<p>I am planning on majoring in Mechanical Engineering and am considering several schools. Rather than write a thread that compares them all, which inevitably leads to many negative comments about one school or another, I am taking a different approach...</p>
<p>Please tell my why I should go to CWRU for Mechanical Engineering. What are the "pros" that make this school the one I should pick over other very good choices?</p>
<p>Disclaimer: I am at case for Biomed Eng, so I don’t know as much about Mech Eng.</p>
<p>I am not quite sure about Mech Eng, but Biomed Eng has a strong focus on industry (and I suspect Mech Eng does too), so many students do co-ops, so if you have an interest in that, it might be helpful. That being said, I have more interest in research than industry and there are plenty of opportunities there as well.</p>
<p>It is a smaller department and in general I have found engineering professors to be pretty open to interacting with students. </p>
<p>Sorry, like I said, this question is sort of beyond the extent of my knowledge.</p>
<p>Hi, Casegirl, you’re actually the type of student I’m looking to talk to.</p>
<p>My son is interested in BME as a career, not as a prelude to med school.</p>
<p>We’re looking at Marquette because of its internships/coops available to students, but would like to have other options as well.</p>
<p>So many BME programs are simply premed and not focused on preparing you for the job market.</p>
<p>Son is also interested in a somewhat urban campus, where he has access to a city, not just stuck in the middle of nowhere. </p>
<p>Being from the south, we’re concerned about how he’ll adapt to the weather at Marquette, and I’m sure Case being in Cleveland is equally horrendous.</p>
<p>Can you comment on any of these things? The BME program, the weather, coops/internships?</p>
<p>Also, son has gone to Catholic school all his life, mostly all male since fifth grade.</p>
<p>Do you think Case will be too liberal or culturally shocking for him?</p>
<p>Also, son wants to meet people from all over and does not want a commuter college. Are most students at Case from Cleveland, or is there a diverse population?</p>
<p>Thanks for any comments!</p>
<p>Hi Montegut,
Case Western is roughly 50% of in-state and 50% out-of-state. Personally, I think that the population of Case is diverse.</p>
<p><em>I am not a Case student</em></p>