Tell me about CWRU

Colleges & Universities Case Western Reserve University
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<p>This thread is to discuss what this school is like - teachers, students, social life, safety, the campus, fun, the city, are you happy there, etc. Ask whatever you wish on these topics here.</p>

<p>I’ll start with some links of other reviews available on line:</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.studentsreview.com/OH/CWRU_c.html[/url]”>http://www.studentsreview.com/OH/CWRU_c.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p><a href=“http://www.epinions.com/educ-Colleges_and_Universities-All-Case_Western_Reserve_University/display_~reviews/sec_~opinion_list/pp_~1/pa_~1#list[/url]”>http://www.epinions.com/educ-Colleges_and_Universities-All-Case_Western_Reserve_University/display_~reviews/sec_~opinion_list/pp_~1/pa_~1#list&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p><a href=“http://ratemyprofessor.com/SelectTeacher.jsp?sid=186[/url]”>http://ratemyprofessor.com/SelectTeacher.jsp?sid=186&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p><a href=“http://www2.edtrust.org/edtrust/collegeresults/search1a.aspx?InstitutionID=201645[/url]”>http://www2.edtrust.org/edtrust/collegeresults/search1a.aspx?InstitutionID=201645&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>oh yea this is exciting :slight_smile: So what are the students like in terms of diversity of all kinds? racial, ethnic, international, cliqueness, gender-wise, humantities vs. science students, ohioans vs. out-of-staters?</p>

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<p>D is a junior and loves Case. Accesible and helpful professors, great friends, friendly student body. She feels she is getting a wonderful education. Last year roomates were from Albania, Ohio, New York and Michigan. This year they are from New York, Canada and California. She wanted an urban campus, we live in the suburbs about 300 miles away. Loves walking to Little italy, coventry and the bus to downtown. Will graduate in four years and this has been a great undergraduate experience. Good Luck!</p>

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<p>i dont attend case, but i know alot about it. there are many more males at case, alot of asians. the surrounding area is great. coventry is right down the street a short walk from little italy (which are both just a lot of fun and pretty awesome), there’s the proximity of the natural history museum and the art museum (art musuem is free btw), overall the location of case is definitely great. the professors are really nice too, i’ve talked to some of them. i know that case is a very good science school, but i’m not sure much about the humanities dept, however, the education there is definitely worth it. i know the med program at case is insanely difficult to get accepted in, but its worth applying for if one is interested. oh and case is like the mecca for ap grades, so if you want your ap scores to count case will def help you with it. also, if you are from ohio, case also offers many scholarships… a few of my friends did not have to pay much for tuition at all. and about ohioans vs. out of staters, not really sure on that, i just know alot of people i know from highschools nearby go there (i live in ohio if you didnt catch that).</p>

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<p>oh… and there’s only a core of case partyers. the majority dont really party, and if anyone’s interested in the whole drinking scene, the flats are always good for that.</p>

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<p><a href=“Division of Student Affairs | Case Western Reserve University”>http://studentaffairs.case.edu/living/construction/default.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>alice, I would urge you to visit the school, meet the students and faculty, and sit in on some classes if possible and make a decision based on your own “gut” about the place compared to where ever else you get admitted and your family’s ability to pay.</p>

<p>It seems all the “rankings lists” use selectivity (ie, admit rate) as part of the total ratings. Why? This doesn’t make your education any better in any way. So watch out for rankings lists.</p>

<p>OK, I have the Fiske guide from 2001. For CWRU, strongest programs listed there are: Engineering, Biology, Anthropology, Physics, Music, Psychology, Nursing, and Dance. I have the College Finder book. They list the top 30 or so programs for specific fields; CWRU appears for: music, theatre, environmental science, chemistry, computer science, space science and technology. If you’ve been accepted, you will receive a brochure from them called Admit One. On page 6, it talks about the firms who are hiring graduates from the management school. Also in there, it says Case is “consistently ranked among the top schools in the country” in nursing.</p>

<p>If you read the comments at</p>

<p><a href=“Case Western Reserve University (StudentsReview) - College Reviews Summary, Student Opinion, Tuition, Application, Sports”>Case Western Reserve University (StudentsReview) - College Reviews Student Opinion and Undergraduate College Ranking and Comments;

<p>it seems the complaints are generally about the social life, but not really about the quality of the education. The later comments seem to be getting more positive. Meanwhile, it seems the school is trying to set up a better student life; the rec center, library, silver diner, etc. are all recent. The North Village apartments will just be opening.</p>

<p>I think one thing is pretty clear. The school tries to be innovative in new program development, such as SAGES and the new Cognitive Science dept. I believe CWRU was first to offer degrees in a number of fields in the past. Also, there is a “can do” attitude about developing your own curriculum. If you ask about some unusual double major combination, they answer “yes” before you can finish asking the question. This is very different than CMU which seems restrictive and rigid.</p>