<p>I just received a full ride with scholarship and grants, so my parents are like almost forcing me to go. the only thing i have to ask is, is it really as boring (barely anyone drinks) as people say it is? Yeah, I know you’re not supposed to go to college for parties, but no parties whatsoever? not a chance for a spot on my list</p>
<p>You’d be surprised how awesome the social life can be, if you just meet the right people. </p>
<p>I’m abroad right now, but at Case i drink just about every weekend with a big group of friends. Also, it may help to get involved in Greek life, if thats something you’re looking for.</p>
<p>How is dorm life for freshman?</p>
<p>I too received a full ride. It includes a couple of loans, but overall it’s the best aid package I’ve gotten and I really like Case so I’ll most likely end up there.</p>
<p>Is Case flexible with their financial aid offers?</p>
<p>I would very much like to attend Case in the upcoming fall, but the amount of debt I would accumulate in undergrad studies seems too high. I have to cover about 20k each year with the current offer and I was wondering how realistic would it be to have that cut in half?</p>
<p>How is this program at Case? I hear that BME is v.good. Can you please let me know. I am also accepted in Rose Hulman. The students there seem to be very nice. What are the pros and cons of Case.</p>
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<p>how is the campus? my counselor was trying to tell me that city schools have buildings through out the city and some classes are held at some random city buidlings? and is it like a university campus feel?</p>
<p>About how many hours does the average CWRU student spend per hour of class or credit hour on homework & projects?</p>
<p>m1ns0o,</p>
<p>While it’s true that Case is in a city, it is not in a downtown area. Actually, Case is about four miles from downtown Cleveland in a nice park-like area with lots of museums and other cultural institutions. Some parts of the campus are definitely a bit congested, but there are also some nice quads with lots of trees and grass. So, Case does have a campus feel IMO. </p>
<p>The biggest complaint I heard from people that went to Case was that there wasn’t enough retail (e.g., grocery stores, department stores, etc.) within walking distance of campus. So, it was sometimes a pain when they needed to buy basic supplies. But, this was a while ago, so maybe there are more stores around now.</p>
<p>The campus is not in the city like NYU is. None of the buildings are scattered. It is a campus like any other school.</p>
<p>chi62–Some big differences:</p>
<p>–m/f ratio is much better at Case
–Case is located in Cleveland, R-H in Terre Haute. Nuff said. :)</p>
<p>I was wondering if anyone has gone through the appeals process for financial aid? My package was comprised of nearly 10k in loans, and I still can’t afford my EFC. Case is my first choice school, and I was really pleased with my admission. Considering the amount of debt I’d have to take on, however, it doesn’t look all that promising.</p>
<p>i second mkondo92’s question regarding workload…how much work do classes give?</p>
<p>also, if i’m going to be a premed, how’s the environment? is it like SUPER competitive or more chill where people actually help each other out? what’s the average GPA of case students in general and premeds?</p>
<p>I recently visited campus and it seemed very empty to me. Is this how it always is? How is the overall social life on campus? Also, how many dining facilities does Case have?</p>
<p>heresyxgpaholic–my son visited on a weekend and Sunday night everyone was doing homework & helping each other. He really liked the atmosphere. I wouldn’t say it’s competitive, but everyone does work hard.</p>
<p>wrestler09, and all social life ?'s
It is really what you make of it. If you come here with a ****ty attitude, you’ll have a bad experience. If you didn’t want to go to Case, you shouldn’t have applied. There are parties. I can go to party any thursday, friday, saturday night. There are plenty of parties, especially since Case is a wet campus, and many upperclassman have offcampus housing on south side/little italy. Getting into greek life is a great way to meet new people, which allows you to have access to more social events. Football parties, soccer parties, tennis parties, greek parties, dorm parties occur. There are big parties, and social just friends hanging out in dorms/apartments drinking.
Plenty to do if you don’t want to drink- a lot of concerts, west side market, waterfront, theatre district etc;.
