Art Major at Cooper Union, am I enough?

julezsng516
Thu, 02 Oct 2014 03:57:07 +0000

I have two simple questions.

Is the art department in Cooper more of fine arts(painting, sketching…)? Or modern arts(digital, graphic, media, fashion…)? Or both? I would like to major in digital/graphic design and/or visual communication rather than fine arts, since I personally find it more useful and applicable in the work field. I also just enjoy it more.

And secondly, do you have to meet the requirements of SAT scores and GPA scores as the people applying for engineering and science? I haven’t taken the SATs yet, I just started my Junior year, but I’m not crazy-confident for it. I’m studying!
But along with my concern of high expectations in SAT scores and ACT scores, my GPA isn’t mind-blowing or anything. My classes were, and still are, all honors with an average of so far a 3.8. I’ve taken a language, French, all four years. I took art classes, graphic design, and media & advertisement and did well in them. Taking AP Studio Art next year.
I’m also well-involved in school activities; volunteering, clubs, sports(swimming), and TSAs(won a few designing competitions).

It’d mean a lot to me if any of you guys replied to this, referring to my concerns. Thank you in advance!