<p>How much prestige and name recognition does case have?</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
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<p>I would consider Case a close relative to Carnegie Mellon. Not as well known but overall just as good of a school. They are similar in structure as both came into being by combining a technical school and a liberal arts school. Both are in the center of the arts section of their respective cities. Case tends to offer better financial aid packages thus allowing many students an opportunity to get a similar education for less than they would at CMU. I know a few people attending Case and a few more who will be attending. They are some of the best and brightest from D’s high school. D actually chose Purdue over CWRU but it had nothing to do with prestige plus or minus.</p>
<p>Thanks for your input. What about name recognition. If I were to ask a random person about case would they be familiar with it? </p>
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<p>I don’t think you should worry about the random person’s impression. My extended family and most of my friends haven’t heard of U Chicago, Brown, Williams, Carnegie Mellon or Swarthmore. People who matter, like a hiring manager or the person evaluating your grad school application, will know of Case.</p>
<p>I agree with DRD, you shouldn’t base your future on “how prestigious” a school is or if someone has heard of Case. Most of her friends and our family had never heard of Case when my daughter told them where she was going but engineers have, so that is all that is important. Whenever she or I meet engineers, they always tell us how great of a school Case is. One of the parents of one of my D high school classmates looked for us after graduation last year to tell us he had attended Case and was happy to see she was going there. My D told me whenever they set foot off campus and eat at a restaurant or go somewhere in Cleveland people will ask what college she attend, when she replies Case they always reply, “You must be really smart.” She thinks it’s pretty funny because she knows it’s more about how hard she is willing to work than how smart she is.</p>
<p>Prestige can be earned in a number of ways. Michigan, Ohio State, Alabama etc. are well known because they are perennial favorites in football, basketball etc. Having a strong sports culture will get you name recognition. On the other end are the academic/social elites. Those might be considered the Ivies, Stanford, MIT and then a whole host of others that as you go down the list become much more regional. I think that when you get into this list (and Case is in the top 50) that it becomes much more about where the student fits within the school environment. Case is a research university. It has more graduate students than undergraduate. As a freshman you will be truly at the bottom of the academic totem pole and even when you graduate you’ll have worked your way up to 40% range. It is not in the position to be as selective as MIT, Duke, Northwestern or Stanford, however, I think that most of the students who attend are driven to excel and the university demands that of them. If having the name universally recognized is important to you then Case may not fit the bill. If getting an education that is amongst the best our universities have to offer then Case is a place a driven student can excel.</p>
<p>OP - “prestige” also depends upon your major at a particular school. What are you wanting to study at Case?</p>
<p>I hate this question, it absolutely makes me throw up. As a current student, I was thrilled just to be accepted to Case because it was the best school I got into, and when I got here, students were already sad about not getting into an Ivy. Please, grow up and don’t come to Case if you have that attitude. The vast majority of the people who come to Case want to be here and recognize how special the school is. Whether it is rated #37 or #1, Case will always be prestigious and I always find that the ignorant and sheltered are those who have never heard of my esteemed university. Although I am not in a science major at Case, which can be looked down upon, I am still proud to be a Spartan and I believe that you should be too if you are considering coming here. Don’t choose a school based off of prestige or you’ll be sorry and regret your choice.</p>
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Exactly. Attend the school with the best fit and/or financial package.</p>
<p>A little late to the discussion. My son will be a freshman this fall at CWRU. As an east coaster, I wasn’t too sure about Case - e.g. name recognition. Recently, I spoke with a neighbor who said “I heard your son is going to a school that starts with a ‘W’?” Ah well, name recognition and prestige are not what picking a college should be about. The more we learned about Case the more my son (and we as parents) saw it as a great fit for him. Case’s attributes include highly talented/motivated students, an excellent curriculum, superior engineering program (his major), interesting location and opportunity for a variety of activities, including D-III sports (which was important to S). Most importantly for him, this is a no-nonsense place with a focus on education. S became tired of hearing from students at other colleges/universities about “the college experience” and where to find the best gourmet hamburgers on campus. He found the students down to earth in a refreshing way and there for the same reasons he is going to school - to learn. We are certain he will get an outstanding education and have more than enough opportunities to take advantage of academically, recreationally, culturally, research-wise, etc. In his/our minds - prestige follows function/values.</p>
<p>Welcome (Steve26) to your son and family to CWRU. My D and I are very happy with her first year experience. CWRU has ended up being the best choice for her. I am excited to see what experiences she has during her next 3 years at Case. She has declared BME as her major about a month ago and is excited for her first BME class next fall. I am sure your son will be happy during his time at Case. Congratulations!</p>
<p>I’m from Southern Ohio, and at my small public Case only draws a few students. Those interested in science/engineering usually go to Purdue or OSU, only occasionally to Case. I don’t think it is very well known here.</p>
<p>AustroHungarian, I think your school is doing you a huge disservice not bringing Case to the attention of its students…you’re missing out on a great school!</p>
<p>i know Case is an excellent university, but are the jobs in Ohio good enough? I’m planning on majoring in biomedical engineering, and one of the factors that will help me select my college is how good the job market is in that area.</p>
<p>Cleveland is in the heart of the rust belt, and so there are a TON of engineering firms that have R&D faciltiies here. I think 9 out of 16 of the biggest med device companies have R&D facilities near Cleveland. The city is also a start-up hub in the Midwest, with over $220M in venture capital investment in the region anually. </p>
<p>Just as NYC is the financial capital of the country, this area is the engineering capital of the country. Location matters. Just like going to NYU for finance has its benefits, going to Case for engineering does too.</p>
<p>I’m from the Dayton area and the Valadictorian of my D HS class is going to Case, the Salutorian to Princeton. 3 of the top 10 students are either going to Case for undergrad or in a program with another school and Case. In our area it has an excellent reputation.</p>
<p>If you’re going into premed or biomedical engineering, the Cleveland Clinic is so close by and offers high level internships and job opportunities as it is a world famous medical center</p>