Case Western Reserve University (2023-2024)

[knotty hinge]

But I doubt they'll fully rescind I just wouldn't be shocked if you got a letter asking to explain

[tired breach]

thats crazy

[knotty hinge]

I remember like last year a girl got a letter from Wellesley I think cause she got a B 😭

[tired breach]

i might end up with a B minus in english this sem

[glossy tapir]

I doubt Harvard would want to rescind either

[tired breach]

its over

do we send the final reports like after committing?

[glossy tapir]

They send a letter of concern that’s what happened at my school

To an Ivy admit

Where you have to given an explanation as to why

[knotty hinge]

Maybe cwru will be kinder to me

Hope so

[torn quiver]

Just got an email back and I should be getting my descion today yayyy

[devout nymph]

Good luck!

[barren pecan]

Does anyone know if case western sends acceptance packages?

[knotty hinge]

I hope so

[wide wagon]

They do

[main vector]

Yes, 2

I think the second one is if you commit but I’m not sure

[junior osprey]

i got one for ea

[mint prawn]

same

[knotty hinge]

Idk

CWRU offered to pay for me to go there

But my mom would have to take off work

😭

[idle tulip]

Idk if CWRU is worth it for me or not

I’m doing BME on premed track so the hospitals, labs, research opportunities, and volunteer work at Case look absolutely amazing

But I didn’t get as good aid/scholarships as I had hoped for

I’m considering this vs BME at UC Davis (I’m in state), one of my current options

[knotty hinge]

For the most part go where the money is

[foggy edge]

someone in this thread who works at the cwru fin aid office said the initial fin aid packages are under promising and its very likely you'll get more aid once fafsa processes

so dont give up hope and dont commit yet!

[idle tulip]

Thanks for sharing this info!

[runic furnace]

18acceptances who r u bro

[foggy edge]

cracked intl asian not in stem 🗣️

[runic furnace]

business?

[foggy edge]

pre law

journalism/comms major

[runic furnace]

wow cool

what's the best uni u've gotten into so far

[foggy edge]

uc berkeley/ucla

although usc ea acceptance rate is lower

[runic furnace]

😍

congrats

[foggy edge]

thanks :)

[winter bramble]

is cwru worth it for a biochem major? coa was calculated to be around 50k

[devout nymph]

What’s your alternatives?

[foggy edge]

cwru is very well known for pre-med

[winter bramble]

pitt ( in state) , purdue, ucsd and davis oos, and south florida on a full ride

[devout nymph]

Congrats great choices!

[cobalt ore]

not 50k worth it 💀💀💀💀💀

[winter bramble]

i mean

college is expensive

:(

[winter bramble]

i need to make a thread cuz i’m not breaking the t20

[cobalt ore]

bro you have a full ride

follow the money PLEASE

if you do your best and work hard, i have no doubt you’ll be successful

you don’t wanna be paying 200k for an undergrad degree

[devout nymph]

Take out the 200k loan. Then transfer the balance to credit card. Then file for bankruptcy. Then use your significant others credit to purchase things

[cobalt ore]

💀💀

[foggy edge]

bro speaks from experience 🔥

[devout nymph]

Yo. Bad advice. Please delete

You can take gov student loans and work in public service and after some years debt will get wiped clean

[winter bramble]

yea i’ll figure it out trust

[devout nymph]

Parents not helping out?

[knotty hinge]

Interesting

I don't think so in my case but interesting

[calm island]

I’m totally counting this as waitlisted

They’ll probably send out my decision once it has been resolved.

It’s been three days since everyone got their decision sad

[winter bramble]

they will be

but i still do think ill be taking on abt 100k of loans

if i go to an oos or private school

[winter bramble]

Wait so u just didn’t get a decision

[devout nymph]

Yikes. That’s a lot. Save save save

[winter bramble]

Yea i may be cooked

Ofc i would work during college

And stuff

So it ll prolly be fine

[winter bramble]

is there a cwru discord

[calm island]

No until they get my school report

🙂

[winter bramble]

oh

how did ur portal look

were they like “.”

[calm island]

No it’s still an application checklist

[cobalt ore]

jfc he has a full ride

why should he take out hella loans just to go case bruh😭😭

[knotty hinge]

Imma be real no normal job is helping you outta 100k unless it's a career post bach job lol

[cobalt ore]

ong

[viscid dragon]

when is eleanor & andrew squire

coming ouy

i heard soething about grade deflation for premeds

is that true

[knotty hinge]

I believe so yeah

I mean it is extremely rigorous for premed that's what the school is known for

Kinda like how Boston u does stem majors

[foggy edge]

they said finalists would be invited to a competition in March so I'm assuming whoever was a finalist got notified???

i also applied but didn't get anything lol

[main vector]

No lol

85 is an A in both intro chem

I mean it’s not easy but like it’s not deflated imo

[main vector]

this is true I spoke to finaid myself and they said this

[main vector]

Case is the best place to do BME pre med I’m ngl

[devout nymph]

I can’t seem to convince my son to seriously consider case over GT and uva.

[devout nymph]

Do you happen to if some students are doing rotc at case?

[calm island]

Isn’t GT and UVA more well-known than case? That’s prob why.

[main vector]

I honestly haven’t seen it but I haven’t looked for it either

[main vector]

what’s his major?

[devout nymph]

Forget the rankings. I just think there is more opportunity at case

He chose chemE

[main vector]

ya I would say it’s a lot easier to get opportunities here

[calm island]

As a dual enrollment student at GeorgiaTech I bagged a nasa internship from GlobalExpo

But I don’t think it makes a significance

I’m sure case has similar things

[main vector]

but honestly for chemE I would pick the cheapest school

[calm island]

^

[main vector]

bc u have to go to grad school anyways

[devout nymph]

he plans on doing rotc so money is covered

[main vector]

then he should pick the place he likes the most

he has to live there for 4 yrs

I don’t like living here 💀 but the benefits outweigh that part

personally

but I do know a few ppl here who are transferring bc they don’t like Cleveland that much

[calm island]

Though a bit of a warning if he wants to go to GeorgiaTech, social environmental is pretty boring.

