What is Case Western like?

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NP - we visited and it seemed like a good school for serious students. Plenty of research opportunities and professors are willing to help students if they need it. We had dinner at Little Italy and it was fantastic. My DC was surprised to learn that >40% of students were involved in greek life but our guide said the campus was dry and the fraternities/sororities were mission oriented in that they provided help to the community. Definitely not a party school.

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Because it has the reputation of being one of the worst cities in north America. But it's so much better now than it used to be. And it has some beautiful suburbs.

What is the source of this reputation information? What is it based on ?

Mistake on the Lake? Hidden gem now, though.

Are you talking about the city or the University? Or are you just keyboard happy and just want to make a point?

Mistake on the Lake is a well-known put down/reference to Cleveland. Because it was a desolate, rust belt Sh-- hole. I grew up not far from there.

It has improved in parts. But it's not on par with other cities like Pittsburgh or Columbus, which are diverse, vibrant, and who have done a LOT to make their cities an attractive place to live for those other than Northeast Ohio locals. In short, it's not for everyone.

OP's original question was about Case Western not Cleveland. It is amazing how some folks are so comfortable issuing judgement based on an hours visit and looking at the faces of the students walking by. Anyone can argue ad nauseum about how great or horrible a city is in comparison to another. It is understood that you do not like Cleveland and some folks did not think Case is for their kids but I am curious where is this animosity coming from?

What are you even talking about? There are several posts about the local Cleveland area on here and the above is relevant to those. Most appear to be from people who are not familiar with the area, historically or now. It was a rust belt sh--hole. That does not mean I have animosity to say that. I did not coin "mistake on the lake."

Saying Cleveland was not a thriving or clean city is a fact (fire on the Cuyahoga river?) There are parts of Cleveland that are much nicer now. I have lots of friends and relatives who still live in and near there. Some love it. Some do not. I personally find it bland and uninteresting. But, others have found things they like...

Why are you so defensive about someone's views of Cleveland?

The idea that someone could find Cleveland bland and like Columbus is pretty weird. Columbus is literally used by marketing firms as a proxy for the entire US because it's so bland -- zero local character. Cleveland is one of the most ethnically diverse metro areas you'll find anywhere (radio shows in Polish, Hungarian, Spanish, Chinese, Yiddish, etc.), and it has a far, far better restaurant, theater, and museum scene than the cities you mention.

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Anonymous wrote:NP - we visited and it seemed like a good school for serious students. Plenty of research opportunities and professors are willing to help students if they need it. We had dinner at Little Italy and it was fantastic. My DC was surprised to learn that >40% of students were involved in greek life but our guide said the campus was dry and the fraternities/sororities were mission oriented in that they provided help to the community. Definitely not a party school.

We were also surprised that it was 40% greek because it didn't seem like a party school, so your point about the fraternities/sororities being mission oriented makes sense.

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Anonymous wrote:NP - we visited and it seemed like a good school for serious students. Plenty of research opportunities and professors are willing to help students if they need it. We had dinner at Little Italy and it was fantastic. My DC was surprised to learn that >40% of students were involved in greek life but our guide said the campus was dry and the fraternities/sororities were mission oriented in that they provided help to the community. Definitely not a party school.

We were also surprised that it was 40% greek because it didn't seem like a party school, so your point about the fraternities/sororities being mission oriented makes sense.

40% seems high but I assume it probably includes people who are part of the greek life but do not live in a frat house.

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Anonymous wrote:It is a hidden gem. Academically rigorous and beautiful city campus with Cleveland Orchestra and Museum of Arts right on campus. I wish the admin knew how to market itself better outside Ohio.

+1

It’s been this way for generations. To their credit, Case’s attitude seems to be if you find us, we will give you a world class education, but we aren’t focused on making it easy for you to find us.

That seems to be contradicted by the volume of marketing materials they are sending out. Perhaps they just know Cleveland isn’t an easy sell.

How is Cleveland any different or worse than Pittsburgh or Indianapolis or Ann Arbor or any other mid western town/cities where some of the good colleges are located?

Have you ever been to the Midwest? How is Charlottesville any different or worse than DC or Baltimore of any other east coast town/cities where some of the good colleges are located? Moronic statement

Comparing Charlottesville to Cleveland is the most moronic statement I've ever seen written in DCUM.

