Hey, so I just got accepted EA too, so I can’t really answer your questions about the college in particular, but I have lived in the Cleveland area for 17 years! I don’t think the winters are that bad, but I’m used to it. I think “bad winters” are pretty relative, where are you from? Sometimes we have really mild winters(liek the last one) and sometimes there is 3 feet of snow, sometimes I can wear short sleeves in December and sometimes it is so cold the snow creaks under your feet(it was 1 degree the other day)! The weather can vary a lot and you should definitely invest in a very warm(long) coat and warm, waterproof boots. Fall is beautiful and perfect “jeans and sweater” weather, sometimes warmer, and is beautiful!
Cleveland had lots to do. We have a concert hall( with cheap tickets for students to the orchestra), a huge theater complex with multiples companies including traveling Broadway shows, some of which have super cheap student tickets, University Circle has a free art museum, a natural history museum, etc… and there are events through them too. Plus, there’s the Cavs, the Indians, the Monsters(and okay, yes, the Browns). Concerts and stuff come to the Q, convention center, or Wolstein center(all within about 15 min of Case. There are lots of restaurants, a couple Lake Erie beaches, and a pretty good public transportation system throughout the city. The area near University Hospitals has developed lately and has a bunch of restaurants, a giant bowling alley, a contemporary art museum, and more.