<p>CIM is definitely the stronger string school and the cost of living in Cleveland is a fraction of that in NYC or SF. Most of the grad students or undergrads living off campus either pick up housing a couple of blocks away from the conservatory or live in the Coventry area, and the school provides transit passes. Common sense tells you not to walk alone on any campus at night, but unless you head into East Cleveland, you’ll be fine.
Carina, please send me a PM and let me know which studio you have been accepted to and feel free to ask any questions about the school and the city.</p>
<p>I’ve spent quite a bit of time in and around the CIM campus in the last year and I kept looking for seedy part and never found it. At least the freshman and some of the sophomores live in a Case dorm that’s about thirty feet from the back of CIM. Plus, if there ever is any trouble you are never very far from a pre med student. Just kidding. </p>
<p>Any campus can have problems but I wouldn’t start limiting yourself because of that or you might end up at CU Boulder where the biggest hazard seems to be their laid back pace. Actually if you are looking for a fantastic grad chamber string program CU might be it!</p>