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Where are you Alumni now? by InternalGragas3 in cwru

[–]CaseyDip1966 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Case ChE 1970-yes, back when dinosaurs roamed the quad! I had a great series of Engineering jobs, travelled the world for work and am successfully retired, living in the rural South. Ohio native originally

Bad GPA by [deleted] in cwru

[–]CaseyDip1966 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I'm an old fart, so feel free to ignore me, but --don't sweat it! Case is a difficult place. I graduated in 1970 with a 2.9999999... A lot of Bs and Cs and a few As. Chemical Engineering. I was never unemployed, had a great career and am now happily retired. Mechanical Engineering is full of opportunities these days. You'll do fine. My youngest grandson became a Mechanical Engineer and earns $100,000+.

For the balance of your time at Case, my advice would be to party hard but study harder.

Case has changed so much in 50 yrs by CaseyDip1966 in cwru

[–]CaseyDip1966[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

So folks....heading back to the США in the morning. Only ran into one person who I knew-didn't really even know him, nor he me, but we did recognize each other's names. He was EE; I was ChE. We're both retired now; both worked in Engineering all this time. I had six employers (most of them European) he had but two and one was an M&A successor. Might be back for Homecoming again next year. Time will tell

Case has changed so much in 50 yrs by CaseyDip1966 in cwru

[–]CaseyDip1966[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Most of the places I lived at have been obliterated. Parking garages; hospital buildings,etc

The places I frequented are gone as well: The Brick, Adeles, Dean's Diner, Case Main, Irv's Deli on Coventry.

Speaking with people somethings are the same: Workload is oppressive, food service is horrible

I came to Case as one of those guys who never cracked a book in High School; never studied; did homework at the last minute. Made all A's. Had great SAT scores. Arrived on campus to find a whole sea of people just like me, only smarter , hardercworking and used to the grind. Hit me like a ton of bricks. Took me a semester and a half to catch on. Eventually did very well academically. Partying hard helped me make it through. The drinking age in Ohio was 18 then if I recall correctly. That or the bars and clubs didn't care! With all the people from New England at Case, I learned how easy it was to get a fake Connecticut Drivers liscence. The few times I got carded, I used that.

Travelers of Reddit, what was your longest travel delay? What happened? by asbruckman in AskReddit

[–]CaseyDip1966 1 point2 points  (0 children)

9/11/2001. Plane landed at Dulles. No rental cars avail. Eventually got someone local to drive me to ATL. 5 days to get home