| 10.Miscellaneous considerations: UC is an interesting school to say the least. First, although the weather isn't great, it is supposedly better than some of their competition at RIT or Syracuse etc. They also have a lot of school spirit with their Bearcat teams. UC is now in the Big East, which provides some great basketball and football games to watch.
Moreover, their coop program is top notch and certainly equal to that of Northeastern , Drexel etc. UC's coop program was ranked in the top 10 nationally, and to my knowledge, they were the first coop program of its kind in the nation. Coops are available for most majors but not all. For example, there aren't as many coops in the school of arts and sciences, which then doesn't require a coop to graduate. Coops do exist,however, in most other schools.
Also, at least in the school of DAAP, there seem to be a lot of incestuousness going on. Many of the faculty attended UC! This might not be a problem ,but I would have preferred a high number of faculty to have attended other top notch programs as well. From the rankings, however, this doesn't seem to affect the quality of the programs.
I should also note that UC has the 51st largest endowment in the US. Their total endowed assets are around $987,000,000, which exceeds many of their competitors such as Syracuse, RIT, RISD, Pratt, and other colleges that provide majors in design and art. However, this endowment is a bit misleading since it also supports many other majors.
Finally, although the School of DAAP and School of Music are very top notch, the other schools aren't that highly rated nor do they require as stiff an admission's policy. I do wonder about the quality of other courses given at UC such as liberal arts courses or courses in science.
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