case western experiences?

[Anonymous]

I went to CWRU back in the late 90s. It's a fine place. Very brainy and engineering focused.
Cleveland is cold and snowy. There is almost a daily snowfall in Jan which I liked (I love snow).
I'm not sure I'd send my kids there I was the one making the decision (I'm not). I'd like them to have a bit
more of a well-rounded experience. Case is like MIT/JHU/etc. Very STEM focused and kind of a hard fit if you're turned on by that.

[Anonymous]

Previous poster.
Sorry for the typo. (I omitted a word).

"Very STEM focused and kind of a hard fit if you're NOT turned on by that".
I was not a STEM major at CWRU so it wasn't the best fit for me.
For others it was their dream environment.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think Case is the most underrated college and can't wait until next year when we can put it on my DC's list.

I think it's because (based on my experience with my older DC) their marketing arm is terrible.

I'm sorry I cannot answer your exact question, OP, I hope someone can

I don’t know anything about Case Western, but my older is a hs junior and he and I are both innundated with CWRU daily emails plus he has gotten paper mailings from them, so I think their marketing dept is certainly active.

We've received more e-mails from Case Western and Wash Univ of St Louis than any other college. They are relentless, lol.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Previous poster.
Sorry for the typo. (I omitted a word).

"Very STEM focused and kind of a hard fit if you're NOT turned on by that".
I was not a STEM major at CWRU so it wasn't the best fit for me.
For others it was their dream environment.

From what I've seen, Case has taken a lot of steps to become more well-rounded in business/arts and science and not just STEM-focused. They just spent millions on a new theatre I think also.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Previous poster.
Sorry for the typo. (I omitted a word).

"Very STEM focused and kind of a hard fit if you're NOT turned on by that".
I was not a STEM major at CWRU so it wasn't the best fit for me.
For others it was their dream environment.

could you share what you did study there?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Previous poster.
Sorry for the typo. (I omitted a word).

"Very STEM focused and kind of a hard fit if you're NOT turned on by that".
I was not a STEM major at CWRU so it wasn't the best fit for me.
For others it was their dream environment.

From what I've seen, Case has taken a lot of steps to become more well-rounded in business/arts and science and not just STEM-focused. They just spent millions on a new theatre I think also.

What steps have you seen?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Anyone with an actual experience of what its like at Case Western, especially if you are undecided. How much do they guide you? Is the cost worth it? We got merit aid but its still going to be more expensive than attending umd. Thanks

Do you mind sharing stats and how much merit? My junior would love to go there, but I’m concerned by the cost

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Anyone with an actual experience of what its like at Case Western, especially if you are undecided. How much do they guide you? Is the cost worth it? We got merit aid but its still going to be more expensive than attending umd. Thanks

Do you mind sharing stats and how much merit? My junior would love to go there, but I’m concerned by the cost

If you go to College Confidential on the Case Western EA thread, there are lots of posts on stats and merit received.

But the max merit they gave this year was 40500 and sticker price went up to 81K

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I went to Harvard and spent a lot of time at MIT because my boyfriend went there. I once spent a week living in a Case Western dorm (Taplin? I think that’s what it was called) with a friend from high school and attended a semi formal there. The vibe was EXACTLY like MIT. Smart, pleasantly geeky, passionate kids. I would have been happy for my kid to go to Case.

Thanks for adding this gratuitous piece of information!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I went to Harvard and spent a lot of time at MIT because my boyfriend went there. I once spent a week living in a Case Western dorm (Taplin? I think that’s what it was called) with a friend from high school and attended a semi formal there. The vibe was EXACTLY like MIT. Smart, pleasantly geeky, passionate kids. I would have been happy for my kid to go to Case.

Thanks for adding this gratuitous piece of information!

I think the MIT piece is important so that we know she can speak to what MIT kids are like.

[Anonymous]

CWRU is the best school……in Ohio

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:CWRU is the best school……in Ohio

Sorry, I take it yours didn’t get in.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Previous poster.
Sorry for the typo. (I omitted a word).

"Very STEM focused and kind of a hard fit if you're NOT turned on by that".
I was not a STEM major at CWRU so it wasn't the best fit for me.
For others it was their dream environment.

From what I've seen, Case has taken a lot of steps to become more well-rounded in business/arts and science and not just STEM-focused. They just spent millions on a new theatre I think also.

What steps have you seen?

PP here. Heard during walking tour, received their marketing materials, and most importantly spoke to current students.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Anyone with an actual experience of what its like at Case Western, especially if you are undecided. How much do they guide you? Is the cost worth it? We got merit aid but its still going to be more expensive than attending umd. Thanks

Do you mind sharing stats and how much merit? My junior would love to go there, but I’m concerned by the cost

Might not be relevant anymore but my DD got 25k with a 33 ACT and a 3.95UW back in 2020.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Its in the top 3 for my admitted DS, would also love to hear people's experiences with there. We toured in August and going to Admit Day in February.

What are the other 2 schools?

NP, but it was top 5 for my DD along with Pitt, Oberlin, Purdue, and Grinnell. She chose Grinnell in 2020 but two of her classmates chose Case. Their top picks (they talked about this as friends of my DD) were Kenyon, URochester, Georgetown, and Syracuse for bio & anthropology and Bryn Mawr, Denison, Smith, and American for history & art history.