It’s not as bad as CalTech but still.

[main vector]

case probably has a worse social environment this is a very nerd school

[devout nymph]

Atlanta has buckhead

[calm island]

Really? Didn’t know that

[main vector]

yes it’s so lame here

there’s like only a couple social frats/sororities the rest are professional

and then half of the parties are closed list parties

[devout nymph]

And too many guys at Georgia tech. 60%. Used to be over 70% when I was there

[calm island]

Like whitelisted parties?

[main vector]

like u can only get in if ur on the list

[devout nymph]

Son needs to get married and get off my books

[main vector]

that’s funny

send him to Baylor

ring by spring

[devout nymph]

Haha we were there this past summer!

[main vector]

the ring by spring thing is lowkey really true there

I saw so many very very young married couples

[oak cedar]

as a californian i know so many people whose parents fell in love at ucd (mine included)

you know it works because somehow my dad found love

[calm island]

When Californians consider UCDavis a safety, but then I’m a Georgia resident that got rejected

[devout nymph]

My boy just said no to case again 😦

[foggy edge]

Yeah i think you were who I was referencing

[winter bramble]

Wait are u a parent

[devout nymph]

Yes! I think I am more exited than my kid on this decision process

Son is my investment. It’s been a huge negative investment so far

And want to see good returns

[winter bramble]

💀💀💀💀

[calm island]

“Your son is a failure” 🙂

https://tenor.com/view/emotional-damage-gif-24390252

[calm island]

Best case ever, no pun intended

[devout nymph]

Hahahaha

I did 1 year of post doc at UGA. Campus is so big

I think I paid $300/month for 1 bedroom apartment

[viscid dragon]

Ok great

[jolly elbow]

For students who do research/volunteer with the medical facilities, how do they commute to those places? Is it safe to walk, or does CWRU have a shuttle service that they normally take?

[idle tulip]

Agreed with some research that I’ve done, still waiting on fin aid and other decisions tho.

[idle tulip]

I’m in state for Davis, live around Sac/Bay Area too. Explain this

[idle tulip]

Most of them are right next to Case so probably walk, maybe scooter or bike would be my best guess

Great location

[calm island]

3 accepted wtf

[worn mason]

none of us consider davis a safety anymore

its like 30-40 percent lol

[calm island]

It’s definitely not 40%

[calm island]

WHERE IS MY CASE WESTERN DECISION >:0

IT HAS BEEN 4 DAYS

I am a special case and have no idea how to emoji the poll

[remote wren]

haha special case

[calm island]

I like my own pun

I am a special case

But since I’m probably the last one getting reviewed, it means I’ll be taken more seriously yay

[devout nymph]

Good luck!!! They are wrapping up the final touches on the financial package for you.

[calm island]

Wait seriously?

[knotty hinge]

Hope I get case's acceptance package soon

I'm not telling my mom till I get it

[foggy edge]

it's so cool

they sent a drawstring bag and a stapler and everything

[knotty hinge]

Cause like I can't just screenshot the letter and show it to her

Not that she knows what case even is

[foggy edge]

but it was kinda delayed for me like others in a2c got it before me but also there were some issues with my mailing address so

[foggy edge]

that's nice!

[knotty hinge]

I'm pretty sure her knowledge of colleges goes

Ivies>Clemson>local SC schools

😭

[winter sierra]

What’s case acceptance package like

[viscid dragon]

It’s like

A stapler

And shit

LOL

[winter sierra]

Hype

[viscid dragon]

Right

[winter sierra]

Anyone know what CS is like

[knotty hinge]

Basically what I've seen is it's good but nothing crazy

They have a good Co op program tho

[winter sierra]

Basically between umass Amherst and case western rn

[knotty hinge]

Amherst is better for cs I believe

According to CWRU they're pouring a lot of money Into their cs and engineering programs rn but still

The biggest benefit would be cwrus Co op as far as I know tbh

[knotty hinge]

https://www.reddit.com/r/cwru/s/U7N9QH5FR9

Ironically someone else on Reddit was making this exact same decision

[gleaming fox]

the out of state tuition is so much bro wtf

even with a scholarship id have to pay like 60K

[devout nymph]

I think that’s most people/parents

[wispy hamlet]

how do i withdraw my waitlist from cwru?

they keep spamming my parents too 😭

[knotty hinge]

Email them probably

[winter sierra]

Umass is building a CS building ready by my soph year so that’s good too

But rankings aren’t everything

[torn quiver]

still no cwru decision hopefully tomorrow or Saturday tho

[calm island]

You too?..

@torn quiver

[torn quiver]

yeah... just accepting the rejection atp cuz what?

[calm island]

I guess we’re special case

Honestly I’d rather get rejected than ghosted.

I want this to be over with

[silent dock]

What is the max merit aid given out this year? can you get full ride?

[foggy edge]

there's a full tuition scholarship that has a separate application

max merit aid iirc is $45k/y for people in stem and $32.5k/y for others

[mint cypress]

they still havent gotten back 😭

[knotty hinge]

why is it so much higher for stem lol

r they trying to get more stem majors or something

[tired breach]

yeah there's a shortage

[knotty hinge]

That's kinda funny

I was wondering how the hell I got 38k

[calm island]

WHERE IS MY DECISION!?

[maiden needle]

guys where is the fianancial aid for case

[barren pecan]

at the bottom of the decision letter you can switch to the financial aid one

[maiden needle]

bruh i dont have any option

ig i gotta wait

[calm island]

I still don’t have my case western decision. Brah

[knotty hinge]

email them

[calm island]

@torn quiver any updates?

[torn quiver]

Nope lollll

[calm island]

It wouldn’t hurt if I emailed them right?

On estimated release?

[knotty hinge]

No it wouldn't

I harassed rose hulman for like 3 weeks because they wouldn't give me mine

[devout nymph]

I got an invitation to open house, but i was waitlisted. What does it mean?

[knotty hinge]

Nothing

Most colleges do open houses whether you get in or not

[delicate mountain]

Thank you for your continued interest in Case Western Reserve University. We remain optimistic we will be able to offer admission to a number of qualified students from the waitlist.

