How are the vibes at Case Western?

[Anonymous]

We haven't been able to visit and my kid is thinking of adding it to the list for EA (business.) It checks a lot of boxes. What's the campus feel like? Thanks.

[Anonymous]

Visited last year. Son applied as CS major (engineering) Deferred from EA. Accepted RD with pretty sizable merit but ultimately chose to go elsewhere (whiny son was offended about his deferral). Demonstrated interest is huge.
We liked the campus. Unlike other urban campuses it's definitely defined with a busy road intersecting. Lots of museums and hospitals nearby. Constant sound of vehicle sirens. Huge mix of building architecture. Business building looks like epcot. Not sure what you mean by "feel", but hopes this helps.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Visited last year. Son applied as CS major (engineering) Deferred from EA. Accepted RD with pretty sizable merit but ultimately chose to go elsewhere (whiny son was offended about his deferral). Demonstrated interest is huge.
We liked the campus. Unlike other urban campuses it's definitely defined with a busy road intersecting. Lots of museums and hospitals nearby. Constant sound of vehicle sirens. Huge mix of building architecture. Business building looks like epcot. Not sure what you mean by "feel", but hopes this helps.

Thanks - that is helpful. Someone else said that the vibe is very serious, bordering on nerdy - is that the case? My kid is basically a golden retriever - very outgoing, loves to chit chat and be around people. Would this be a bad fit?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Visited last year. Son applied as CS major (engineering) Deferred from EA. Accepted RD with pretty sizable merit but ultimately chose to go elsewhere (whiny son was offended about his deferral). Demonstrated interest is huge.
We liked the campus. Unlike other urban campuses it's definitely defined with a busy road intersecting. Lots of museums and hospitals nearby. Constant sound of vehicle sirens. Huge mix of building architecture. Business building looks like epcot. Not sure what you mean by "feel", but hopes this helps.

Thanks - that is helpful. Someone else said that the vibe is very serious, bordering on nerdy - is that the case? My kid is basically a golden retriever - very outgoing, loves to chit chat and be around people. Would this be a bad fit?

I guess it's kind of artsy, nerdy but with 5-6k undergrads, I'm sure there's a mix. Nice football and baseball complex on the edge of campus but don't think "athletics rule" by any stretch of the imagination.

[Anonymous]

I think of it as a less intense version of Carnegie Mellon, which still makes it plenty intense.

[Anonymous]

My son is a first year and there are a good mix of personalities on dorm floor, so I assume it's the same throughout the class.

Yes, the campus is bisected by a major street, but once you're on the quads it feels like a totally different world. My son sent me a pic of deer outside his dorm yesterday.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Visited last year. Son applied as CS major (engineering) Deferred from EA. Accepted RD with pretty sizable merit but ultimately chose to go elsewhere (whiny son was offended about his deferral). Demonstrated interest is huge.
We liked the campus. Unlike other urban campuses it's definitely defined with a busy road intersecting. Lots of museums and hospitals nearby. Constant sound of vehicle sirens. Huge mix of building architecture. Business building looks like epcot. Not sure what you mean by "feel", but hopes this helps.

Thanks - that is helpful. Someone else said that the vibe is very serious, bordering on nerdy - is that the case? My kid is basically a golden retriever - very outgoing, loves to chit chat and be around people. Would this be a bad fit?

I don’t think it’s an obvious fit, though a kid like that will find his people anywhere. I think of it as for kids who might have liked Johns Hopkins.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Visited last year. Son applied as CS major (engineering) Deferred from EA. Accepted RD with pretty sizable merit but ultimately chose to go elsewhere (whiny son was offended about his deferral). Demonstrated interest is huge.
We liked the campus. Unlike other urban campuses it's definitely defined with a busy road intersecting. Lots of museums and hospitals nearby. Constant sound of vehicle sirens. Huge mix of building architecture. Business building looks like epcot. Not sure what you mean by "feel", but hopes this helps.

Thanks - that is helpful. Someone else said that the vibe is very serious, bordering on nerdy - is that the case? My kid is basically a golden retriever - very outgoing, loves to chit chat and be around people. Would this be a bad fit?

I don’t think it’s an obvious fit, though a kid like that will find his people anywhere. I think of it as for kids who might have liked Johns Hopkins.

