Emory vs. Case Western Reserve

momofzag
Fri, 19 Apr 2013 01:30:31 +0000

As an (almost) native Clevelander, I do have to say that it’s not a bad city (although I agree the weather during the academic year is mostly lousy). It’s quite liveable and affordable and I would imagine that there is plenty to do as a college student (and you might actually be able to afford to do some of it). Case is in University Circle which has lots of arts and culture going on (art museum, museum of contemporary art, natural history museum, botanical garden, severance hall/Cleveland Orchestra) all within walking distance of the university (and Cleveland Institute of Art and Cleveland Institute of Music all right in proximity to each other). Cleveland has a lively theatre scene both mainstream touring broadway productions and lots of other professional theatre / dance at all price points. There are lots of concert and music venues - from Blossom Music Center/Live Nation venue in summer to House of Blues and smaller clubs. There is pro football, basketball and baseball (and since they don’t win, tickets are always available). There are also surprisingly good restaurants in Cleveland - Iron Chef Michael Symon has several restaurants and he is not the only renowned chef here.

In any case, while Cleveland is a bit gritty and doesn’t have the liveliest downtown, Case wouldn’t be a bad place to spend 4 years especially for someone interested in medicine / the sciences. I can’t speak to Emory / Atlanta from any personal experience. Kids of friends have / are attending both Emory and Case and all are happy.