<p>In the last couple of months i have narrowed my college list down to a few. Case western is one of those few. Academically is has just about everything I need when it comes to my major (systems/industrial engineer). The problem I have consistently been hearing about the university is that life on the campus isn't the greatest. I was just wondering if i could get some input on the univeristy and some of the pros and cons of campus life.</p>
<p>Thanks for the help</p>
<p>Hi sidewalk, i've been meaning to give you my take on social life at Case, but I have a physics exam tomorrow that i'm going crazy over. I'll be sure to get to it..</p>
<p>CASE does have a reputation as being somewhat of a geek school. I’m not sure I’d stereotype it as that. I would say they have a lot of very very smart students who know what they want and will work to get it. My daughter is a serious student, but still a young adult that likes to party and have fun. So please don’t be scared off by the stereotype reputation. She joined a sorority and I was somewhat hesitant, to hear this. However, there was absolutely no hazing. She lives in the sorority house and loves it. She has made so many great friends. In fact last Thanksgiving, she ended up staying in Cleveland with a friend, because she had class on Wednesday and didn’t want to stress coming home for only a few days, when she would be home 2 weeks later for winter break. The local girls have been sooooooo nice to her. The sorority really gets involved in philanthropy. They do a lot of fund raising with the fraternities. There are many dances/mixers so I’ve been told. If you decide to attend CASE, I’d encourage you to consider joining a sorority/frat. She has loved everything about being in a sorority. She has been to Cleveland Indian games, basketball games, and even a Cleveland Browns game. She has been to The House of Blues in Cleveland to several concerts. All in all the past 2 years have been a wonderful growing experience for her. </p>
<p>My daughter also joined the dance team and is taking a dance class again this year. CASE offers a lot. The programs are so highly respected, that she plans on applying for her masters in one of their programs. She worked at a local hospital this summer and as soon as a physician finds out she is at CASE they give her their card and tell her to call when she graduates.</p>
<p>Also, CASE is not a suitcase school. Although there are a lot of students from OHIO and PA, there are also a lot of out of state students. And….I must say people in the mid-west people are really really really nice!!!</p>
<p>I'll second alot of what way2bize said. Case does have some students that are pretty unwilling to leave the dorm and meet people. However, its pretty unfortunate that Case gets its reputation from these people, because I would definitely say that they're a minority. I never have trouble finding things to do on the weekend, and that was even before I joined the greek system. I enjoy partying, and doing other things around campus like intramural sports, and spending time around university circle, checking out the museums and such.
The greek system is a huge part of social life on campus, considering a third of the undergrad population is in a fraternity/sorority. Its pretty common for my fraternity to do philanthropy events, and social events with the sororities, like mixers. I actually came to college with a very negative perspective on greek life, mainly due to movies/tv shows. But its really different here (there is partying, of course), but the greek system really is the center of an extremely vibrant social life.</p>
<p>To add to way2bize's comment about Case not being a suitcase school- I have good friends from New york, texas, california, washington state, china, and I myself am from maryland. More recently, the ohio population has shrunk immensely to make way for OOS students. If you come here, I urge you to just get out of your room and meet the people around you, and there's nothing stopping anybody here from having an awesome social life.</p>
<p>my sister is a fourth year.
she has told me for the last 4 years taht all people at case do is study.
people who dont' study usually go to bars etc... if they're old enough... more graduate students than undergrads i think.
but case is known for having a difficult curriculum so don't expect an awesome party scene. but you can find a party if you want to find one.
but i hear there is a big halo gaming scene on campus -_-</p>
<p>I'll simply disagree with your sister on the first point. Sure, a larger percentage of students here probably would fall into the "nothing but study" category than many others, but many of us have lots of fun.</p>
<p>I guess people do go to bars alot, although i'm still under 21 so i stick to the house party scene for the most part. But yeah, the curriculum is difficult, so definitely don't expect excessive partying.</p>
<p>well, I'm premed, and yes I do study a lot. but there's things to do for those who don't like studying too much. but beware of your GPA for those who likes to party. hard curriculum</p>
<p>I'm not a partier, but I can tell you that it's certainly possible to have a fun time at Case. We have roughly 160 student orgs (nearly complete list here</a>), which makes for quite a few events on campus. It's also a great way to get involved in leadership, if you're interested in that sort of thing.</p>
<p>For example, I am:
Member, USG finance committee
President, Japan Connection
President, Case Project Club
Treasurer, Case IEEE (despite being a mechanical engineer)
Member, E-Week planning committee</p>
<p>Definitely keeps me busy, but it's a lot of fun.</p>
<p>As a side note, one of my friends is doing a double degree in systems & control and history; he seems to be quite enjoying the systems & control program. I'm doing a double degree in mechanical engineering and Japanese studies, and plan to spend next year studying in Tokyo.</p>
<p>I got to spend a month in Tokyo last summer (with homestay) on an exchange program between Case and Waseda. Never would've had the chance if I weren't at Case, but it wound up causing me to pick up a second major. One thing that I really like about Case is it's quite easy to pursue other interests; I know plenty of people doing double degrees, BS/MS, or other things along those lines. Granted, it can tack on time to your degree if you don't have the credits, but that's kind of a given.</p>
<p>Oh, and I'm a Bostonian. My roommates are from Washington, Colorado, and Texas.</p>
<p>Studying? Sure, I'm an engineering student. But it's quite easy to have a life outside your classes. I'll also have to disagree with jliu's sister.</p>
<p>An observation: the people who sit in their rooms and play video games don't have a life at Case.</p>
<p>The ones who get out and join either a sorority or a fraternity, or a music ensemble, or other interest group, make friends and have lots of fun stuff to do.</p>
<p>At least smart people are easy to find at Case. :)</p>