Beginning Friday, March 29, and every Friday throughout the spring, we will be in touch via email to provide you with an opportunity to keep Case Western Reserve informed of your plans and your interest in remaining on the waitlist.

In order to make sure students have as much information as possible when deciding to accept a place on the waitlist, we are providing estimated financial aid offers based on information from the CSS Profile to students, if completed.

Should we be in a position to grant you admission from the waitlist, you should expect to receive a financial aid offer similar to what is listed below. Please note, an updated financial aid offer will appear in your applicant status portal if you are granted admission from the waitlist.

Whats that?

This is crazy

Am I in or no?

[vestal beacon]

Nah I got it too

[frozen skiff]

i got a 40k scholarship included in mine? how does that make sense?

is that sent to everyone whos on the waitlist?

[edgy flame]

Yep seems so

[devout nymph]

i got 22.5k 😭

[knotty hinge]

Case cares a lot about yield so they're trying to keep you as interested as possible while you're waitlisted

So I guess they're just giving fin aid estimates to everyone on the wait-list to be like "heyyy if you stay and we let you in you'll get x amount of money!"

[icy sorrel]

hiiii

[torn quiver]

no decision yet lol

[calm island]

They said early April lol

[frozen skiff]

they usually start rolling in 20 days after decisions

i may be wrong tho

[surreal flicker]

Looks like I’ll be committing to case western

[devout nymph]

tuff

[maiden needle]

case western is good

you can major in anything u want

[surreal flicker]

I applied under engineering

Hoping to double in aero n mech

[knotty hinge]

I still

Haven't received my acceptance packet

☹️

[pale kindle]

if anyone has pros/cons of cwru for computer engineering or in general please share

[knotty hinge]

Not sure about the program but from what I've read they're heavy on trying to get co ops

Unlike other schools where it's entirely on you to get a co op it seems like the managers here also try to reach out to employers for you

[heady valley]

ayyyy case western haul

[surreal flicker]

If u go to their admitted students day program you’ll also get a shirt

[heady valley]

if they accepted me to PPSP i would go 😭

[winter sierra]

Close knit, distinct culture, focus on experiential learning, people don’t care about sports/school spirit (pro or con)

[main vector]

look up thinkbox it’s like a computer engineers dream

or any engineer tbh

there are TOO many ppl here for admitted students day wtf

swarms of ppl

[viscid dragon]

Me yoo

[viscid dragon]

I’m coming on like Thursday

[knotty hinge]

Idk I might go for the banquet stuff

Probably not though

Semi formal 🤢

[winter sierra]

Today wasn’t admitted it was open house

Yesterday was just admitted

[main vector]

R u fr

Wtf

Wayyyy more ppl today

[main vector]

Just a fyi none of the dorms looks like the one that they show u

[winter sierra]

Yeah that’s why, yesterday was just the admitted students but today anyone could go

[main vector]

oh ya makes sense

[winter sierra]

Wait what

The one in smith house?

[main vector]

Yes 💀

[winter sierra]

Are they smaller

[main vector]

the doubles r actually bigger

But like worse quality

not wooden floors

it’s not that bad though like u survive

oh and none of the freshman dorms have AC unless u have a medical accommodation

they have heating though

and openable windows

so u can just put a fan on the open window part

and shovel colder air in

the quality of the dorms vary significantly

if ur committed to case know that juniper > mistletoe > cedar mag >>>>> clark

[winter sierra]

Yea I’ve heard this

[winter sierra]

Not committed but after being here the past couple days I think there’s a strong chance I will

[main vector]

oh nice what major

[winter sierra]

Computer science

[main vector]

and ya same visiting case made me fall in love with it

[main vector]

cs is good here

I’m taking the intro cs class and it’s fun

we have to make a calculator for our current project 💀

that can do derivatives and such

if u took apcs u skip this class

[winter sierra]

Yea I did

Any cons of cwru I should be aware of?

[main vector]

it’s really fucking boring if u don’t have a car or don’t know someone with a car

unless ur willing to take the RTA but im not

[winter sierra]

You can’t have a car freshman right

[main vector]

You can

A lot of ppl do

[winter sierra]

Oh shit

[main vector]

I have a car but it’s sitting at my house bc I thought I’d just use the RTA but it’s like too unsafe for me 💀

so I’m bringing my car next semester

U can get around campus and little Italy and the surrounding area using the cwru shuttles which r rly nice

and this thing called safe ride that runs from 6p-2am or something and goes in a 1 mile radius

like a free Uber

[winter sierra]

I can’t find on their website

[main vector]

not really Uber it’s campus cars but ya

[main vector]

https://case.edu/parking/permits/student-parking-permits

[winter sierra]

Yea I’ve heard about that

[main vector]

I’m pretty sure parking is expensive which is why I didn’t want to do it

[winter sierra]

Does it say freshman okay on here

My friend who goes here said you can’t but he might have just been wrong

[main vector]

https://case.edu/parking/permits/monthly-rates

[main vector]

I know a lot of ppl with cars here lol

That r freshman

there’s a parking lot near us

[winter sierra]

Very cool

I’ll hopefully have a car then? We will see

[main vector]

Wtf I have to pay $904 to park my car

that’s so annoying

speaking of safe ride I’m taking one rn to work 😭

[winter sierra]

What kind of stuff do you do if you have a car

[main vector]

Oh you can just go into the city and stuff. You can also do this with the RTA but again I dont feel safe doing so

[winter sierra]

What’s the RTA

[main vector]

Public transportation

Bus system

U get a “free” pass (u pay for it but it’s included in tuition and u can’t opt out)

It’s on ur student id

[gaunt matrix]

i live in the cleveland area and you basically need a car if you wanna go anywhere

like wheter that be going to restaurants and stuff on the west side (like ohio city has a lot of stuff) or just like going to target to get stuff it makes things a lot easier

[main vector]

VERY TRUE

I have been so fucking bored bro

[gaunt matrix]

and also unlike bigger cities like NYC where the congestion is always really bad and a car doesn't really make sense over using public transportation using a car is actually pretty good

