<p>I am writing from India-one of the accepted students for Engineering.I seem to be confused about Case.Can you provide the perspectives on the following?</p>
<p>-Why is everybody negative/reserved about Cleveland? Has it got to do with weather? Does the lake-effect snow make life miserable-particularly for somebody from a tropical country like me.</p>
<p>-Reputation of Case for Engineering is good. But, has it got more to do with graduate studies?,and not undergraduation.What are the internship opportunities? Is one better off studying in a less well-known Masters' University like Santa Clara is in the middle of Silican Valley with good scope for internships. </p>
<p>-Next comes the issue of security which must be engaging the mind of every student-what with recent spate of shootings in US.</p>
<p>Like I said, I am from far away India-would like some frank opinions.Thank you.</p>
<p>I've been accepted as well. I don't know much about their engineering program, but I live pretty close to Cleveland and I am on Case's campus every weekend, so I can try to help you with the other two questions.</p>
<p>Cleveland weather . . . we really only have two seasons: summer and winter. The other two kind of pass us by, but the change is nice. We got a lot more snow this year than we usually do, but they're pretty good about cleaning it up. One of my friends moved here from India three or four years ago, and she's adjusted to it just fine. She might wear an extra layer or sweater in the colder months, but it's no big deal and she loves it here. It'll be exciting to see snow for the first time, too!</p>
<p>I think that part of Cleveland's bad reputation might come from the fact that last year it was called the poorest big city in the US. Like any other big city, though, there are nice areas, along with the not-so-nice areas.</p>
<p>I was really impressed with Case's security on campus. Case is in a very nice part of Cleveland . . . by University Circle, the Cleveland Clinic, CIM, all of the museums, and Severance Hall. They have blue call boxes all over campus to use if you're in trouble, and you can see at least two of them pretty close by no matter where you are. If you're out by yourself late or are afraid to be alone, you can call their security office. They'll drive you or walk with you wherever you need to go at any time, day or night. I can honestly say that of all the places I've been accepted to or visited, I felt the safest at Case.</p>
<p>My friend is a ChemE sophomore here at Case, and she says that Case's undergraduate engineers are very well off for grad school or entering industry after undergrad. Many engineers do co-op and take 4.5 to 5 years to graduate, but spend a summer and a semester or more cooping with a private company in their field. Philips Medical Systems and HItachi are both in the area, and take a lot of BMEs and MechEs. There are tons of companies every year at the career fair looking for all types of engineers. Opportunities are never going to just knock on your door; you have to go out there and look for them yourself. Also Case offers a BS-MS program for engineers/science majors looking to get into research. That program usually takes 5 years, but you graduate with an MS as well, and that makes you highly sought after for jobs and PhD programs. </p>
<p>Oboe covered the security pretty well. Basically you need to be smart, don't walk some areas alone at night. Its a major city in the U.S., of course it will have its fair share of crime and risk associated with it, most major cities in the world do. </p>
<p>Case students do pretty well in graduate school acceptances as well.</p>