Case Western Reserve University...!

Colleges and Universities A-Z Case Western Reserve University
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<p>i've been scrutinizing CWRU recently..</p>

<p>my gpa is 4.45(w) and 3.72 (uw) at a decent public high school in pennsylvania.
my old sat is 540(v) and 780 (m)
new sat is 580(c), 730 (m) and 570 (w).
(i wasn't born in us, but i lived in us for 8 yrs)
780 on math2c and 740 on chemistry.
3 on APUSH, 2on APCS, and 5 on AP chem.
a lot of clubs and a lot of comm. service.
also pennsylvania gov school for information technology.</p>

<p>(it would be nice if a current student at cwru or a person who knows alot about cwru answered some of my questions...
i've been doing alot of research and there are alot of opposing views on cwru...
so please help me!!!)</p>

<p>-is it safe for me to say that cwru is my match?</p>

<p>-i know that their scholarship is based on SAT scores.
how much do you think i can get with my SAT?? (i'm retaking in oct. and hoping for 1400+ critical and math combined.. i hope that the writing doesn't affect the scholarship)</p>

<p>-i found that alot of ppl complain about the neighborhood. how bad is it?? do people get killed often?? suicides??</p>

<p>-i read that students have access to the train (RTA) and can go to downtown cleveland. do students visit downtown often?? are there alot of entertainment in downtown??</p>

<p>-i also read that the food is bad... how bad is it? how good is the italian pizza place?</p>

<p>-how is cwru's chemE??</p>

<p>-how is cwru's management?? (i read that cwru's management is actually ranked higher than cwru's engineering)</p>

<p>i know that some of my questions are really really weird...
but if you have knowledge about cwru, please answer my questions and give me any informations that might help a prospective student.
cwru seems like a good school, but alot of ppl said they don't want to return to cwru...</p>

<p>why??</p>

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<p>I'm a sophomore at Case this year...</p>

<p>Case may be a match for you, but it's hard to tell. The rankings of incoming students tend to fluctuate a lot. From what I can tell, the admissions department likes to see a lot of extracurriculars and passion/talent for something (typically not related to what you major in). They may overlook a lower test score or gpa if they feel that you would be a valuable asset to the campus.</p>

<p>As far as scholarships, I'm not sure what you'd qualify for. Once again, they like to base these a lot on extracurriculars. I know some people with very high test scores that got quite small scholarships. In order to get the highest scholarships you have to have excellent test scores along with excellent extracurriculars. Back when they published the ranges for test scores with the scholarship amounts, I think that your current SAT scores would place you in the bracket for the Provosts scholarship (about 1/3) and if you improve to 1400+ you may jump up to the next bracket, but there's no guarantee.</p>

<p>The neighborhood isn't too bad, I've never felt truly uncomfortable there. If you're smart about not walking alone at 3 in the morning, you'll be fine. I don't know that there have been any killings in quite a while in the local area, and I haven't heard of any suicides. The area around part of campus is rundown, but the campus does a pretty good job of making campus safe and nice to be in.</p>

<p>Having access to the RTA (both train and bus) is very nice. Most often people use it to get to Walmart or Target or movies, but they do tkae you to entertainment too. Some people visit downtown, but it completely depends on your interests and who you decide to hang out with. Pretty much anything you can think of to do there is in Cleveland. The museums, playhouses, and symphony are all very close to campus and other forms of entertainment are a bit further away.</p>

<p>The food used to be really bad, but last year Case switched to Bon Appetit (which is one of the top food service companies in the country). The food is all fresh prepared, and I love it...no steam trays and lots of fresh fruits and veggies. I'm not sure which italian pizza place you're talking about...there's lots of good pizza places closeby though.</p>

<p>I've heard good things about the chem E departement. It isn't ranked quite as high as some of the engineering disciplines (like biomed), but it is still quality. Especially if you have an interest in both chem e and management, Case is good idea.</p>

<p>The school of management is quite well known. I think that it ranks better for grad studies than undergrad, but both are good. I'm not too familiar with anything within the school of business though, so I can't give a great assessment of it.</p>

