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[quote=Anonymous]I was thinking about this and am curious if others have similar thoughts.

I went to Case Western as part of a 3/2 progam (2 yrs at liberal arts school, 3 years at CWRU).  Case was fine but it was sort of very generic place.  Lots of super brainy science and engineering kids and pre-meds who 
were very competitive in class and didn't do much of anything for fun outside of class.  In that vein there was not a lot of school spirit or sense of campus community.  Super cold and grey weather from Nov to May so most socializing is done indoors.  Cleveland is nicer than advertised but most of the students do 
not venture out into the city.  All-in-all sort of a let down down socially.  I went on to Hopkins for graduate school and they're actually pretty similar places.  Again, a lot of super intense studiers.  Most students
spent a good portion of their lives in the library.  Not much cohesion of the student body.  Most students did not venture into the surrounding city either because it was not thought of as not safe or they had no interest. 
To be honest, most students did not have much of a life outside of studying. 
Now as my own kids start to consider colleges I would not recommend either institution.  I spend summers at UVA and Georgetown and (in my experience) both were far, far better places to have a well-rounded traditional 
college experience.  I also started college with 2 years at a SLAC and there was a much better sense of community and belonging there than at CWRU (or JHU) so this is my other perpsective.

What are your thoughts on your own ala mater(s)?  This is not meant to be snarky and I also recognize that places change over years.   It's just striking to me to see all the CWRU intersest because my own experience was so blah. [/quote]

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