<p>Would someone in Computer Science give me a review of the department from a student's perspective?</p>
<p>How good/enjoyable are the classes/professors?
Are most classes taught by full-time permanent faculty?
Do students get the sense that the department is well-respected, with good job prospects after graduation? How active is campus recruiting on-campus for CS graduates?
What is the "feel" of the department for undergraduates in terms of fitting in, feeling at home? Do professors/students find time to socialize at all? Could you call the department friendly, or is everybody sort of just a number?
Is the competition reasonably friendly or cut-throat?</p>
<p>Any responses to any of these questions would be great, and greatly appreciated!</p>
<p>I don't think we have any CS majors on this board. I've taken a few CS classes, and for the most part they have been pretty good. There are good and bad classes/profs in every major, and a big part of it is just what you're most interested in. All classes are taught by professors (full, associate, or assistant), and most have help sessions run by graduate student TAs.
Recruiting for CS seems to be strong, but I don't have any real basis to judge how well the department is respected.
From my experiences the competition is pretty friendly, but it largely depends on your attitude. There are students that can be very cut-throat, and others are very non-competitive.</p>
<p>Speaking as the mother of a happy soph who is double majoring in CS and Math, I can say that you are definitely not a number at Case. It's a small school and the students all know each other and the profs know you. </p>
<p>Can't give you the "student's perspective," however! I would recommend an overnight stay, and you can find students to ask yourself.</p>
<p>thank you, mommusic. Can I ask you a couple more questions? First, how is the neighborhood around Case in your opinion, just in terms of safety? And second, does your name imply that your child(ren) are involved in music? Because my son is also a very good musician and I wonder to what degree non-music majors might be able to take advantage of the programs and activities at Case Western.</p>
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<li>It is an urban campus, and from what I have heard, there is one (off-campus) area that it is not recommended as being safe to go at night. But I have not heard anything from my son that has happened that he knows of. I suppose he doesn't go there. His dorm this year (he's a soph) is on south side, near Little Italy, and it's a great, interesting area. I'd live there!</li>
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<p>2.My son (Math/CS major) sings or has sung in 3 groups and his roommate last year (not sure of his major, but not music) played in one of the wind ensembles. It's a great school for being able to do both music and another (more practical and hopefully someday, lucrative) major!</p>
<p>My S is involved with instrumental music at Case. He very much enjoys the marching band (very relaxed, fun atmosphere) and symphonic winds. Both groups have a once a week rehearsals and Sat game day. Due to studies, S does not practice beyond the rehearsal. That sounds like it is the norm.</p>
<p>Many musical opportunities are available. Student can get 1 hour of credit for both groups listed above, or not. Many groups on campus are all volunteer, some also include the music majors.</p>
<p>cleveland institute of music is seconds away by foot from the cwru campus and perhaps you can take classes there.a million years ago when i was a cwru undergrad, my roomate took harp lessons there...</p>
<p>Case has its own music ensembles (instrumental and vocal) and some, but not all, of the CIM ensembles are open to Case students based on an audition.</p>
<p>A Case Music major qualifies for free lessons, generally with CIM faculty. Many Case students are dual majors with music and something else (engineering, humanities, etc.). Non-music majors can take lessons also, but there may be an additional fee involved (I'm not sure).</p>
<p>Case students can take classes at CIM and CIM students take classes at Case. Case also has an arrangement for classes with CIA.</p>
<p>There are discounts for Case students for the Cleveland Orchestra. Severance Hall, CIM, and CIA are basically on the Case campus. </p>
<p>It's very convenient having Severance Hall on campus. My S's Sages class has to hear the Beethoven Symphony #7 this weekend at Severance Hall and write about it. I can't say I remember what the course is actually about...Beethoven & Revolution? Anyway, it sounded cool.</p>
<p>We're off-topic, but we can see there is a LOT of cross-fertilization at Case!</p>