But yes, a lot of people at Case drink. It may be suprising b/c Case is seen as a dorky, dry school, and it most def. is not.</p>
<p>i’d like to know the same as mkondo92 and heresyxgpaholic. i also want to be pre-med and i’d like to know the avg. GPA for pre-med students. also, about what percentage stay on the pre-med track? </p>
<p>is course work always relevant to exams? i hate it when the teacher gives endless work that doesn’t appear on the tests.</p>
<p>From what I hear, Case pre-meds get a ton of classwork. I think it is ranked as one of the top colleges in amount of work :(. I also heard Case students are ranked high in unhappiness. These two factors really turn me off about the school, but I got rejected/waitlisted everywhere else I applied (competitive schools), so I have no choice but to attend Case. I just want some comments concerning the validity of those two rankings, especially from Case students themselves. I really want to want to go there, but I hear the overall college experience sucks.</p>
<p>Whatever, maybe I am meant to stay in Cleveland. GO CAVS!!!</p>
<p>I go to Case and I’m not unhappy. The unhappiness index is really deceiving, especially depending on when they ask students (finals week). The workload’s heavy, but it is at most schools. People aren’t just stressed b/c of the work load, many students are really involved. Over 30% of students are Greek, and there are many students athletes (a lot of engineer athletes) and a ton of on campus groups. A good group of students who get overwhelmed procrastinate.
There is going to be a heavy workload no matter where you go for engineering or pre med. It’s going to be hard and stressful regardless if you go to MIT, CMU or Case. People who are unhappy here typically come in with a poor attitude or aren’t very social. You’re not going to have fun if you stay in every night playing video games alone. Case is corky and students are serious about academics because many plan on attending med/grad/law school, so grades matter. People stress about work because they care, but most are able to stay sane by going out on the weekends. The kids who don’t get involved typically dislike Case, but honestly college in general is what you make of it. Yes, it’s cliche, but if you come in narrow minded or with an attitude you won’t enjoy college. Also, our school is a lot smaller so happiness index’s are based on a very small number of people, and most people participate in surveys when they are unhappy with a service.
If you don’t want to have a lot of work, go to a CC or second tier state school. College isn’t like high school where you rarely have more than an hour of work. You have between 15-21 hours of class a week, so you have so much more free time to do work. Engineering and pre med will be difficult regardless of where you go, and it gets harder each year. But we have plenty of football/soccer players who are engineers and pre med and manage a 3.5 or higher. Those who choose to take advantage of oppurtunities -clubs,sports, IM’s- have fun.
It’s not hard to find things to do on the weekend, especially since everyone needs to wind down by the end of the week. I find that the people here who are unhappy are resentful for ending up at Case, because they didn’t get into the top schools. That attitude carries over to the first semester, which is when it is easiest to meet people, and come back from winter break w/o having good friendships. It’s hard because everyone has to start over in college, and it takes time to find you’re real friends/group. A lot of people struggle to adjust, and the shock of having more work than in hs adds to it. I’d say everyone here gets stressed, because college is work. And that happens everywhere, because sometimes things pile up. The unhappiness thing is, in my mind, connected to the workload more than the social life aspect. It’s small enough that you typically run in to friends/people you know on the weekends, especially at parties, and it is really ok to just have a night to yourself. No doubt it’s tough, but most people are able to get through it by managing your time. If you procrastinate, it will catch up to you. I never have the vibe that people are unhappy here, except when the whether is awful (snow in April).</p>
<p>Thanks for the long insightful response. </p>
<p>“I find that the people here who are unhappy are resentful for ending up at Case, because they didn’t get into the top schools.”</p>
<p>That definitely describes me at the moment, but as long as I can be happy at Case, that attitude should diminish. I just get the impression people are unhappy from my brother who goes to the school. I also got the vibe people are unhappy when I visited the school. But, if what you said is true, than I should not stress out about it.</p>
<p>I can live with the snow in April :).</p>
<p>Case requires a math diagnostic exam to determine what math course you would qualify for. Do you know what the exam covers in content?</p>