Insider’s Peak Into The Cooper Union
March 16, 2011
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In this podcast, Mike Rivera, co-founder, college counselor and tutor with Top-Tier Tutoring, interviews Top-Tier alum and The Cooper Union freshman Robert Brumer.
Rob Brumer, Freshman at The Cooper Union
During the podcast, Rob shares what drew him to attend The Cooper Union among all of his college acceptances. He gives a great overview of what life is like at The Cooper Union as a freshman, including the social life, lack of meal plan, the one dorm and the campus. Located in the East Village of New York City, The Cooper Union consists of four buildings, including the dorm!
Listen as Rob describes his classes, his professors and his biggest surprises at The Cooper Union. He offers great advice to students contemplating applying to his school, especially the importance of writing good essays. One very unusual aspect of The Cooper Union is that you must declare your major when you are applying and submit a short essay about your choice. For Rob, his major is in biomedical engineering, and he intends to continue his education in medical school. Rob states that The Cooper Union is less about competition and more about community because of its size.
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Interesting article about the SAT versus the ACT
March 8, 2011
I just found this great article that sums up what we tell our clients all the time: colleges really don’t have a preference for either the SAT or ACT, and you should take the test that best suits you. As mentioned before – and discussed in depth in one of our podcasts – the SAT is a trickier test while the ACT is more straightforward but the pressure comes with the time limits. Both tests have their pros and cons, so don’t just think that your student must take the SAT. Consider the options!
To read the article, click here.
To listen to Top-Tier’s podcast about the SAT and the ACT, click here.
