Case Western Reserve University Top Questions

Common stereotypes about Case and Case students in general is that Case is a school with a heavy science and engineering focus, which for the most part is true. There are also a large amount of pre-med students but they also lean towards the science majors. Case students are usually recognized as "geeky" for the most part. Some students are slightly socially awkward but for the most part, many of the students just have heavy work loads and spend a majority of their time focusing upon his/her field of study.

There are a lot of stereotypes about Case and Case students. When I came in, all I ever heard about was the typical Case kid. The description was of anyone who, on a Friday or Saturday night, would be found playing video games in their room alone all night. A "typical Case kid" is extremely awkward and has a great deal of difficulty in social settings. The most prominent stereotype about Case itself is its general "nerdiness" and massive amounts of work.

dorky, unsocial, inappropriate social skills, etc. etc.

That we don't have fun, don't go out, sit and play video games, are all engineers...

Studious, nerdy, boring, depressed.

Complaining is a favorite past time for many students who wish that fun and enjoyable activities would just show up at their door.

They are all engineers, they are all losers, the girls are all ugly, they are smart.

They are reclusive, anti-social, grade obsessed, awkward nerds.

The stereotypes about Case are that everyone is really nerdy and anti-social. I've also heard that people assume that Case is full of really ugly and studious people. Case as a school is associated with hard-core studying and stress. Adults usually refer to Case as a top ranked school that focuses mainly on Engineering and graduate studies and that's about it. People also seem to think that Case is in a "crappy" city aka Cleveland and that it is really dangerous.

the biggest stereotype about case students is that we are all a bunch of nerds. and that we are really depressed.

nerdy, overachievers, not fun, introverted, no social skills, no social life

The old students (before graduating year 2009) are nerds or ugly. The more recent students are stupid and an attempt, on the university's part, in admitting more attractive (and therefore, more attractive representations of the university) students. They're better at sports, popped collar types who are just scraping by. Those are the stereotypes anyway.

Nerdy, computer obsessed, no social skills

The general stereotype is that we are nerds and unsociable.

very intelligent, pretty nerdy...anti-social, all engineering--enginnerds,

One of the most common stereotypes about Case is the lack of fun and the incredibly nerdy students.

everyone's nerdy and the ugly girls

Firstoff: The common belief is the CWRU does not stand for Case Western Reserve University, but it actually means Case Women R Ugly. That is true. Very few people get any... Secondly: It is commonly believed that Case gives financial aid to basically everyone; Not True.

We're nerdy We have no social life It's all men and no women Everyone is an engineer

People say that we are a big nerd school full of people that didn't make it into an Ivy League school. They also say that Case is the anti-party school.

Everyone here's a geek, nerd, computer genius. The humanity majors here are the ones that get the 4.0s. Fun consists of gaming, studying and some parties.

The stereotypical Case student is a pale skinned nerd that spends their days in lab researching or in the library studying. Generally speaking, the campus body is not easy on the eyes and is severely crippled in most social settings. Parties are a rarity and quite lame, typically over by ten.

Everyones a nerd that has no social life. The majors that aren't in the sciences or engineering aren't any good.

That we study a lot, are nerds, don't have social skills, care a lot about grades, don't have much of a social life, have tons of homework

Nerds, Can't communicate with people, socially awkward, stay in their rooms and study

That we're really book oriented and don't know how to have fun

Geeky, Nerdy, self-centered, stuck in books

That we are nerds and socially awkward.

All Case students are nerdy engineers.

Case students are nerdy, smart, have no social skills, and are addicted to technology, especially the internet.

Some of the most popular stereotypes: CWRU = Case Women aRe Ugly, that Case is full of social rejects who just sit inside playing World of Warcraft all day. That Case students don't go out, and do have fun like a "normal" college. Case is full of engineers and premeds. We have a bigger workload than notorious schools like MIT, CalTech, the Ivies, etc.

1. The women and men are ugly 2. Everyone is a Nerd. 3. Cleveland is a shitty place to live. 4. Lots of Indians (dot, not feather)

nerds and videogames

One stereotype that stands out the most is the general attitude of the student body. Every person at Case at one time has studied none stop just to get the grade so they could get into Case. Nothing has changed about their personality and many of those students continue to think they need to study all the time or their grade will not be perfect. That being said, these students rarely get involved in other activities and it in turn minimizes the diversity of many of the extracurricular groups and activities because you have the same few people doing wearing many different hats.

Case Students are stereotypically nerdy and geeks. They sit in their rooms all day playing world of warcraft, halo, and having LAN parties, never socialize, and never get outside.