<p>A little late to the discussion. My son will be a freshman this fall at CWRU. As an east coaster, I wasn’t too sure about Case - e.g. name recognition. Recently, I spoke with a neighbor who said “I heard your son is going to a school that starts with a ‘W’?” Ah well, name recognition and prestige are not what picking a college should be about. The more we learned about Case the more my son (and we as parents) saw it as a great fit for him. Case’s attributes include highly talented/motivated students, an excellent curriculum, superior engineering program (his major), interesting location and opportunity for a variety of activities, including D-III sports (which was important to S). Most importantly for him, this is a no-nonsense place with a focus on education. S became tired of hearing from students at other colleges/universities about “the college experience” and where to find the best gourmet hamburgers on campus. He found the students down to earth in a refreshing way and there for the same reasons he is going to school - to learn. We are certain he will get an outstanding education and have more than enough opportunities to take advantage of academically, recreationally, culturally, research-wise, etc. In his/our minds - prestige follows function/values.</p>