Case Western Reserve University Top Questions

While it is true that many students here are getting engineering degrees, many are in the College of Arts and Science for physics, chemistry, biology, history or a foreign language. Sure the math and science intense students get lots of tests, quizzes and labs, but we don't have hours of reading every night like the humanities majors do. When people aren't studying, you can find students at the frat and sorority houses, having snowball fights, LAN parties, playing video games, piano, pretty much anything you could find at other colleges.

Let's face it, no one comes to Cleveland for the weather, so there are many nerds on campus but there are also a large amount of normal people that are highly driven and motivated and actively involved on campus. School pride is definitely lacking as compared to most schools but with increasingly more competitive athletic programs the trend is starting to correct itself. The campus has been getting more attractive since enrollment has increased but seems to have compromised in terms of academic selectivity.

Well I think that everyone is a little bit nerdy in their own way - but that isn't a bad thing. To me a nerd is someone that is really interested in a particular subject and this means that you get to meet lots of interesting people and there are a lot of people that are just like me here. We defiantly have social lives too, just not like something out of Animal House. If you want to get out and do stuff there are plenty of opportunities, however you actually have to get out there and participate - we won't knock on your door and drag you out. The majors here are equally good. In the past we have been more known for our sciences and engineering programs but the other programs here are great too. Unfortunately as an engineer I don't know too much about the specific humanities programs.

Some are. We do study a lot and have a lot of homework. Case certianly is not an easy school. People care a lot about their academics, and I feel unlike a lot schools, people spend more time on academics than anything else. There are some socially awkward people, but I'm sure there are socially awkward people at every school, and are probably just more visable at Case because Case is smaller. Most Case students do have a social life but I feel that it is more muted than at other schools. Most people don't party every night of the week because they have a lot of work to do and take their work seriously. Students at Case tend to be more responsible so parties aren't as crazy as I'm sure they are at other schools - nobody is overdosing on drugs, falling off of roofs, etc.

Some are: There is a significant percentage of the student body on campus that does just stay in their room but then there is another significant percentage of students that can have conversations with people and are looking to have a social life.

No, Case students work hard and study a lot, but we also love to hang out with our friends and go out and party.

Some. Stereotypes come from people and surveys and the people who fill out the 'I hate Case' surveys are mostly people who sit in their room not looking for the fun and excitement that is constantly going on around Case.

For some people, definitely!

Not really. Quite a few students are normal, cool, and non-engineering majors.

For the most part-yes. There are a decent number of people around here who will get into a heated argument over physics before normal things like the Browns and Steelers or the presidential race, so I would say Case students as a whole are more nerdy than the general population. Case students are definitely pretty smart. I think there are some people at Case with no social skills and definitely more than the population in general, but plenty of Case students do have social skills as well. I think the high Greek life membership here shows that people are incapable of making friends on their own, so they need a frat or sorority to do it for them. The technology stereotypes are definitely true, as a someone here seems to know the answer to any technology related question you can possibly imagine. I also think a lot of Case students would have difficulty living without the internet for a week.