Case Western Reserve University Admissions Counselor Brooke Slesh shared helpful advice about tuition, financial aid, potential programs of study and research opportunities to over 20 students on Sept. 29 in LGI II.

Case Western has a 38% acceptance rate represented by 6,000 undergraduate students from 73 different countries. Students interested in joining the Case Western Spartans, like senior Laila Hakki, used the event as an opportunity to clear up any potential questions that she had.

“[Slesh] explained everything clearly in less than an hour and gave us the chance to ask questions if something was not completely understood,” Hakki said. “Her insight gave me clarity in a way online research wouldn't.”

Slesh also explained financial aid opportunities available to reduce the $92,130 average annual tuition at Case Western. Roughly 85% of students received financial aid to maintain Case Western’s 100% of demonstrated need for admitted students.

“Every applicant is automatically considered for multiple scholarships, whether that be based on financial need or a student's merit,” Hakki said. “Slesh made it clear that the majority of the students at Case Western do not pay full tuition.”

Case Western offers over 100 undergraduate programs, ranging from STEM majors to Arts and Humanities.

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Seniors jot down helpful information as Brooke Slesh speaks. College outreach events allowed students to gain a better understanding of which colleges fit their personality and interests the most.

“Knowing this, the school feels a lot more enticing to me to attend despite the very high tuition that isn’t even guaranteed to be that high,” Hakki said.

Other courses of study include Case Western Pre-Professional programs, allowing students to take an accelerated course of study. Case Western offers an eight year medicine program, in which students can gain both a bachelor’s degree and Doctor of Medicine degree in one program.

“Getting into medical school has become an increasingly competitive process,” Hakki said. “The Pre-Professional Scholars Program offers me valuable assurance in their medical school, saving me potential stress in my undergraduate years.”

Less than one percent of all applicants are accepted to the Pre-Professional Program. With such a low acceptance rate, Case Western medicinal research is a leading competitor among universities, ranking 16th in the world for Biomedical and Health Sciences.

Students committed to Case Western Medical School receive equal benefits, having access to over $400 million of funding to research medicine. With access to this funding, Case Western is accredited to being a Tier 1 medical school for research.

For seniors interested in applying to Case Western Reserve University, applications can be made through https://www.commonapp.org/. Future questions about Case Western can be addressed at [email protected].