<p>COSEP</p>
<p>What exactly is this? i just ran across it when trying to fill out my Supplement Form.</p>
<p>It says "Since 1963, the Committee on Special Education Projects (COSEP) has supported underrepresented students with a comprehensive array of programs. If youre interested in learning more about COSEP, please visit our Web site at <a href="http://www.sas.cornell.edu/MEA%5B/url%5D">www.sas.cornell.edu/MEA</a> or check the box: "</p>
<p>If i am a minority, should i check this?</p>
<p>I did, I think if you check this and are accepted you get invited to " Diversity Hosting Weekend" . . . my friend went to this.. and you will also prob. be invited to PSP this summer program that lasts 6 weeks from june-august</p>
<p>I participated in COSEP this past summer and it was an awesome, extremely valuable experience. Not only do you get a thorough grasp on Cornell's campus, gain dozens of great friends going into the fall semester, but you have the added benefit of taking credited courses towards your diploma in the summer for FREE! That's right, free books, room/board, and dining during the summer all covered by your college. (and most of the books, i.e. chem, calc, etc. are the same ones you'll use during the year - free, you won't have to buy them)</p>
<p>I know this thread is kinda old, but does anyone know if COSEP is just for under represented minorities (ethnicity wise), or is it for economically disadvantaged students as well? I know HEOP/EOP is for both, but I'm not sure about COSEP...</p>
<p>i don't think they can have something for "under-represented minorities." i think both programs are for people from historically disadvantaged backgrounds--this just happens to be a lot of "minorities." so, as a result, HEOP and EOP are largely "minority" programs...</p>
<p>COSEP</a> Supports C.U. Minority Population | The Cornell Daily Sun
Excerpt from The Cornell Daily Sun:
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COSEP Supports C.U. Minority Population
November 7, 2007
By Ariel Estevez</p>
<p>Since 1965, the Committee on Special Educational Projects has been a driving force in promoting diversity among the Cornell student body. In a university that preaches any person, any study, James A. Perkins, president of Cornell from 1963 to 1969, created COSEP out of concern that black students were underrepresented in predominantly white institutions of higher learning.</p>
<p>Since then, the Committee has evolved into an office with various service partnerships across campus. The goal is to enroll and retain minorities and students with economically or academically disadvantaged backgrounds.
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<p>I know for a fact that HEOP/EOP have hundreds of white students. It is for all races in economically disadvantaged households.</p>
<p>TehRahk: Have you started Cornell yet?</p>
<p>No I enter Spring 2008, why do you ask?</p>