Thank you -- that is super helpful! (Both my brothers and my ex went to Hopkins.) I get what you're saying.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think of it as a less intense version of Carnegie Mellon, which still makes it plenty intense.

DS goes to Carnegie Mellon and loves it even though it is super intense. He loves being around peers who thinks like him. He could be considered nerdy on some level but overall a typical 20 year old. He found CMU to be quite nurturing. The professors are great to work with and given the size of the school, he gets a lot of individualized attention.

DD is considering both CMU and Case. The two campuses have similar vibes but Case student body seems more down to earth while the CMU crowd can be a bit uptight (as everyone is just rushing to class, labs or studio, etc). DD visited Case in March on a snowy day. She loved it. I froze my behind off and she was just giddy. Case engineering student all gets to internships which I think is a huge plus.

Don’t rule a place out just because it “might” be intense. Your student may be those who rise to the challenge and found the right groove.

Good luck to your kiddo.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Visited last year. Son applied as CS major (engineering) Deferred from EA. Accepted RD with pretty sizable merit but ultimately chose to go elsewhere (whiny son was offended about his deferral). Demonstrated interest is huge.
We liked the campus. Unlike other urban campuses it's definitely defined with a busy road intersecting. Lots of museums and hospitals nearby. Constant sound of vehicle sirens. Huge mix of building architecture. Business building looks like epcot. Not sure what you mean by "feel", but hopes this helps.

Thanks - that is helpful. Someone else said that the vibe is very serious, bordering on nerdy - is that the case? My kid is basically a golden retriever - very outgoing, loves to chit chat and be around people. Would this be a bad fit?

My daughter has two friends who are sophomores and tell her it’s nearly impossible to find a party even on the weekends. I realize that doesn’t answer your exact question but it’s the extent of my knowledge 😂

[Anonymous]

My son liked it on a visit in August. As others said, situated right by hospitals and urban area, but the quads were quiet and very nice. The housing sounds great— lots of singles even for freshman, according to our tour guide. That was the thing that stood out to me the most.
My son is applying EA.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My son liked it on a visit in August. As others said, situated right by hospitals and urban area, but the quads were quiet and very nice. The housing sounds great— lots of singles even for freshman, according to our tour guide. That was the thing that stood out to me the most.
My son is applying EA.

I'm the PP with the son who's a first-year.

The first-year housing is not great, but it's fine. No a/c, old dorms, etc. There are not "lots of singles for freshman," but there are some available, mostly for students with medical needs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Visited last year. Son applied as CS major (engineering) Deferred from EA. Accepted RD with pretty sizable merit but ultimately chose to go elsewhere (whiny son was offended about his deferral). Demonstrated interest is huge.
We liked the campus. Unlike other urban campuses it's definitely defined with a busy road intersecting. Lots of museums and hospitals nearby. Constant sound of vehicle sirens. Huge mix of building architecture. Business building looks like epcot. Not sure what you mean by "feel", but hopes this helps.

Thanks - that is helpful. Someone else said that the vibe is very serious, bordering on nerdy - is that the case? My kid is basically a golden retriever - very outgoing, loves to chit chat and be around people. Would this be a bad fit?

For a golden retriever kid, I would go with a school like Indiana Kelly for business. Or UVA, Michigan, etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Visited last year. Son applied as CS major (engineering) Deferred from EA. Accepted RD with pretty sizable merit but ultimately chose to go elsewhere (whiny son was offended about his deferral). Demonstrated interest is huge.
We liked the campus. Unlike other urban campuses it's definitely defined with a busy road intersecting. Lots of museums and hospitals nearby. Constant sound of vehicle sirens. Huge mix of building architecture. Business building looks like epcot. Not sure what you mean by "feel", but hopes this helps.

Thanks - that is helpful. Someone else said that the vibe is very serious, bordering on nerdy - is that the case? My kid is basically a golden retriever - very outgoing, loves to chit chat and be around people. Would this be a bad fit?

For a golden retriever kid, I would go with a school like Indiana Kelly for business. Or UVA, Michigan, etc.

Haha, all three of those are on the list!

[Anonymous]

The vibes are bundled up against the Lake Effect snow.

Lol