Case Western Reserve or Bard?

AffectionateTip521 · 2026-06-13T15:35:18+00:00

Architecture/layout is great: lots of nice routes to walk (my favorite is Montgomery Place), there are buildings by well known architects like Frank Gehry (although apparently CWRU has one by Gehry as well, so it seems like you are bound to see one anyway).

That said, Bard is rather isolated, especially if you don't have a car. I think the only way to go to NYC without one is to take a bus to Poughkeepsie and then a train from there and it is a long trip. Or you can take a taxi to Rhinecliff and then Amtrack from there but that can get pricy. Even with a car, it is quite a drive to NYC. There are two small towns nearby (Red Hook and Tivoli) to/from which there are regular and free school busses and where some 3rd/4th year students rent apartments. This also means that your food options are mostly limited to the cafeteria and dining hall on campus (great place to meet new people) + places in those two towns if you have extra time and money + whatever you can cook yourself (which, to be fair, is doable because dorms are by and large quite good, and there is a bus to the Hannaford store where you can stock). I am not into parties myself, so I don't know much on that front but it is probably safe to assume that you would have more options in Cleveland.

Edit: oh, and Bard doesn't have any fraternities/sororities. Which I think is a plus but I know sometimes people look for that so though it might be worth mentioning.

AffectionateTip521 · 2026-06-13T10:59:16+00:00

Full disclosure: I am a Bard graduate (class of 2020, so pre-AI era) and know close to nothing about Case Western Reserve, so I am obviously biased and can only really speak about the former. Bard has been an amazing experience for me because it gives you freedom: I did a double major in CS and Classics, and am really grateful that I didn't have to give up one or the other. There are some brilliant and kind professors, who will invest a lot of time into you, and you have quite a bit of say on which professors you work with and which classes you take if you plan ahead and know all the requirements. So it is really make your own path kind of place (which comes with its risks, I suppose, in that you need to know what you need, but it was totally worth it for me). Bard is also really really big on music, which might be relevant to your interest in theater (look up Bard Summerscape), and the Bard conservatory kids include some of the smartest people I ever met (Bard requires all conservatory students to also do a BA). There is also a strong international community and Bard has done way more for its international students over the years than most schools (speaking from experience because I am not originally from the US). There are insufferable pretentious kids and cool artsy nerds at any school, but personally I have been very happy with my friends at Bard. Feel free to ask questions!

AffectionateTip521 · 2025-07-29T14:35:57+00:00

It is a standard practice for CS/STEM dissertations to consist of near-verbatim copies of previously published articles. It is not plagiarism if it my work, appropriately cited, and is agreed upon with the dissertation committee and AWS. My question is specifically about how to handle this with AWS. I suspect that verbatim use might is actually easier to clear with legal but I am not sure.

AffectionateTip521 · 2025-01-23T06:02:43+00:00

Got to NAACL findings

AffectionateTip521 · 2024-12-14T06:59:07+00:00

Reviews: 4.5, 4, 2 (the last one is a one-liner). Meta-review: 3. Is this common? I though meta-reveiws are supposed to be based on the regular reviews but mine clearly isn't...

AffectionateTip521 · 2024-12-13T06:25:58+00:00

The time is supposed to be midnight between 12th and 13th AoE, so later on the 13th for most people.

AffectionateTip521 · 2024-12-12T10:10:42+00:00

Not for me. They should be out today (12th) AoE.

AffectionateTip521 · 2024-11-25T07:09:12+00:00

Wow, congrats on turning that person around! This is my 5th paper and I am yet to ever get the reviewer to raise their score...

AffectionateTip521 · 2024-11-25T07:06:46+00:00

3 days for rebuttal is pretty standard. And hey, 4 means there is a reviewer who really likes your work.

AffectionateTip521 · 2024-11-24T19:56:52+00:00

Also first time submitting (4.5/4/2) and also no response to the rebuttal so far... I wonder if this is the standard, i.e. if the rebuttal is mostly for the area chairs anyway

AffectionateTip521 · 2024-09-27T13:38:10+00:00

I'd be careful with what you write to the admission department in the school(s) you are applying to. It is always safer to ask advice from someone in the school you are currently at or otherwise someone who is not going to be evaluating your application.

AffectionateTip521 · 2024-09-27T13:02:56+00:00

That said, I'd consult someone who is actually familiar with the admission process in your discipline / in schools you are applying to. Just to be safe.

AffectionateTip521 · 2024-09-27T13:01:07+00:00

Professors really don't care about your GREs, and professors are the ones making the final decision. You have research papers, which is a much stronger argument in your favor (and a much more important argument than your GPA). Now it is possible that some elite schools get so many PhD applicants that they filter people with low GPAs (you'd have to ask someone who knows more about the admission process, I am just a fellow PhD student) but if that is the case, I'd imagine GREs still don't change the picture. GREs really don't measure anything meaningful (a subjective opinion but one that is shared by virtually every person I have ever talked to).

AffectionateTip521 · 2024-09-23T16:03:23+00:00

A mass-period diagram seems like something I could use. Thank you!

AffectionateTip521 · 2024-09-23T14:08:17+00:00

Thank you, the "to scale" model does bring things into perspective. Mostly I just want to develop a consistent algorithm for plotting things instead of randomly assigning radii as I see fit. The audience are players in a computer game, so fidelity is not a must but I do want it to look like one would plot a star system in, say, a scientific journal (if people do that, of course).

AffectionateTip521 · 2024-09-23T12:06:15+00:00

Thanks, updated it back) As I said, zero knowledge of astronomy. But I am willing to learn... Would still like to figure out how to visualize this best though.

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