[main vector]

make friends with cars

[gaunt matrix]

i have spent so much money on case parking garages lmao

like i go to thinkbox a lot

[main vector]

oh rly what do u work on

[gaunt matrix]

and i always have to pay that stupid 10 dollar fee at veale

[main vector]

I keep wanting to go but I never get a chance

I wanna use the embroidery thing

[gaunt matrix]

i'm working on making a gokart right now actually lol

[main vector]

oh wtf

[gaunt matrix]

but like before i worked with the ISSACs people on making embedded IoT systems

like stuff with the water department too

like i got to go on the roofs of a lot of random tall case buildings to see the radio towers get put in for the IoT networks lol

[gaunt matrix]

ye i was actually there yesterday to teach a friend how to weld since he's gonna work with me on the go kart but there were so many visitors lol

[main vector]

Ya open house

A lot of ppl have off today for Good Friday so this weekend is the most attended admitted students thing

I went this weekend last yr

[gaunt matrix]

ah nice

what are you majoring in?

my brother went to case

like

4 years ago

[main vector]

physics

pre med

[gaunt matrix]

ooo nice

case med stuff cracked

[main vector]

ya I don’t want to go to the med school though

they use hololens instead of cadaver labs

hololens is cool and all but like idk I want to do gross anatomy

[gaunt matrix]

ah i see lol

how do you like it in clefeland tho

[main vector]

also it’s so expensive

[gaunt matrix]

cleveland*

[main vector]

I don’t like it here but it’s not like that bad

some of the ppl in my classes r literally transferring bc it makes them so depressed

but I don’t think it’s that bad

[gaunt matrix]

yeah i feel you

[main vector]

I’m just from Houston so it’s very different for me

and I’m from a suburb so im not used to cities

[gaunt matrix]

i worked with some fourth years last year and they seemed to have some opinions

[main vector]

yes the opinions r strong

[gaunt matrix]

idk depends on what you're used to

[main vector]

I like case campus at least

[gaunt matrix]

yeah i think the weather is actually fine

like it's been really mild these last several years

no crazy snowstorms

[main vector]

Ya I expected it to be worse

wasn’t that bad

I got a good coat so it’s dine

Fine

[gaunt matrix]

yeah a good coat is a must

i think if you come from like LA or something and you're not used to having to wear coats it becomes kinda miserable

[main vector]

Ya I’m from somewhere where winter is 60F so 💀💀💀

[gaunt matrix]

lmaoo

[main vector]

but I survived

I just take the green link and it’s easily avoidable

[gaunt matrix]

ah nice

[main vector]

to walk thru the snow and stuff

have u seen the new dorms they’re building

[gaunt matrix]

what's crazy is that i have never taken the RTA before untill this year

[main vector]

it’s so funny

[gaunt matrix]

eventhough i've been here for like

[main vector]

Rly

[gaunt matrix]

14 years

[main vector]

How is it

I’m scared of it 😭

My TA said she got stalked and followed home

[gaunt matrix]

my sister took it for the "experience" and she said that her friend got hit on like 3 times while on the train

[main vector]

Ya my TA said that too

[gaunt matrix]

but overall i think you get to meet some interesting people lol

idk

it's very different from like the nyc metro system where no one gives a damn about anyone around them

[main vector]

I have like a severe health condition so I think it’s not the best for me to take the RTA

[gaunt matrix]

random people try to make small talk with you

a lot

on the rta

[main vector]

I took the metro and it was fine tbh

in nyc

I just don’t like buses idk why

[gaunt matrix]

ah makes sense

[gaunt matrix]

yeah they're kinda jolty

ngl i have no clue how you would survive in cleveland without a car

[main vector]

bro the green link started moving before I sat down and I flew forward 💀

[gaunt matrix]

oop

[main vector]

ya i will pay that $900 idc

For parking

it’s worth it

[gaunt matrix]

lmaoo

did you drive a car back in texas?

[main vector]

Also it’s annoying that u have to pay for parking everywhere here

[main vector]

Yeah I have one

[winter sierra]

Just for Cleveland?

[main vector]

I got it sophomore yr of hs I think

[main vector]

Yes but it’s like very few ppl

[gaunt matrix]

i mean it's basically just in the university circle area

[main vector]

they just don’t like Cleveland

[main vector]

Nah downtown it’s like that too

[gaunt matrix]

oh yeah that

[main vector]

But that’s just city stuff

[gaunt matrix]

yeah

[main vector]

In Houston u also have to pay for parking

[gaunt matrix]

i think if you wanna get food and stuff just go to ohio city

[main vector]

how far is that

[gaunt matrix]

there's so much good stuff there

[gaunt matrix]

like 10-15 minutes ish

[winter sierra]

What’s Ohio city

[main vector]

oh great

I’ll visit next semester

I’m pretty sure I had to pay like $100 round trip for an Uber to my dr appointment last semester 😭

[gaunt matrix]

like it's on the west side where basically there's a whole bunch of restaurants and night life and just things to do

[main vector]

I was like wtf

It was in orange

[gaunt matrix]

one of the college cousnelors at my school lives there and was like she was just taking a walk and two shirtless guys were riding bikes around and were yelling good vibes lmao

[gaunt matrix]

oh god that's a lot

[main vector]

Omg one thing that’s funny here is that there are so many missionaries and stuff

[gaunt matrix]

maybe i should drive uber in cleveland lmao

[winter sierra]

I’ll defo try to bring a car then

[main vector]

Yes so many students use it here

Or do Uber eats

since ur not 21

[gaunt matrix]

yeah. like if you drive really west there's a huge amount of red necks

[gaunt matrix]

ah yeah

[main vector]

Actually I’m pretty sure no one tips so probably don’t do it 💀

[gaunt matrix]

lmaoo

[main vector]

Bro was screaming about women not being in the draft so they have to carry babies

like ??? 😭😭😭😭

[gaunt matrix]

my parents used to run a restaurant in the cleveland area and a core memory is when one of our delivery drivers came back traumatized after driving in east cleveland with his car windows all shot through

with bullet holes

[main vector]

