of a privilege it is to take a break from studying or cut class for an afternoon and go exploring through the Plantations or swimming in the gorges. Or to simply climb a tree outside the library. Or to gaze out from the Slope across the lake and out onto the ridge line illuminated by the setting sun.</p>
<p>I've obviously been spending a lot of time on this board recently, mostly due to health reasons that have pretty much left me housebound. You only live once, and you never know what tomorrow will bring, so be sure to follow your heart.</p>
<p>I have read that these are two of the best, if not the two best, architecture programs in the country. Do you want to live in NYC or on a more traditional semi-rural Ivy League campus?</p>
<p>the only reason why i didnt apply to cooper is because what if i discovered that architecture wasnt for me, and i didnt want to do engineering instead? then i would have been stuck. at cornell, on the other hand, i had my back up options there (probably bio major/premed). yes, nyc is the center of the universe, but at cornell you still have the opportunity to spend a semester there during your fourth year. if architecture is definitely definitely where you see yourself, you wont make a bad choice at either institution. but it is nice to be able to get away from architects once in a while since cornell is so big.</p>
<p>I had the same decision last year and chose Cooper architecture--- I spent one summer for six weeks at Cornell and it is amazing there- but I wouldn't underestimate Cooper. The diversity of work here is amazing and the faculty is incredible- just a few weeks ago Steven Holl was a guest on a fourth year crit-- which btw is headed by Lebbeus Woods- The program here inspires a unique architecture- one that isn't ruled by one mind of thought-- my final crit on our analysis projects of Central Park had the head of Parsons architecture and I believe RISD, along with 8 other NYC architects- I think the program here is probably better, but the setting of Cornell is hard to refuse. GL with the choice- feel free to ask me any questions you may have. </p>
<p>ps- Cooper Architecture is definitely not cut throat- more family than anything-- only 20-30 kids in the class per year--</p>
<p>wow that is small! the other difference is that cooper's arch size is 20-30 while cornell's class size is around 60. class size can make a big difference in the type of experience you want to get!</p>
<p>yeah-- one of the great things about Cooper is that you aren't going to feel neglected in studio-- we have three studio professors now in first year, but most years have more-- whatever you do, your project will not go unnoticed. Howeve, having a smaller class isn't always the best thing--- there is no escape here--- when you walk into studio you know everyone very well.</p>