Life at MIT

I liked my life here. You will too. Manipal is very hot. That's the only negative factor.

I got placed in TCS as a statistical programmer through campus placements. They teach a lot of relevant courses. Although it can't be considered to be the best applied mathematics course, it got me where I am today. So no complaints. There was no industrial visits during the course, but we will be asked to complete a research project. I did mine of applied cryptography, which was very informative.

25% of my classmates got placed by the end of the third semester. Companies do come for placements. But the college approaches more companies depending on the interests of students. What I mean is if they don't think the students want more companies to come, then they won't do much.

Being an engineering college, there are many many events happening in the college both in odd semesters and even semesters. So college life is never boring. Also there are lots of clubs to join around campus, which also adds to the flavor of being a student. At MIT you won't have to worry about shortage of college events.

Compared to the peers of my age, the college fees was feasible. It's not the cheapest college but it is manageable. You can also avail scholarships based on your merit. I did a masters course so I had to pay my fees annually and not semester wise. Based on my course I feel it was reasonable.

I didn't apply for scholarships or loans. The fees was reasonable for my course and I was not eligible for scholarships.

I loved the two years that I spent at this campus. I believe the gender ratios were equal. There are many student clubs on campus which adds to the flavor of being a student. You can see cultural diversities in all aspects. People are very respectful of each other's individuality in this place which is amazing. I believe you can have a quality conversation on any subject with your peers here.

I couldn't get a hostel because they ran out of vacancies. So incase you are planning to apply here make sure you understand this situation. Enquire about hostel vacancies. One of the best parts about student life is staying in hostels. Unfortunately I couldn't experience that.

Seniors are very helpful. They help us understand the huge campus and also helps us deal with the course. They teach us new softwares that might be required for certain courses. I had a good relationship with my seniors and also my juniors. So I can say that seniors are very good here.

I applied for the course towards the end of March. I applied with all my marks card, and had the option to upload the remainder of my marks cards as and when I got them. I got my acceptance letter in June and they gave me a date to come to college to complete the joining process. Classes started by August.

We had faculties ranging from ages 25+ to 55+. Facilities have PhD or are pursuing PhD. Most of the faculty are very educated and good at what they do. One more thing of importance to notice is that they always keep themselves up to date about the new innovations in their area of expertise and try to share what they know with the students.