Wtf

Ya a student was held at gunpoint and their car stolen a few weeks ago

[gaunt matrix]

yeah idk this was like 10 years ago

[main vector]

and my coworker’s daughter was actually in front of the guys that stole the car at the red light with her baby in the car

she was like wtf do I do

[gaunt matrix]

lmao my dad got carjacked in cleveland before and he said he just found the car parked on the street 2 weeks later so he got in and just drove it away

[main vector]

Is it rly common

[winter sierra]

Btw how crowded is the campus gym usually

[main vector]

No clue but there’s like 2 or 3 on campus

so u should be fine

I’ve never heard anyone complain

[gaunt matrix]

not really. my dad also delivered food sometimes to help out with the restaruant so i think he had a much higher exposure to it lmao. it also only happened once in like 20 years so not that common

[main vector]

ohhh I see

[viscid dragon]

Ngl im ok w that as long as Theres the heater

[main vector]

ya bc I don’t want my car stolen 😭

I paid for that shit myself

[gaunt matrix]

yeah no you're def good

[main vector]

Oh trust me the heaters definitely work

They are very warm

[gaunt matrix]

it's not worse than anywhere else in the US

[main vector]

I keep the window cracked

[viscid dragon]

Wait I’m sorry if this is a dumb question

But

The admitted students thing

Is it overnight or lkke you go off campus n come back the next day

Bc on Reddit I saw sum ab overnight

But that was years ago

[main vector]

You have to find ur own housing

At like a hotel

Yes it’s 2 days

[viscid dragon]

Ok ok yeat we have our own housing

[gaunt matrix]

not very. my brother went there and he basicaly explained that one of the gyms are smaller/older but is close to the dorms. then, there's one that's like really far away from the dorms but is really big and nice (veale)

[viscid dragon]

But I saw on Reddit and I was like wait what

[main vector]

Thursday Friday Saturday I think or just Thursday Friday

[viscid dragon]

Thurs fri

[main vector]

but it says on the invitation how long it is and what’s the schedule

[viscid dragon]

What happens during it?! run me thru it pls

So I know what to expect

[gaunt matrix]

my brother just rode an electric ongboard around but idk how good of an idea that is since one of his friends lost an eyeball after he got hit by a car on his electric longboard

[main vector]

U do whatever u want basically

There’s a bunch of things to do and an app with a list of stuff u can do

With times and u can make a schedule

[viscid dragon]

Omg THATS fun

[main vector]

Ya

[viscid dragon]

My dad’s scared I won’t make friends LOL

[main vector]

There’s tours and open houses in certain departments and lectures like pre health etc

[winter sierra]

Is this the same thing as happened today and yesterday?

[main vector]

Oh I didn’t 💀

U don’t like get grouped with ppl

[main vector]

Yes

[viscid dragon]

No like if I decide to enroll

[main vector]

Oh do u mean orientation week

[viscid dragon]

Like in general

If I end up going

[main vector]

yes u will make friends if u put in any kind of effort

orientation week is like the best time to make friends

[viscid dragon]

Trust I will 🙏

Ok good

[winter sierra]

This was what I did for admitted students day

[main vector]

Ya like this

[winter sierra]

Basically just bunch of events

[main vector]

U can choose stuff to do there’s a whole long list

[viscid dragon]

That’s fun wow

[main vector]

ughhhh I have to go work now wtf 😭😭😭😭

[winter sierra]

Most of them were just nice info and you won’t really meet people unless you just talk to random people

[main vector]

Ya

[winter sierra]

But at the social they basically just put all of the kids who go into a room with board games and cotton candy and shit and you just talk to people

[main vector]

I talked to random student volunteers and asked them where the best place to get food was

They were right

[viscid dragon]

LOL

[main vector]

Help that sounds so odd

[winter sierra]

The social was great I met some people and we got along great and exchanged info and stuff

[viscid dragon]

THATS SO FUNNY IDK WHT

[winter sierra]

It was actually so cool ngl lmao

[viscid dragon]

imagining it

Ok what’s the best convo

Starter

Type

Shut

[winter sierra]

I mean it was an hour and in the middle they were like hey we are starting a new game of jeopardy and we played jeopardy which was about like case stuff lmao

Was easy to talk to people because like no parents or even adults except the current students walking around answering questions, chance to actually talk to people

[viscid dragon]

Oh I see

[winter sierra]

Idk I just joined some group of people and had fun talking to them

[viscid dragon]

Is it fun so far

Also how many hours is it

[winter sierra]

I mean the second day didn’t really have much it was mostly a repeat of stuff from the day before

[viscid dragon]

Ohh ok

[winter sierra]

The second day is open to both admitted and just prospective students

[winter sierra]

It’s from like 9:30am-6pm but you’ll prob only want some events, there aren’t really that many

[viscid dragon]

That’s a lot Omg

[winter sierra]

You’ll likely have a bunch of free time still

[viscid dragon]

Did you get to try the food

[winter sierra]

Didn’t try any dining halls but I’ve heard it’s like okay

[main vector]

ya they’re ok

not great

there’s good food on campus u just have to like make an effort to go there bc the dining hall is super close to dorms

[viscid dragon]

I sss

See

Also

As. A freshman

No point bringing car right

[knotty hinge]

I grew up in NYC so I'm used to cities though idk how similar nyc and Cleveland are to each other

[viscid dragon]

Why do ppl dislike it

I noticed it fell in rankings too WHICH HAS NO BEARING ON HIW I FEEL AB CASE BC RANKING DOESNT MATTER I was just curious

[knotty hinge]

Cleveland is apparently a big problem

My mom doesn't like that it's in Cleveland

Lmaoo

[viscid dragon]

@main vector Do u like the pre MES there

Med

[trail current]

Much much less homeless people, for anyone from a city, this places feels very safe. It’s mainly just sheltered people who feel otherwise. There’s also quite literally like 14 police departments covering campus, feels like a mini militarized zone. Never felt unsafe here

Sure if you venture out into East Cleveland you might run into issues, but downtown is fine and I’m regularly walking near campus at 3am. Just be street smart and don’t stop to speak to strangers at 3am. They also have saferides after 6pm

University circle, the area around campus, is pretty self contained so it doesn’t really have the feel of a big city like nyc tbh. Downtown is the more “classic” city vibe, but there’s little reason to go there on a daily basis

[viscid dragon]

@trail current what’s ur major

[trail current]

I’m a law student graduating this year, my cousin is a freshman doing neuroscience here though

[viscid dragon]

Nice! How does ur cousin feel ab it

[trail current]

The perk he likes the most is the food plan because there are about 26 options including the dining halls so he almost never visits the actual dining hall. WiFi he complained about not connecting quickly in the dorms, but being fine once connected. Class/professor wise, mixed. Overall decent experience though

[trail current]

Professors are easy to reach out to and receptive. Getting a work study job is hard to fit into your schedule unless you specifically plan for it

[viscid dragon]

What ab the class/professors does he dislike

also what ab like internships and stuff? Are they accessible?

