Why you SHOULD attend Case

Colleges and Universities A-Z Case Western Reserve University
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<p>I am a junior mechanical engineering student at Case.</p>

<p>Most of the posts recently have mentioned how people are wary about the difficult classes, the area, and the social life, and are not sure if that is worth the high cost.</p>

<p>If you want something new that has not been said before, skip to the last paragraph.</p>

<p>The classes are challenging, but not overly difficult. I have a 3.6 gpa while playing a varsity sport and in a fraternity where I am an officer. If you do have trouble, professors are very willing to help and are readily available, not to mention you can find plenty of help from other students.</p>

<p>The area takes some getting used to but has so much to offer. As a junior I'm still finding new places around campus that I love. Because it has so many restaurants, shops, and hangouts around campus, all easily accessible through walking or the rapid system, it's easy to have fun around the area. The campus is actually very nice (although this is the case for only about the half of the year when it gets warmer). If you visited in the winter, make sure to visit again in the spring or summer to get a sense of campus when it's warm and people hang out on the quad playing frisbee, etc.</p>

<p>Socially, Case can get take some getting used to, but there is plenty going on each weekend. There are no HUGE parties like a state school, but as long as you expend even a little effort to try to find something, you will not be disappointed.</p>

<p>The real thing Case offers is opportunities after graduation. Case, while not known very well by students, is world-renown in business and academics. Several of my friends applied to grad school this year. Typically, this is a stressful process and requires a lot of work. I continually heard stories from my friends saying "I thought you actually had to do work to get into grad school". Nearly every one of my friends was accepted to multiple top schools and programs (most who only accept 5-6 people each year). Case can prepare you for grad school, and the top schools know this. Employers also notice Case. As a freshman you can start doing research in a lab with a professor (something almost unheard of in most schools, especially large ones).</p>

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<p>^ Thank you so much! :D</p>

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<p>No doubt Case is an outstanding school and is probably underrated in terms of the “rankings”.</p>

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<p>Timely post, thanks. My son didn’t really warm to the sprawling campus, but we dp ;ole the large scholarship offer. Case seems to offer good opportunities to study engineering and continue his music hobbies. So for now it has stays on “the list”… and I love getting student feedback, especially from engineers!</p>

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<p>We’d narrowed it down to University of Rochester and Case. After visiting both this week, DS decided Case is for him. DW and I were VERY impressed with Cleveland and DS was VERY impressed with the school.</p>

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<p>Congratulations! It must feel good to have the decision made. I’m glad that you got to visit. I feel bad whenever I read about families that need to make a decision w/o campus visits.</p>

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<p>Agreed. The visits were the diference between “I can go anywhere” and “I want to go here!”. So worth it!</p>

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<p>Case is a great place, rhyme notwithstanding. The campus is a bit disjointed since it used to be two separate schools (Case Institute and Western Reserve University) but overall it seems like a good experience. Be careful with SAGES, however…I have heard a number of people say that they ran into problems with it.</p>