<p>Hello all,</p>
<p>I need your help in making a critical decision. I transferred into the Cooper Union (engineering dept.) from Ohio State engineering. Right now I'm at Cooper and though the academics are incredible; the people are very clicky and rude and it's becoming a real pain. The profs here respect me and I have a good GPA (3.1+) which is around the same as what I have back in Ohio State. The only difference is; people are much nicer at Ohio and the competitive/stress environment isn't near as much.</p>
<p>I have 2 more years before graduation at cooper and the same goes for Ohio state (they kept my spot open so I can transfer back with credits received at Cooper). If I go back to Ohio State, I'll graduate with a 3.3+ quite easily with much less stress and at Cooper, I'll graduate with no higher than a 3.1 (a LOT of work/slight social depression).</p>
<p>That said, should I stay Cooper or get the hell out?I have to make a decision relatively soon (in less than 5 weeks). It's depressing here but I still do have friends and people to talk to so it's not like extreme depression... I'll definitely be okay and make it through...It's just that I would just have a great time if I transferred back to Ohio state since people are more laid back there and there's less stress and the community tends to be more friendly and less rude.</p>
<p>I am very interested in attending top grad. schools for master's program in engineering but I don't know if a 3.1 (even from Cooper) will cut it (meaning I'm afraid that I may not get into my choice of grad. engineering colleges). I am interested in getting a really good engineering job with a top company so I have to take that into account ( I don't care where I work even if it's international).</p>
<p>Any advice or input would be greatly appreciated.</p>