<p>Case has gone through some major image changes and overhauls. I remember hearing a lot of people saying they didn't want to return (even my tour guide-who was since fired- spent the tour trying to convince us not to go to Case!) It is an excellent place for students who want to study and don't want to party hard all year long. If you want to do well at Case you have to be a serious student, and I think that's where a lot of the discontentment comes from. I personally love the place and can't think of a better place I could have ended up at.</p>

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<p>thank you very much for your reply Ctheflute!!
it helped me alot!</p>

<p>my passion is to help others.
i started donating blood after i turned 17 and i've been doing community service almost every week for over 2 years.
my name means "to help" so i try to help others...</p>

<p>i think i have pretty good extracurriculars..</p>

<pre><code>- Asian Student Association (9, 10, 11, 12!)
- Car Club (9)
- Chemistry Club (10, 11, 12!)
- Computer Club (9, 10, 11, 12!)
- French Club (9, 10, 11, 12!)
- “Gusto Warrior” Intramural Sports (10)
- Key Club (10, 11, 12!)
- Math Club (11, 12!)
- National Honor Society (11, 12!)
- Spring Track & Field (9, 10, 11 / JV)
- Yearbook Staff (10)
* Positions held:
</code></pre>

<p>Asian Student Association Treasurer (11)
Chemistry Club Attendance Secretary (12)</p>

<p>D. Extracurricular Activities Outside of School and Others
- Community service at UD Public Library (Since June of ’03, 250+ Hours)
- Community service at a program for kids called “Science in the summer:
Chemistry” sponsored by Glaxo Smith Cline in July of ’03 (1 week, 20+ hours)
- Worked at “Prudential Eastern Operation Data Collection Center” in July of ’04
(9 am ~ 5 pm 5 days a week for 4 weeks, physical work with computer wires)
- Attended Pennsylvania Governor’s School of Information Technology in summer of ’04 at Penn State University Park
- Help my dad’s construction business (type & fax bills, organize files, fax/phone
with contractors)
- Unofficially translated at hospitals and schools</p>

<p>how much financial aid do you receive Ctheflute??
what is your major?
do you like your profs.? do you like your dorm?
are you excited about village at 115?? (i know that 115 is only for upperclass)</p>

<p>once again, thank you for your comment!</p>

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<p>I'm not sure what exactly admissions looks for, but your extracurriculars seem pretty similar to most people that end up at Case.</p>

<p>I'm majoring in Biomedical Engineering with probably a minor or two thrown in there (computer engineering and/or psychology).</p>

<p>So far I've liked most of my profs and my classes. There were one or two that I didn't care for, but it was mainly that they were interested in telling the class theory and deriving equations before they told us the facts...they get carried away sometimes :)
I loved my dorm...last year I was in a double room with a community bathroom. It was in really good shape, and I didn't have much problems at all. The walls seemed really thick, so I didn't have too much ambient noise to bother me. I appreciated the boiling water tap (instant ramen, tea, coffee, hot chocolate, etc!).<br>
I am excited about the village at 115...I think it will be very nice for later on. I'm not crazy about all the rooms having double beds (I already have all my sheets and blankets for a twin) and not having the freedom to arrange the room as much as I would like. But you can't beat a semi-private bathroom and a full kitchen. I would like to see them get a lot cheaper, but I guess getting onto a smaller mealplan kinda offsets that.</p>

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<p>once again, thank you very much</p>

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<p>I would like to emphasize the image overhaul. I'm a incoming freshman. The freshmen (as opposed to the stereotypical Case student) seemed a whole lot more outgoing than I expected. Also, many girls.</p>

<p>Mizera, I think your scores will take you only so far when it comes to getting a scholarship. I got a 1530 on the SAT, but I only got the provost's scholarship. The thing that matters after the test scores place you into consideration of a scholarship is your grades and your activities. Just how well rounded you are. My grades unfortunately were not very spectacular.</p>

<p>Anyways, they're willing to raise your scholarship after 2 or 3 semesters if you show academic excellence (I believe).</p>

