<p>Hello everybody, </p>
<p>I am applying to Cooper Union for the Fall 2011 semester and I had a question about the essay questionnaire. </p>
<p>Is there a desired length for these essays? Is brevity favored?</p>
<p>Thank you.</p>
<p>i don’t think so, as there is no limit specified. of course, one cannot write pages and pages and expect admissions offices to go through them. i think 500 words on average for the longer essays would be good.</p>
<p>I wrote pretty long for each one</p>
<p>for engineering I wrote about 10 pages double spaced, times new roman, 12 font. I was accepted into Cooper and I would like to say my essays were a large part of the reason I got in.</p>
<p>Furthermore, I went to the Open House in November and one of the students at Cooper sad his essays were 8 pages not double spaced.</p>
<p>Mine were 13 pages with single spacing and 12 font. I haven’t got in yet, but I am hoping for the best. I put in a lot of effort into the essays.</p>
<p>That’s great! Good luck! Is CU your number one choice?</p>
<p>well, cooper union and cornell are my first choices. I don’t really know which I would go to if I was accepted to both. I don’t know how being an international student will affect my chances. But fingers crossed! Considering I spent almost two months writing out the essays and revising them over and over again, I’ll be a little disappointed if I don’t make it to Cooper Union. But I won’t complain. I’m competing with so many other amazing students. So we’ll see. I’m hoping for, but not expecting, an acceptance.</p>
<p>that’s great goodluck! I hope you get in and hopefully see you next year!</p>
<p>@mianahrs: do you know if Cooper Union awards credits for the IB diploma? I’ve applied for engineering and I have a 41 predicted out of 45 in the IB with 7 in math HL, 7 in chemistry HL and 6 in physics HL. 7 is the highest grade possible. </p>
<p>and i hope to see you next year too!! :)</p>
<p>no idea, I don’t take the international tests.</p>
<p>Do you want me to chance you for cooper? PM me your stats gpa sats ect ect</p>
<p>Thank you to everybody who responded. :)</p>
<p>@mianahrs: no, it’s all right. i don’t like chance threads, simply because i don’t think they provide a clear indication of where one is. i used to do them before, but have stopped. but thank you for asking! :)</p>
<p>@mianahrs: i was wondering whether cooper union takes into account SAT writing scores. Is my effective SAT score out of 1600 or 2400? thanks for your help!</p>
<p>i got a 490 on writing if that helps. The representative who came to my school told us that writing does not mater and they absolutely don;t look at it. Its math and reading. If you have under a 750 in math though it will be very hard to get in.</p>
<p>oh :S i have a 740 in math and 590 critical reading. but i’m hoping my IB grades, GPA, recs, EC’s will hopefully get me in.</p>
<p>So… my ‘essays’ are all going to me very short. Fantastic lol</p>