<p>To answer the question above, no. Most professors I have had are pretty awesome about getting back to me some get back to me within hours. When was in high school I came for an unplanned visit and stopped by one of the engineering departments, the head of the department chatted with me and my mom for half and hour. </p>
<p>If you really want to compare calibers of schools, look at the credentials of the professors, you might be surprised.</p>
<p>That being said, I cannot quite judge between Case and your other choices. Ive been to Case and I love it. As much as I love Case I think I could have been happy at a state school and done well. My dad went to not-outstanding-state-school for undergraduate then got an NSF grant for his PhD at MIT. Also please, please do not let pamphlets and tour guides influence your decision too much (after all, youor your parentswill be footing the bill). If you can excel at a school you will be alright, even in large classes. Before coming to college I was very worried about large lecture classes, but theyre not that bad. Sure you may have to try a little harder if you need to get to know the professor but do the work well, stop by office hours (there probably will be SOMETHING you dont understand sometime) and some of the graduate TAs are really helpful and feel a little more like peers than do professors. </p>
<p>Well, good luck. And if you do decide to come to Case, well be glad to have you!</p>
<p>P.S. I dont know where youre from, but weather might actually make a difference. You may not think so, but to some people snowing in March is extremely difficult to handle (I personally think Case would be just about the most perfect school ever if I could transplant it somewhere warmer).</p>