[viscid dragon]

also what are some good clubs to join as a premed

[trail current]

Uh I don’t have too many specific details sorry about that, someone who’s in the premed track is probs more helpful here. All I know is that it’s quite easy to reach out and get opportunities, it’s just hard fitting it into your schedule if you don’t have any free days/large blocks of time off. Class wise it’s mainly just the teaching style he says is hit or miss. Club wise not certain either, one of the benefits here though is that clubs are bountiful and free to join, no application process unlike other schools

[gleaming fox]

Do you guys think cwru is good for out of state students?

[knotty hinge]

I mean it's a private

Instate oos it's all kind of the same

Depends on your costs

[gleaming fox]

Is it pretty competitive at case?

For premeds

[winter sierra]

Like to get in?

[gleaming fox]

No

Like the classes and culture

[surreal flicker]

if i could get any second options in school x-vs-y, it would help, thanks!

[main vector]

Ya it’s great

Ive done clinical research, shadowing, volunteering, and clinical job the past 2 semesters

[viscid dragon]

really

and ur a freshman?

how do u get opportunities? do u just reach out?

aslso are u ppsp

[atomic furnace]

does anyone know when the andrew and eleanor squire scholarship results are coming out?

[trail current]

Did they ever do the interviews?

[atomic furnace]

idk i havent heard anything from them since i submitted the application in feb

[trail current]

Yeah I helped a senior apply to it as well and they never got back to him even after he sent an email asking about it

Didn’t hear back about any of the scholarships actually and the website says finalists would know by April 1 so idk if they’re just delayed, or if they only notify winners (for other scholarships too, not just the full tuition one)

[knotty hinge]

Well I believe they are partnered with a hospital so that their students can do stuff there

So that's probably why

[viscid dragon]

is case considered prestihious when applying to med school?

[knotty hinge]

I would imagine the school is literally focused on that

They have a 60% ar to med school as opposed to the national average of 40

[viscid dragon]

Looks like I’ll be committing here

How hard is it to obtain a good gpa

[jolly elbow]

Anyone heard back about the CWRU scholarships (Andrew and Eleanor Squire Scholarship, Smith, FIRST etc)?

[main vector]

ya; I’m a freshman; I applied for it on the websites or I asked professors; not ppsp

shadowing

• Cleveland clinic and university hospitals both have sections on their websites dedicated to this
• or you can just cold email doctors
  volunteering
• Cleveland clinic and UH both have programs for this. make sure to apply in August if u want to do it
• there’s also a center at cwru that has volunteering opportunities
• there are a lot of clubs that offer volunteering stuff
  clinical
• I am an EMT and I also have a few thousand hours of clinical experience so it was much easier for me but I work in the neuro icu as a PCNA
• you can join cwru EMS to get ur EMT cert and be a volunteer EMT
• you can be a PCNA, ekg tech, MA, whatever else if u have certs for it; PCNA doesn’t require a cert
• apply on university hospitals and Cleveland clinic website
  research
• ask profs they are very willing to let u be in their lab
• SOURCE is a Google sheet on CWRU’s website with opportunities
• cold emailing Cleveland clinic and university hospitals
• there are flyers around campus when new research opportunities pop up

[viscid dragon]

Omg thank you so much this is beyond helpful. Ddi you get those few thousand hours of clinical experiencE in high school or during college?

[viscid dragon]

Also is it difficult to get a good gpa as a premed?

At cade

Case

Like is it hard basically

[main vector]

High school

[main vector]

Not rly

my highest grades have been in the pre med reqs

also 88 is an A in intro chem

[viscid dragon]

Ok I have a bunch of shadowing hours so hopefully that does something if anything at all

[viscid dragon]

Oh good

[hidden violet]

hey i'm a first year at cwru - the culture here is overall collaborative w/ few occasional ppl who wanna compete against u but you'll meet them anywhere regardless imo. there's often study sessions/supplemental instructor hosted for more of the STEM foundational classes.

how well you do in pre-med classes depends on your background in STEM + how much effort you study. I took chem last sem w/ bunch of premeds and 88 was considerd an A, 75+ was a B lol

• am open to answering any questions/sharing my experiences lol

[pale kindle]

hi! thank you for the info 🫶 . for the admitted student days, would you say there's a dress code we should follow or is comfy/casual attire allowed

[surreal flicker]

Not a current student but when I went to admitted students day everyone was in casual clothing except maybe one or two people.

If u do events like the campus tours, be prepared for a lot of walking so wear comfortable shoes

It’s mainly an info session and you’re already in! Nothing too crazy, no one to impress, it was v relax

[pale kindle]

oh okay, thank you! that helps a lot

[viscid dragon]

Was it freezing cold 😢

Is there a discord for enrolled studebts

[surreal flicker]

It had snowed prior so there was still snow on the ground but I don’t think it was that bad

But then again I’m from nyc n I would say the weather was v similar

[viscid dragon]

Oh ok yeah I’m from nc so it’s different

When did you go @surreal flicker

[surreal flicker]

I went to the first session I wanna say about a month ago

[knotty hinge]

Yes I can send it to you

[surreal flicker]

can u send it to me too

[viscid dragon]

Do u guys recommend skipping the intro Chem course if u have the IB credit

[jolly elbow]

Does Case send information about the app that you can use to plan the admitted students day? If so, when do they send out the info?

