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School Slang
  • 131: Engineering 131, a required class for engineering and science majors
  • Blackboard: Online bulletin board system that connects professors and students
  • BRB: Biomedical Research Building
  • CIA: Cleveland Institute of Art
  • CIM: Cleveland Institute of Music
  • Club Dub: Wade Workout Room
  • Elephant Stairs: Long, winding staircase that connects top-of-the-hill South side to bottom-of-the-hill South side
  • Fribs: Fribley Commons
  • GER: General Education Requirements
  • Greenie: Campus shuttle buses
  • HCL: Health Center Library
  • Home Dot Cwru: home.cwru.edu
  • Leut: Leutner Commons
  • O-Chem: Organic chemistry
  • P2: Physics 122, a required course in the physics sequence
  • PBLB: Peter B. Lewis Building, designed by Frank Gehry and home to the Weatherhead School of Management
  • SI: Supplemental Instruction
  • TUBA: Tutoring By Appointment
  • UH: University Hospitals spans two city-blocks and is a mass of research buildings, classrooms, offices and hospitals and contains a food court and various restaurants.
Things I Wish I Knew Before Coming To School
  • Computers are a necessity.
  • Don’t buy the bed sheets and linens from the school catalog.
  • It’s not a big party school.
  • It’s not a good school for people who are undecided about their majors.
  • Know what you can get credit for before registering for your AP/IB tests.
  • Plan and understand the GERs.
  • Professors want students to come to office hours.
  • Skip “Playfair” during freshman orientation.
  • You have the right to switch advisors if the one you have is terrible.
Tips to Succeed
  • Always dispute bad grades.
  • Ask the TAs tons of questions.
  • Check your school e-mail very often.
  • Do not fall behind.
  • Get to know upperclassmen and listen to some of their advice and tips.
  • Go to class.
  • Know what you want to study before coming here.
  • Meet with your dean and adviser once or twice a year to make sure you haven’t left out a GER or important course.
  • Research the courses and professors you will have before choosing them.
  • Study, study, study.
  • Talk to your professors!
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sxk79711

Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering '15

5.0
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Opportunities Are Endless

Since Case is not a huge school, the opportunities to get involved both inside and outside the classrom are infinite. If you don't take advantage of that then it's your loss

Feb 23, 2012

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Lchlepciak

Social Work and Youth Services '13

3.5
B

Success and Fun

It is hard for me to give a decent review on this topic because I have completely different interests being that I am in graduate school. However, I know that greek life and sports are popular at CWRU. I also know that students who partake in clubs and organizations and the nightlife are also very serious about their school work. So, if you want to get the most out of your education and nightlife, this may be the place for you!

Jan 29, 2012

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rcb102

Ecology, Evolution, and Population Biology '14

4.6
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Access to Hospitals

The Cleveland Clinic and University Hospitals are literally RIGHT ON CAMPUS!!! Students looking for volunteer experience or research positions have great ease getting into these programs! Great for those looking into the Medical or Dental field!

Dec 23, 2011

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User rating for Case Western Reserve University - Inside Scoop is 4.6 out of 5 based on 18 user reviews.

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Traditions
  • The April Fools Edition of the Observer: The Observer prints a spoof-filled issue in the first week of April. This is often an amusing way for students to be sarcastic and brutally honest through satirical cartoons, articles, editorials and the issue’s chosen theme.
  • The Hudson Relays: Held annually since 1910, the event commemorates the 1883 move of Western Reserve College from Hudson to University Circle. Relay teams run five-mile laps around campus and the surrounding community, ending at the Adelbert Rocks, which list winners of past races.
  • The Sci-Fi Marathon: The Science Fiction Marathon comprises over 36 hours of back-to-back science fiction movies, trailers, and surprises that takes place in the 580-seat Strosacker Auditorium, home of the Case Film Society. The event was started in 1976 and is popular with Case students and the Cleveland community, as well as people from out of state and even from other countries. In Miriam Carey’s 365 Ways to Meet People in Cleveland, Case’s Science Fiction Marathon is mentioned as one of the best ways.
Urban Legends
  • Case students create 20 percent of the Instant Messaging traffic in the nation.
  • Playboy ranked Case the ugliest campus in the nation.
  • The Elephant Walk stairs were specifically designed to aid a five-foot-five woman in running away from a six-foot man.
  • There is one “6’4” 180 lb man” committing all the thefts and burglaries on campus.
  • You can get from North side to South side without ever going above ground.

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