Case Western Reserve

[Anonymous]

I am interested in hearing about people’s experiences there. My kid got in EA with substantial merit aid and is considering it.

What is the campus culture like? What is it like for students who want to study the liberal arts (vs engineering or nursing)?

[Anonymous]

Our friend's kid went there and had a great experience. Cleveland has enough of everything you need and internship opportunities. The only thing she thought was missing was a sports culture, so once a year she'd go homework and catch a football game in Madison.

[Anonymous]

I went there in ‘96-‘01 (5 years due to Engineering co-op 2 semesters).

When I went there it was a heavy male to female ratio and Greek life was dominant. I am not a girly girl or a big partier, but I had a lot of fun in my sorority. There was no sports culture at all except niche things like fencing and crew. Robotics clubs, maker spaces, and all manner of super nerdy STEM things were popular and prevalent. Film Society and WRUW FM radio station were popular activities as well.

The facilities (dorms, buildings,etc.) are so much nicer than when I was there. Cleveland has more going on than when I was there. It has a decent airport and it’s an easy/boring 6hr drive from DC. I enjoyed my time there, but not sure why anyone would go there for a non-engineering or pre-med major unless it was a dual major with the art school or institute of music. Ohio has too many decent small liberal art schools to go to CWRU to major in English.

[Anonymous]

I love Cleveland. Hidden gem.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I love Cleveland. Hidden gem.

I’m the poster who graduated in ‘01 and moved away in ‘09 and I agree. I would have a gorgeous Tudor mansion in Shaker Heights for the cost of my brick box in Arlington. It’s affordable and accessible - easy to get non-stop flights most places. It has world class museums, orchestra, an amazing live music scene, great restaurants, lakefront, a great system of parks for running and biking, all the national stores you have in DC - basiclally all the comforts and convenience of a large city but without the traffic and high cost of living.

It’s pretty gray and drab in the winter, but not nearly as cold as Chicago.

[Anonymous]

Cleveland is awful! The weather sucks and the people fenao racist.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I went there in ‘96-‘01 (5 years due to Engineering co-op 2 semesters).

When I went there it was a heavy male to female ratio and Greek life was dominant. I am not a girly girl or a big partier, but I had a lot of fun in my sorority. There was no sports culture at all except niche things like fencing and crew. Robotics clubs, maker spaces, and all manner of super nerdy STEM things were popular and prevalent. Film Society and WRUW FM radio station were popular activities as well.

The facilities (dorms, buildings,etc.) are so much nicer than when I was there. Cleveland has more going on than when I was there. It has a decent airport and it’s an easy/boring 6hr drive from DC. I enjoyed my time there, but not sure why anyone would go there for a non-engineering or pre-med major unless it was a dual major with the art school or institute of music. Ohio has too many decent small liberal art schools to go to CWRU to major in English.

What about a STEM major that is not engineering?