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<p>thank you for your comment babumohan.</p>

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<p>BabuMahon/Mizera-
If you're awarded a Provost/President/Trustee scholarship as an incoming freshman you're ineligible to reapply for a bigger scholarship as an upperclassmen. The only students allowed to apply are those who didn't receive one when they were admitted. There are however a number of other largely merit based scholarships awarded to upperclassmen, see the Financial Aid Website's section on scholarships for more information</p>

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<p>thank you for your input seattlechica</p>

<p>if a student receives a Provost/President/Trustee scholarship as an incoming freshman AND maintain a high GPA through out the year, is it possible for the student to receive the same scholarship during the sophomore year??</p>

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<p>i have more questions for any current student at Case.</p>

<p>-my intended major is chemical engineering.
i know that engineering is tough in general.
however, i was reading some college guidebooks at b&n today, and one of the book said that many students at case don't go to bed 'til 3 am.
in addition, it said that case has the 2nd most workload in US (MIT was first).
do you agree or is the book exagerating?
-another book mentioned that the engineering buildings (i forgot which, but i think it was chemE and/or bme building) were 20~30 minute walk from NRV. do you think that you walk alot? do you ride bikes?
-can you briefly tell me what your ordinary monday, friday night, and sunday are like at Case?</p>

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<p>If you are given a merit aid scholarship and maintain a 3.0 GPA, your scholarship is automatically renewed for up to 4 years (unless you finish your degree first).
A lot of people stay up until 3 by choice. The only time I was up that late was when my hard drive crashed, I got a replacement the day before I had a programming assignment due, and I had to stay up til 3:30 to finish it (there is a computer lab that I could have used, but I wanted to go to a study session instead of going to open lab hours...I chose my fate). I would agree about the 2nd heaviest workload. I had a class where I routinely spent 8 hours a week on a homework assignment (not counting studying, reading the book, attending optional study sessions, etc). Most classes aren't that bad, but the people that come to Case expecting to do little work are quickly disappointed. I would say that I spent about 40 hours a week outside of classes doing homework/studying (a big change for me because I studied very little in high school).
The 20-30 minutes is a bit exaggerated, unless you are planning to crawl to class. It took me 20 minutes almost exactly to get to the furthest administrative building (where I worked)...that meant crossing 9 streets often at rush hour :) Getting to the academic buildings only requires crossing 4-5 (mostly smaller) streets..it typically took me 10-15 minutes to get where I was going, but I guess I walk at a pretty good clip. It's about a mile from the NRV to Veale (which is at the furthest end of the engineering buildings. I usually walked about 4 miles a day I figured, but I think that's good for me because I don't necessarily have the time to go exercise as much as I should. The first few weeks on campus were hard, I wasn't used to walking that much, but I got used to it pretty quick. The busses run most of the time, but they can be a bit unpredictable. I would say that about a third of the students bring bikes, and of those, probably only half actually use them to get to class.
Monday: Get up around 8, breakfast, go to 9:30, 10:30, 11:30 classes. Eat lunch at Bag It on the quad, get to work around 1. Work til 4:30, get back to the dorm around 4:50. Vegitate until supper with friends sometime around 6. Do some minor homework until band practice from 7-8:30. After band, do homework til 10:30, when I get bored, or when I run out of homework. Relax, hang out, etc til I get tired and go to sleep (prolly between 11:30 and 12:30).
Friday night: Get back from work, sit around til 7:30 to wait for friends...spend at least an hour deciding what we're going to do...walk or take the greenie (bus) out to Coventry to get dinner somewhere off campus...take the greenie back and argue about what to do next...we usually ended up watching a movie because we're boring people, but we also did things like going to the symphony, frat parties, Halloween on the Farm, and other campus activities. Some people like going clubbing or finding parties off campus, but that's not what my group was into.
Sunday: Well, if you are a churchgoing person, you go to church on Sunday. Regardless of that, you spend pretty much the rest of the day catching up on homework or trying to get a little ahead. Sundays around big exams are usually really quiet.</p>

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<p>thank you very much!</p>