<p>I’m so glad you’re considering Early Action. I definitely recommend it - it’s so convenient to have an acceptance in your pocket before the other schools come in!</p>
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<li><p>Case Western is a predominately science school; however, not all of this science is engineering based. In my opinion, about half of the science/technology majors are engineers, and half are biology/chemistry/physics majors. The science majors account for about 60% of the school (again, this is my opinion, not a publicized fact). There are more engineers as freshmen, and most individuals choose to stray from this path in upper years. For example, my sophomore engineering classes have about 100 people in them, and are shrinking rapidly.</p></li>
<li><p>The PPSP program is a unique opportunity for students interested in pursuing further studies in medicine, law, and dentistry. Since you mentioned medical research, I’ll assume you would be considering PPSPMed. PPSP requires separate SAT IIs (math, science, and English, if I’m not mistaken) and requires a special interview as well, which is conducted after your general acceptance to the school. The program is not accelerated (for medicine), but provides acceptance to CWRU Medical School along with acceptance to the undergraduate school. Individuals are required to maintain a 3.5 GPA and to have regular meetings with their PPSP adviser, but may major in whatever they choose. After four years of undergrad, they can go straight into CWRUMed without taking the MCAT.</p></li>
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<p>Applying to the PPSP program is simply a matter of filling out an additional supplement on your application to CWRU. It is a very competitive program. I don’t have exact stats per say, but I can definitely tell you that the students who are part of this program are incredibly gifted and talented students of CWRU.</p>
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<li>The pre-med programs here at Case are incredibly strong. There are several organizations on campus that are available to help students find research opportunities, work with professors, and get involved at Rainbow Babies (Children’s Hospital) and University Hospitals. We have three hospitals near to campus - the Veteran’s Association, Cleveland Clinic, and University Hospitals, all of which accept college students as interns in various departments. The responsibility often lies on the student to seek out these opportunities, but it’s very possible. One of the really cool things students are exposed to is a partnership between UH and CWRU that ensures that the hospital will look for research assistants from CWRU before searching out other students. I got started volunteering in the hospital my very first semester here at CWRU and now, by my second semester, know several individuals who have continued that. I preferred to do research with professors on campus, which is also a definite opportunity.</li>
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