Thanks Cooper Union!

Last Thursday I was able to participate in a Counselor event at The Cooper Union (not pictured above, sadly there was no confetti). I got to hear from many individuals, including the Admissions staff and each of the three academic departments (Art, Architecture, and Engineering), and I was lucky enough to see first hand the amazing views from the 8th floor terrace.

The Cooper Union may be, I think, one of the last schools around that has truly stuck to its original mission. They know who they are and after 150 years they don't need to change. It was put best during the presentation by Dean Lipton where he alluded to the fact that Cooper Union isn't going to be attracting students because of a rock climbing wall; students are attracted to Cooper Union because they want to push themselves to be problem solvers, to think critically, and be surrounded by dynamic minds.

The fact that they remain able to provide all admitted students with a full tuition scholarship only proves further that they really do walk the walk.

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