What Students Say
Likes
- "As I took a step forward in my career trajectory, I was passionate about VLSI. Through my course curriculum, online certifications, and practical experiences, I have learned that digital VLSI design is my future. I wanted to undertook research in this area and contribute to the sphere of innovation. However, to have my aspirations take flight, my existing knowledge needed a boost. For the same, I found a masters program in computer engineering to be aligning ideally with my interests. Housed by the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department of University of Florida, this program focuses on the design, analysis, and application of computers and their components. Amalgamating theory and practice, this program offers a comprehensive understanding of VLSI design, which proved to be instrumental in paving a sound career path . Having gone through the university profile, I wished to pursue my interest on VLSI design which aligns well with the goal of the master’s program. I was certain that attaining learning under such a stellar faculty will not to be insightful but will also prepare me for my future endeavors."
Dislikes
- There are few things which i personally did not like about this university. Firstly, It is the location where the university is situated i.e gainesville area. There is not much to do here in gainesville apart from the university area so sometimes it becomes monotonous to be there. Also, the food, specially the indian cuisine is a bit expensive there as compared to other states. Secondly, the weather conditions are extreme mainly during summer its unbearable. Thirdly, i did not like the grading system at UF.
Required Exams for Admission
My overall experience at UF was good. It was a great opportunity to pursue my master's program abroad as it not only helped me in gaining academics knowledge but also to understand and interact with people from different places and background.
Course Curriculum
Course curriculum at UF is not revised as per industry requirements. They follow the same course pattern each year as far as my knowledge is concerned.
Faculty
The faculty to student ratio at UF is 1:17 probably depending on the course. This is mainly a research university so the faculties are mostly involved in their research work and less focused on the coursework for students. There have been few professors who teach according to the industry standard which is great.
Campus Life
Campus life is great. There are a lot of stuff to participate in at UF apart from academics section like dance classes, sports activities, cultural events, on campus part time jobs, etc.
Placement
There is no on campus placement as such at UF. You have career fairs at the beginning of semester where you can find a lot of companies offering internships/full time for Computer science, Electrical, IT, etc branches. Most of the companies do not provide H1-B work visa so the options are a bit limited for students. The avg salary offered to ECE students is around 75000-80000$ pa.
Accommodation
There are several student apartments near the campus where you can get all types of rooms based on your budget and requirements.
Exams
LOR - 3 different LORs were submitted which was taken from undergrad university. SOP - Which should include the purpose of choosing a particular university CV- It includes all the education background, work experience, projects, extracurricular etc. No there was no such thing as interview rounds at UF because I applied during the time of Covid so the process was cut short.
Fees
total tuition fee including living expense is 45000$(USD)
Scholarship
Yes, I attained a scholarship for having commendable record at my undergrad university in ECE stream. They provided a scholarship of 4500$. There was no separate form for that.
