<p>Its not like anyone is replying but these are some questions I have.</p>
<p>Dorms
Which dorms are the quiet study dorms?
Which are the social ones? Which are nicest?
What are the pros, cons and prices of each?
Are there are honors dorms? If so how do they compare?
Is the internet and cable in the dorms free?
If not, how much is it?
How big are the dorms?
How is coed and single sex dorms arranged?
What comes with the dorms?</p>
<p>Honors
What are the requirements?
Is the honors program just for your major or are all your classes honors?
How much more challenging is it? How much more does it impose on your life?
Are there any perks?(discount on concert tickets, etc)</p>
<p>Education
How hard is it to double major?
How are research oppurtunities?</p>
<p>Social
Is it like high school socially?
Is greek big?
If so how does that affect life?
Is the school more libral or studious etc?</p>
<p>Campus
Is the campus pretty?
Is it scary at night?</p>
<p>Money
How is financial age and scholarship programs?
Is it hard to get a job or do you recommend it?</p>
<p>How is public transportation?
How easy/hard is it to get access to professors and equipment in the wieght room?</p>
<p>I visited earlier this year and will give you my impressions even though I don't know answers to many of your questions. The campus is larger and prettier than I expected--it's really very nice. There's a main street tha divides the science areas from the arts, but people were going back and forth. The section of town seemed great. Little Italy is walking distance and lined with restaurants. The area is filled with several museums and the Cleveland Clinic. There was nothing that seemed "scary".</p>
<p>Students seemed friendly, casual, but a normal range of types. I was worried that I'd be surrounded by dorky types, but I found that I shouldn't believe all of the campus review books.</p>
<p>My daughter is a freshman at Case and loves it there. She is studying biomedical engineering. She almost didn't go there because we had a horrible tour guide, but she decided to look past that experience and decided that they offered her the best opportunities. I will try to answer some of your questions.</p>
<p>Dorms--She is on a all-girls floor (she requested one). She has been very happy with her dorm. She was surprised how quiet her room is when she closes the door (even though there are guys floors above and below her). They have changed the residency rules so now juniors and seniors can live off campus if they want. They are building new apartment-style dorms for the upperclassmen, and most of the sophomores can get suite-style rooms I think. She did not want a TV in her room (she goes down to the lounge if she has time to watch TV) so I don't know about cable costs, but internet is included in tuition (wireless throughout campus and very fast connections). You should be able to find out more about the dorms on the Case website...She thinks that they seemed to do a pretty good job of matching up roommates. She loves the food there...all of the food is prepared fresh--(no frozen lasagna...great salad bars)...same food service that provides food at WUSTL.</p>
<p>Financial aid was a little better than the other colleges my daughter applied to. Case used to give certain amounts based upon ACT/SAT scores, but now they are also putting more emphasis on extra-curriculars. I think they might also give greater attention to whether you apply early action (not binding) or regular. </p>
<p>My daughter is not in the honors college...I get the impression that engineering students are not in the honors college..There seems to be lots of opportunities for multiple majors and research (although it might not be paid). They repeatedly encourage you to get to know your professors. Her recitations and lectures are taught by professors (not TA's). The TA's are also available if you still need extra help. She was an excellent student in high school, and was surprised at the heavy work load here...but she is still doing well...just not sleeping quite as much as she did in high school. She has not seen a cut-throat environment...everyone is pretty friendly and she gets together with many people for impromtu study sessions. She does have some sophomore level classes (because of AP credits) and found that the sophomores didn't have much to do with the freshmen, but it really hasn't been an issue, and even that is improving. </p>
<p>My daughter was not "social" in high school, but already has a great group of friends (both guys and girls) in college. Included in tuition is free admission to all of the local museums and free public transportation throughout Cleveland. They also can get free (through a weekly drawing) or reduced admission to the Cleveland Orchestra and the other musicians that come to campus. She doesn't drink and has not been hassled about it..alot of her friends are the same way...but many people do drink (and go to frat parties). </p>
<p>She said that living in the city took a little getting used to. The noise of the city surprised her...lots of ambulance sirens since there is a hospital on campus. There are lots of security guards available. The dorms are accessed through a card key system. She does go out at night, but generally walks with someone else going in the same direction. She doesn't seem to be concerned about safety on campus, but she is not careless either. She has not complained that there is nothing to do. Hope this helped. Make sure you visit the school before you decide to go there..but sometimes you have to make a gut decision--my daughter did, and she is happy she did.</p>
<p>How does Case accept 75% of its students?! I'm SURE i read this wrong so i looked it up again, yup, 75%. how can it afford to do that? is it just an AMAZING applicant pool?</p>
<p>First, Case does not accept 75% of the class anymore. Its got much more stricer with its application pool and the admissions rate is about 50%. Second, it is the strength of the pool, not the admissions rate that count. My friend with a 1300 SAT's got rejected, so its not thta easy to get in. Most of the applicants have over a 1300 and are top 10% of the class. Good luck to anyone applying!</p>
<p>education.yahoo.com says 4,680 applied, 3,525 admitted, 878 enrolled; yahoo's numbers are the same as in the Kaplan guide. That does mean 75% acceptance with 25% yield.</p>
<p>Also says SAT verbal scores over 700 29%, SAT math scores over 700 44%.</p>
<p>But, if you read the CC boards, apparently there was a big increase in applications last year (maybe these numbers are from a prior year).</p>
<p>Chelsea, I think Beramod is kidding. Maybe he wants it to be that high, or he is just one of those pranksters on CC who'll try to get people to believe outageous things.</p>
<p>From what I've heard, Case has such a high admittance rate (75%) because they get low yield due to outstanding applicants who also apply to many top top schools and are accepted.</p>