[main vector]

Yes

[viscid dragon]

Do med schools accept that

Bc I read they only accept ap credit?

Idk ugh

[main vector]

Oh I didn’t even think about that

I have no idea

I mean I took mech, e&m, and modern in hs and chose to retake them bc of the free 4.0 so 😭😭

just do that tbh if ur worried

[viscid dragon]

Yeah I was gonna retake for the gpa boost LOL

That’s not looked down upon right

[main vector]

Nope

Not at all

it just looks like ur doing it at a university level

[viscid dragon]

Ok great

[swift cosmos]

Anybody heard back from the Squire full tuition scholarship?

They didn't send anything in March so I assume I was not a finalist but I didn't even get a rejection letter

[bright kite]

ik this is completely dependant on applicant and specific situations but how good is Case's aid for EFC of around 70k per annum (but higher valued business investments)

also im waitlisted and an intl student, so i get an I-20 and a visa from another university, and then lets say i get accepted from the waitlist here at Case, does anyone how any clue how that works?

thanks in advance

[trail current]

I thought they sent out estimated aid packages to waitlisted people

[atomic furnace]

i emailed them a few days ago and the admissions office got back to me saying all finalists have been notified as of this morning, and they only notify finalists

[winter sierra]

Is there benefit to committing earlier

Like better housing and stuff

[knotty hinge]

No that stuff doesn't happen till summer anyway

[main vector]

You will have a net cost of 70k

Case is full need met

If your EFC is 70k then your net cost should be around 70k

My EFC is 46k and I pay like 46k nearly

This is good for ppl who have low EFCs but if u have a high EFC then 😭😭😭

[knotty hinge]

Huge asterisk on that

LMAO

Their calculations probably aren't going to be the same as the fafsas

They told me 3k is the minimum that they would go to so if your efc is like mine a -1500 then 3k is probably going to be what you pay

3k doesn't sound like a lot but In my case that's 1/6 of my mom yearly income

[main vector]

If your EFC is -1500 you’re getting a Pell grant and a fafsa refund

Which will cover all the 3k I believe

Also you are expected to pay for college as well not just ur parents

[main vector]

And you can make 3k/yr with a campus job

[knotty hinge]

No

The 3k already includes work study

[main vector]

Appeal ur aid

That’s crazy

You should not be paying that much

With a -1500 EFC

[knotty hinge]

I did that's when they told me the 3k was the minimum 😭 lemme see if I can get the email

[main vector]

I know people getting refunds from cwru

So they r liar

Yeah the student contribution is annoying

[knotty hinge]

They did say they would "review later when FAFSA is received" but that doesn't bode well when they straight tell me that I'm already at the minimum

From the css

[main vector]

Ya I would appeal aid and be like how tf u expect my mom to shovel out 1/6 her salary 😭😭

well

My EFC was 1/3 my parents salary

So 💀

[knotty hinge]

She has 2 other kids to take care of so idk

If I was an only child it wouldn't be as absurd maybe

But uhh

[main vector]

Ya I have one sibling in college

[knotty hinge]

Both of mine r still in elementary 😭

[main vector]

ya that’s y they don’t care

Bc no college tuition

I have yet to do my css

Oops!

[knotty hinge]

When they confirm w FAFSA I might ask but I'm not really

Expecting much

If I'm already at the "maximum"

[main vector]

apply to scholarships

Like random ones

there are a LOT for ppl with low EFCs

Most scholarships have financial consideration

[knotty hinge]

ATP I'm planning to just tank the loans and stuff the first 2 years and then hope internships and the like save me post sophomore year

[main vector]

And if ur EFC is -1500 then u are like the max financial consideration

[main vector]

Ya also if u get a non campus job u can make more money

Like I can make $1800/month if I were less lazy

with my job

but I make like $900/month bc I’m not gonna work 24h/wk with 20 credits 😭😭😭

I’m using my stipend from my research internship this summer to pay off 1/3 of my private loan

[knotty hinge]

1/3?

Aren't you at like 40k

That's a lot of money from a stipend lol

[main vector]

No I took out a 12k private loan

This semester

I took out federal loans and used my 529 plan for the first semester and part of the second semester

[knotty hinge]

O

[main vector]

and then I got a university loan

oh you can also request that

[knotty hinge]

You're premed aren't you

[main vector]

You can ask for a subsidized university loan to replace the expected student contribution

[main vector]

I dropped pre med 💀

I am just physics now

[knotty hinge]

O I was boutta say premed and loans r like synonymous

[main vector]

Ya

my parents just don’t want to pay for college that’s y so many loans

[knotty hinge]

Yeah might do that

Subsidized is like

No interest?

Or low

[main vector]

They pay for interest while ur in school

And then u pay 5.5% after

which is low

[knotty hinge]

Lower than the plus loan fs

[main vector]

Ya

and ur mom would have to take out the plus loan

instead ur taking out the loan

which is better for ur mom

[knotty hinge]

If I'm lucky I won't have to worry about interest

I think the average salary for co ops they said was 20k

[main vector]

Ya u could realistically pay it off before u graduate

[knotty hinge]

That should cover

[knotty hinge]

Idk if this was like total or per year but either way

[main vector]

Co ops are a full semester or year

u dont do classes during co ops

[knotty hinge]

Semester but if I do 2 I'd be extending it a year

Yeah I plan on trying to do 2

Which will extend me a year but since I'm not paying for it it doesn't really matter

The other option is internship but as far as I can tell it doesn't pay as much since it's not like a full time job

[bright kite]

nvm i think imma withdraw. apprntly 0 aid 😭

is what they told me

oh wait mb. my efc isnt 70k, annual total income is 70k. mb mb

[knotty hinge]

Then your efc would probably be like

Idk In the 20s or something

[bright kite]

ye i put down 25

but then they told me i will hv to pay full cost

or discuss loan options or smth

[viscid dragon]

As a PCNA?

[winter sierra]

@knotty hinge should I commit or does it not matter if I wait a week or two

[knotty hinge]

It won't matter because housing n allat isn't until the summer

[winter sierra]

K it didn’t like let you do stuff once you did?

