Horrible name. Same goes for Rice.

Vanderbilt was able to catch on bc better/cooler name.

Yes, college allure is that shallow. There is nothing inherently special abt Cornell or Dartmouth or Penn (which people still stupidly confuse w Penn State) but the Ivy League brand elevates them.

Case Western is highly recommended by the college office at our nyc private, particularly for bright kids looking for med size school and who need a solid target. Case has great academic offerings from stem, humanities, arts, and even undergrad business. The issue was that my kid wanted a more social school. However, I personally think it's an awesome school and made my kid apply. Case offers great merit, and does not have any supplemental essays. Plus, you can apply EA and get a response by early December. They do tend to bombard you with lots of email messages, and we did open/click through them in case they track. An early non-binding acceptance with great merit to a well regarded school was a great bonus. If my kid was premed or stem focused, I would have pushed iCase more. I see Case as similar to Hopkins (which my kid also didnt like). Very serious, academic student body with strong stem credentials, and a nerdy reputation (whether deserved or not).

Anonymous wrote:People in/from Cleveland are just as worldly and sophisticated as people from the coasts!

I believe: Every college, no matter where the college is located, is just as worldly and sophisticated as any other colleges. So I don't understand why the location of the college matters in this regard. The kids live on campus, not in the city. Their minds are influenced by the peers on campus, not those in the city.

People in/from Cleveland are just as worldly and sophisticated as people from the coasts!

Anonymous wrote:My kid liked it well on paper and okay in person. Our tour guide was a nice kid who seemed quite smart. The info session by the admissions office was sort of a turn off, though.

Personally, I really liked the campus and it seemed like a great school. For our student it came down to not liking the campus as well as other places he was looking (Rochester, Wake, Davidson, and a couple others) and just didn’t like the vibe as well. I’m sure he would have had a fine time and gotten a great education there though.

Where did your kid end up?

My kid chose Rochester as it was simply a much better fit. Less nerdy, wider diversity with the students (more non engineering/non premed majors---true LA/humanities majors)

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Anonymous wrote:The NAME of the school is a bit of a turnoff.

Can you articulate why?

If a rich person told you they liked it and it was ranked #19, would you have a problem?

Can you pronounce Bowdoin correctly? Any issues about that?

WUSTL look like a lovely acronym to you?

There are too many good colleges out there to settle for one that you will be explaining for the rest of your life. If you have the patience for that, good for you. I have better things to do.

What does this even mean? I am 54 years old and since graduating that long ago from the schools I earned my undergrad and masters, I can count on one hand how many people have actually asked me where I attended.

My kid liked it well on paper and okay in person. Our tour guide was a nice kid who seemed quite smart. The info session by the admissions office was sort of a turn off, though.

Personally, I really liked the campus and it seemed like a great school. For our student it came down to not liking the campus as well as other places he was looking (Rochester, Wake, Davidson, and a couple others) and just didn’t like the vibe as well. I’m sure he would have had a fine time and gotten a great education there though.

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Anonymous wrote:The NAME of the school is a bit of a turnoff.

Can you articulate why?

If a rich person told you they liked it and it was ranked #19, would you have a problem?

Can you pronounce Bowdoin correctly? Any issues about that?

WUSTL look like a lovely acronym to you?

There are too many good colleges out there to settle for one that you will be explaining for the rest of your life. If you have the patience for that, good for you. I have better things to do.

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Anonymous wrote:My STEM-leaning junior daughter is not considering it because she wants a more diverse part of the country. She has gone to private school with mostly whites all her life and wants to live in a place where there is a lot of ethnic diversity.

Have you looked closely at CWRU? It is quite diverse.

+1 Cleveland has a large African-American population and large immigrant communities (Indian, Korean, Filipino, Lebanese, Syrian, Greek, to name just a few). Case itself is very diverse.

My son is at Case and is white. He says that in all his labs so far (he is a 2nd year) he is by far the minority. He told me this as he really liked that about the school.

+a million. My child is a freshman at Case. Case is quite diverse school. It isn’t like Cleveland is a lily white city. Don’t let the wrong impression of Cleveland and Case’s diversity stop your daughter from Case. That shouldn’t be the reason. I could go on but won’t.

My student is having a great time at Case. Challenging classes but made lots of friends from all over the country and is keeping active. We are pleased.

My kids are public school kids so I don't know the answer. Can one assume that most private school kids are white?

Case is a pretty diverse school.

Anonymous wrote:The NAME of the school is a bit of a turnoff.

Can you articulate why?

If a rich person told you they liked it and it was ranked #19, would you have a problem?

Can you pronounce Bowdoin correctly? Any issues about that?

WUSTL look like a lovely acronym to you?

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Anonymous wrote:My STEM-leaning junior daughter is not considering it because she wants a more diverse part of the country. She has gone to private school with mostly whites all her life and wants to live in a place where there is a lot of ethnic diversity.

Have you looked closely at CWRU? It is quite diverse.

+1 Cleveland has a large African-American population and large immigrant communities (Indian, Korean, Filipino, Lebanese, Syrian, Greek, to name just a few). Case itself is very diverse.

My son is at Case and is white. He says that in all his labs so far (he is a 2nd year) he is by far the minority. He told me this as he really liked that about the school.

+a million. My child is a freshman at Case. Case is quite diverse school. It isn’t like Cleveland is a lily white city. Don’t let the wrong impression of Cleveland and Case’s diversity stop your daughter from Case. That shouldn’t be the reason. I could go on but won’t.

My student is having a great time at Case. Challenging classes but made lots of friends from all over the country and is keeping active. We are pleased.

Anonymous wrote:I went to Case and it's a very STEM (specifically engineering) heavy school.

Private high schools don't send many kids to study engineering (at any college) because of the salaries. My kids attend a well-regarded private and the wealthy by-in-large have kids who go into finance or law. Engineering is viewed as a stable but middle to upper middle class career. Sure, some engineers combine their scientific knowledge with business (or law) and make a ton of money but most do not.

It's been interesting to observe all of this as someone who did not grow up with any sort of money.

I still don't have as much money as people here, and it's interesting to hear beacuse I did not know this
It's also sad that the main occupations of rich people are about making more money but I guess it makes sense

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Anonymous wrote:My STEM-leaning junior daughter is not considering it because she wants a more diverse part of the country. She has gone to private school with mostly whites all her life and wants to live in a place where there is a lot of ethnic diversity.

Have you looked closely at CWRU? It is quite diverse.

+1 Cleveland has a large African-American population and large immigrant communities (Indian, Korean, Filipino, Lebanese, Syrian, Greek, to name just a few). Case itself is very diverse.

My son is at Case and is white. He says that in all his labs so far (he is a 2nd year) he is by far the minority. He told me this as he really liked that about the school.

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Anonymous wrote:My STEM-leaning junior daughter is not considering it because she wants a more diverse part of the country. She has gone to private school with mostly whites all her life and wants to live in a place where there is a lot of ethnic diversity.

Have you looked closely at CWRU? It is quite diverse.

+1 Cleveland has a large African-American population and large immigrant communities (Indian, Korean, Filipino, Lebanese, Syrian, Greek, to name just a few). Case itself is very diverse.

The NAME of the school is a bit of a turnoff.