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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Case Western is big on yield protection.   At my kid's HS they waitlist all the high stats kids.  I'd almost want to say that with a 35/36 ACT its better to go test optional.  [/quote]

This admission cycle my NOVA kid chose CS at UMD ($10k merit per year) over Case engineering ($30k) as well as BU ($25k), Lehigh ($30k) WM ($0), Ohio St. ($16.5k), UMN ($25k) and Pitt ($0).  Really enjoyed our visit. He was deferred to RD from EA. He was bitter about the deferral.  He would have liked to get out of the DMV, but think he made the smart choice. [/quote]
I agree.  CWRU might have been an option for my kid too but the deferral crossed them off.  [/quote]

I don't understand the "deferral crossed them off"?  If you kid wanted to go and would have accepted in EA, what was the "better offer" from a RD school that swayed them? 
It's not like they were Waitlisted--that I can understand.  After May 1 most kids move on
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I was the first poster that chose UMD, with my kid it was an ego thing.  Thought he was being a bit sensitive. Oh well.[/quote](except nursing obviously because you must start on day 1 to get thru in 4 years).  [/quote]
Isn't that true for engineering as well?[/quote]

No, it is completely open. You don't have to declare a major till you are a junior and you can choose and do multiple majors in whichever school you want. [/quote]
That usually happens in a major that is not impacted, which means it's not that popular there.  You could not do that in an impacted major.[/quote]

Take it from an alum and 2 kids at case that is not the case. You can apply as a psychology major and graduate as a chemical engineer or something else. It happens at Case all the time. But they will weed you out if you are not prepared. For example, some may go there to pursue premed but weeded out after struggling with organic chemistry. Same goes for engineering. At the end everyone finds what they are good at and pursue that. [/quote]
yes, but is chemical engineer an impacted major at Case ? That was the point.  Impacted majors don't let you transfer in unless there is room, and you pass the prereqs.[/quote]

That is not how Case curriculum works. You register for the classes you want. There are requirements for each major and as long as you fulfill them over whatever period you are their you are good. First two years everyone pretty much takes the same classes. There are different level of science and math requirements based on majors. If you want arts and engineering you take sciences and math that are for engineering. It is very flexible.[b] I don't think anyone at case ever heard of anything like impacted major. [/b][/quote]
yes, that is the point.  There are no impacted majors at Case, ie, the majors are not as popular such that the program is full.

CS/engineering is impacted at UMDCP because it's a very popular major.[/quote]

This makes no sense! Why are you trying to compare what happens at a state school with 40k students with a private with only 6k undergrad and a flexible curriculum? If you are trying to say UMD is better because there is one popular major and there isn't one at Case because majority is not looking to major in one particular topic...then I don't know what is the point. I'd think majority wanting to pursue a single major is indicative more of homogeneity and a lack of interest and diversity than anything else. If anything that should be a negative than a positive aspect ( and I am not saying UMD is a bad pick...it is just a different school with a different makeup and priorities). [/quote]
Engineering is a popular major at UMD because UMD is highly rated for that major.

Case, not as much.

That is the point.

If OP wants a small school and doesn't care about the prestige of the program, then Case makes sense. But, UMD is highly regarded for their engineering program, though it is a very large school. Hence, the LEP.

You can put that chip on your shoulder down  now.[/quote]

Project much?[/quote]
what I stated was fact.  How does that equate to me projecting anything?[/quote]

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