[knotty hinge]

No

There's the fly ins I guess but

Think the deadline for those passed already anyway

[viscid dragon]

just committed 👍

so excited

[obsidian smelt]

ANYONE GOING TO ADMITTED STUDENTS DAY NEXT WEEK!!!??????

[knotty hinge]

I was but it's not worth it

In my case specifically

[viscid dragon]

LOL WHAT

[maiden needle]

i think most hot ppl will be ending up at either ivys or state schools

not cwru

but im sure there are some

[winter sierra]

Be the change you want to see in the world

[main vector]

ya

[main vector]

r u intl?

[main vector]

😭😭😭

[maiden needle]

are there hot ppl?

[bright kite]

yeahh

i dont even have much assets beyond my only house lol

the COA is higher than familys total annual income idek

[pure anchor]

declined my offer 🥲

[sweet nacelle]

hi i just wanna ask if theres any current pre-med students at CWRU?

i just wanna know if theres any challenge that youre facing rn, or whether you woukd recommend me to commit for pre-med

what are some pros and cons about CWRU pre-med?

[knotty hinge]

@main vector

I don't think they're premed anymore but they used to be

[sweet nacelle]

Nani why did you drop out of pre-med

[main vector]

Most of cwru is pre med

[main vector]

@sweet nacelle

[viscid dragon]

@main vector I cant find the SOURCE spreadsheet thing

[sweet nacelle]

wow that is super detailed thank you

[knotty hinge]

..m

[main vector]

💀

[viscid dragon]

I JUST SAW THAT

LOL

[torn quiver]

Guys is it normal to still not have a desicion?

[viscid dragon]

no

[torn quiver]

What should I do?

[calm island]

It’s funny that I still don’t have a decision to this day.

[knotty hinge]

Email them

[calm island]

We got ghosted nice

We are useless 😭

[barren pecan]

Just declined my admission so good luck to all of the waitlisted people!

[meager copper]

just committed : )

[torn quiver]

They said they'll give me my decision when my fafsa is processed

Had to correct it before so I hope it goes through

[knotty hinge]

My fafsas been processed and they haven't given me anything

[maiden needle]

same

what the chinck is case doing

[calm island]

UMich is better anyway ;-;

[torn quiver]

real but i don't think i can go because it's expensive and too far from home 😭

[calm island]

Oh 😦

[elder sail]

anyone got off the waitlist yet?

[swift cosmos]

I just declined my acceptance...hoping for the best 4 u

[winter sierra]

Anyone have class of 2028 GroupMe or smth?

[main vector]

There’s a discord

U can find it through the student hub with ur case email

[winter sierra]

https://www.instagram.com/cwruclassof2028?igsh=N3cxb3JwamxyYzRl

Also do you know if this new acct is real

[main vector]

Wdym real

[winter sierra]

Seems sketchy since it requested to follow me, isn’t followed by any real cwru

[main vector]

Lol none of those accounts are made by case

For any school

It’s always made by students

[winter sierra]

Has 3000 followers which are almost all spam accounts

[main vector]

That is common

[winter sierra]

Pretty sure this one is just trying to get money or smth, it even claims to be official

[main vector]

Oh it asks for money?

Do not pay for it

Let me find a diff one for u

[winter sierra]

I’m using the cwru2028class one but this one requested to follow me so I was trying to figure out if it’s just a scam

[main vector]

https://www.instagram.com/cwru.co2028?igsh=N2RudXl6Y3dtaWR2

Oh shit

That’s for 2027

[winter sierra]

Yeah lol

I had found that too

[main vector]

Use that one

[winter sierra]

Can you send me that discord btw

[main vector]

U can only get it thru the student hub

[main vector]

Use your case email to add the student hub

[winter sierra]

Ah ok

[upper eagle]

Hey everyone

Thank you for your patience and continued interest in Case Western Reserve University.

I am writing with an update on the waitlist at Case Western Reserve University. In most years, by this point after the deposit deadline we would have more certainty about the status of our fall class. However, this year is proving to be less predictable than others due to the deposit deadline extensions at many colleges and universities across the country.

There is a possibility of being able to admit a small number of students off the waitlist. Since you have continued to express your interest in CWRU and we are particularly interested in your candidacy, we have kept your application open.

We expect to be in touch with you on or around May 20, at which point we hope to have a better idea of the status of our class and the circumstances at other institutions.

We truly appreciate your continued interest. If you have any questions, always feel free to contact us in the Office of Undergraduate Admission at [e-mail].
Best regards,

Bob

Does this mean smth?

[knotty hinge]

I mean

I've heard of some schools sending out letters to wait-list people

Being like "yeah we think you'll be selected" and then selecting them

Kinda like a likely letter

[knotty hinge]

So I'd imagine so

[upper eagle]

Hmm

I am considering between rutgers and cwru for cs

How good is cwru in computer science?

[knotty hinge]

Not as good as rutgers

Still "good" in the sense that it's a good program with a lot of attention towards it as cwru is somewhat of a stem school even if their main focus is premed

And given small class sizes and overall population you'll probably get more individual attention and help than you would at a huge school like rutgers

[upper eagle]

Oh i see

[knotty hinge]

But Rutgers is still Rutgers and a big alumni and undergrad population could also help for things like connections and stuff

[upper eagle]

How good are the dorms there ?

[upper eagle]

Yeah

[knotty hinge]

They're honestly just

Normal dorms as far as the rooms go

They have breakdowns of the different houses on their website

This one being Norton for example

https://case.edu/housing/facilities/first-year-buildings/norton-house

They're building 2 new dorm houses to be used this year as well

The residence areas and stuff are hit or miss, some of the houses are considered a lot better than the others in that regard

Since some are more modern and better equipped than others

[upper eagle]

Similar to Rutgers i see

[tranquil pilot]

this is sophomore housing

also freshman dorms are ass

dont expect much

[viscid dragon]

i heaed theyre building new ones tho

freshman dorms

[main vector]

No they’re sophomore dorms

[viscid dragon]

ohhh

[elder sail]

any tips on how to get of the waitlist i sent an loci long back