I agree. Cleveland has less symbols to the Confederacy.

http://ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Western_Reserve_College

Our UVA (great school btw) tour ended with the school acknowledging its role in slavery. CWRU's anti slavery history speaks for itself. So yeah, moronic comparison indeed.

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Because it has the reputation of being one of the worst cities in north America. But it's so much better now than it used to be. And it has some beautiful suburbs.

What is the source of this reputation information? What is it based on ?

Mistake on the Lake? Hidden gem now, though.

Are you talking about the city or the University? Or are you just keyboard happy and just want to make a point?

Mistake on the Lake is a well-known put down/reference to Cleveland. Because it was a desolate, rust belt Sh-- hole. I grew up not far from there.

It has improved in parts. But it's not on par with other cities like Pittsburgh or Columbus, which are diverse, vibrant, and who have done a LOT to make their cities an attractive place to live for those other than Northeast Ohio locals. In short, it's not for everyone.

OP's original question was about Case Western not Cleveland. It is amazing how some folks are so comfortable issuing judgement based on an hours visit and looking at the faces of the students walking by. Anyone can argue ad nauseum about how great or horrible a city is in comparison to another. It is understood that you do not like Cleveland and some folks did not think Case is for their kids but I am curious where is this animosity coming from?

What are you even talking about? There are several posts about the local Cleveland area on here and the above is relevant to those. Most appear to be from people who are not familiar with the area, historically or now. It was a rust belt sh--hole. That does not mean I have animosity to say that. I did not coin "mistake on the lake."

Saying Cleveland was not a thriving or clean city is a fact (fire on the Cuyahoga river?) There are parts of Cleveland that are much nicer now. I have lots of friends and relatives who still live in and near there. Some love it. Some do not. I personally find it bland and uninteresting. But, others have found things they like...

Why are you so defensive about someone's views of Cleveland?

The idea that someone could find Cleveland bland and like Columbus is pretty weird. Columbus is literally used by marketing firms as a proxy for the entire US because it's so bland -- zero local character. Cleveland is one of the most ethnically diverse metro areas you'll find anywhere (radio shows in Polish, Hungarian, Spanish, Chinese, Yiddish, etc.), and it has a far, far better restaurant, theater, and museum scene than the cities you mention.

Yeah but Columbus is just more fun because it has more people from elsewhere.

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Because it has the reputation of being one of the worst cities in north America. But it's so much better now than it used to be. And it has some beautiful suburbs.

What is the source of this reputation information? What is it based on ?

Mistake on the Lake? Hidden gem now, though.

Are you talking about the city or the University? Or are you just keyboard happy and just want to make a point?

Mistake on the Lake is a well-known put down/reference to Cleveland. Because it was a desolate, rust belt Sh-- hole. I grew up not far from there.

It has improved in parts. But it's not on par with other cities like Pittsburgh or Columbus, which are diverse, vibrant, and who have done a LOT to make their cities an attractive place to live for those other than Northeast Ohio locals. In short, it's not for everyone.

OP's original question was about Case Western not Cleveland. It is amazing how some folks are so comfortable issuing judgement based on an hours visit and looking at the faces of the students walking by. Anyone can argue ad nauseum about how great or horrible a city is in comparison to another. It is understood that you do not like Cleveland and some folks did not think Case is for their kids but I am curious where is this animosity coming from?

What are you even talking about? There are several posts about the local Cleveland area on here and the above is relevant to those. Most appear to be from people who are not familiar with the area, historically or now. It was a rust belt sh--hole. That does not mean I have animosity to say that. I did not coin "mistake on the lake."

Saying Cleveland was not a thriving or clean city is a fact (fire on the Cuyahoga river?) There are parts of Cleveland that are much nicer now. I have lots of friends and relatives who still live in and near there. Some love it. Some do not. I personally find it bland and uninteresting. But, others have found things they like...

Why are you so defensive about someone's views of Cleveland?

The idea that someone could find Cleveland bland and like Columbus is pretty weird. Columbus is literally used by marketing firms as a proxy for the entire US because it's so bland -- zero local character. Cleveland is one of the most ethnically diverse metro areas you'll find anywhere (radio shows in Polish, Hungarian, Spanish, Chinese, Yiddish, etc.), and it has a far, far better restaurant, theater, and museum scene than the cities you mention.

Yeah but Columbus is just more fun because it has more people from elsewhere.

Not really. On employer once tried to sell me Columbus highlighting the large number of young college girls there are because of Ohio State. OH state football is the biggest thing at Columbus, not much else.