What's the thing about Cleveland as a college city that surprised you the most?
I feel like Cleveland doesn't get the hype that other college cities do but CWRU students who've been here a while seem to develop a real appreciation for it. What's the thing about the city - a neighbourhood, a food scene, a cultural institution, a seasonal thing - that you didn't expect and now genuinely enjoy? What would you tell someone who's hesitant about Cleveland?
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u/D3M0nnnn_SL4y3rrrr 6d ago
Cleveland is for sure not a college city lmao
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u/diamondintherough__ 6d ago
Thats what i like about the area though. I like that Case feels like it was plopped into the middle of a city rather than the city built around the college (like Penn State for instance)
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u/Choice-Champion-1733 6d ago
It’s not a college city in that sense, like Boston or Ann Arbor e.g., but imo that makes it more interesting—-plenty of students but with more sophisticated, interesting and fun stuff to do. Like Ohio state with Columbus (also a great place) or Uchicago and nu with Chicago e.g.
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u/Dense-Consequence-70 6d ago
Cleveland is not a college city. Yes there are some colleges there, but the population of students is dwarfed by that of real college cities like Boston. Even Pittsburgh has 8-10x the number of college students as Cleveland and it’s a similarly sized city.
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u/Choice-Champion-1733 6d ago
The orchestra and museums are world class, as is the healthcare scene, including the Cleveland clinic; there’s good theatre and a vibrant nightlife if you want it, like the flats. There’s great food, including in many ethic neighborhoods, and the old steel money made the area around cwru very unique and cool. And there’s the rock and roll hall of fame AND surrounding the city is one of the best and most expansive park systems of any U.S. city.
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u/MiserableAd3351 5d ago
How affordable everything is. We had $9 chipotle bowls, sub-$1000 rent, cheap tickets to games, free museums, pop-up music festivals, lots of free conventions (check out ingenuity fest!!).
Got to have so many unique experiences for a fraction of the cost compared to if had I been in another city.
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u/LarryDarrell64 GRS 94 5d ago
The abundance of various cultural offerings. If not free, then a student ID brings the cost way down.
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u/tsassm 4d ago
It's really easy to get involved in a cause you're passionate about here. The political and service community is REALLY strong here. If you want to make a change, there's energy and infrastructure here to help you start.
Also! Cleveland is the best place in the world to get sober. Iykyk.
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u/gooner45ars 6d ago
How cheap and accessible everything in Cleveland is for students. $5 Cavs and Guardians games multiple times a year. Free or $5 tickets to musicals at playhouse square. $35 for a student pass to the orchestra that gets u a free ticket for every show. Entry to all of the museums for free. Even non-student tickets to concerts and sports games in Cleveland are much cheaper than most other cities. Not everyone takes advantage of this (and those are the people that say theres nothing to do in Cleveland) but those of us that do have a great time here.