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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]He hates that there's very little to do, to the point that he goes to the opera often enough that the people who work there know him. The food is shit, and not just on campus. Very little diversity in restaurants, very little fresh food. He hates how small the student body is - dated a girl for a month, broke up, next semester she's a TA in one of his classes. [/quote]

Young people don't go to the opera.  That recognition could happen anywhere that has opera and long-time ushers.

Severance Hall has cute short family concerts for little kids to introduce them to instruments.  A Cleveland Symphony player will talk about their instrument, their journey to being a professional musician, and demonstrate a few pieces.

If your son had friends that aren't into classical music, these might be painless intros.  They are light and fun.  Of course you have to like kids, but when I was a college student at a rural campus, I actually missed being around a variety of people including kids.

Also the Cleveland Art Museum and local historical society have interesting exhibits and things to do.

For those that are concerned about diversity, CWRU is an urban school.  Regardless of the makeup of the student body, there are community opportunities throughout the city.  There are a lot of ethnic communities in Cleveland.

I agree with the others who say you have to make your own fun.  My kid is at a different college with wonderful extracurricular amenities.  It's a big school so there are also plenty of people to meet.  But what my son does for fun with friends are pretty basic things like light hiking, canoeing, eating out, and going to movies.  The Cleveland area has a very nice Metroparks system with ranger talks, nature centers, festivals, voyageur canoe tours, etc.  You would probably need a car driver to do those but some might be on public bus users.

It sounds like Case just isn't a great fit socially.  I was a transfer student from one state flagship to another.  So I understand this.  But there's definitely more that could be done to make Cleveland more fun.[/quote]

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