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Carnegie Mellon University
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8 Reviews Found
- Likes:
- The brand name significantly contributes to a proxy in competence, which is a major advantage.,
- Strong support for those looking to pursue entrepreneurship opportunities.,
- Ideal for those interested in highly technical courses and opportunities.
- Dislikes:
- Not a very suitable fit for Product Management.,
- Tuition fees are quite high for the value provided.,
- Large batch sizes may be a concern.
Campus Life
Facilities are extremely average since it's a small campus. The campus life was decent, not that much opportunity for extracurricular.
Hostel
Average monthly expenditure for rent(not shared), utilities, travel grocery etc would be $1000/month.
- Likes:
- I liked faculties and their way of teaching,
- Infrastructure of the campus is great and mind blowing,
- University provides great exposure and help in all round development
- Dislikes:
- Fees of the university is very expensive,
- Academic is rigorous and cost of living is high
Campus Life
Campus life is full of energy, diversity and exciting Activities. I found many fellow countrymen on the campus registered in different programs. The infrastructure is great, the library is very big and contains all kinds of books and ebooks of every genre, sports facilities include outdoor fields, courts, swimming pool, fitness centres and Gymnasium facility. Events at CMU include spring carnival, Buggy races, homecoming, Films and arts festivals and so on. Societies in CMU are entrepreneurship and business society, recreational and hobby society, technology society, Cultural society and so on.
Hostel
I managed to stay off-campus in a shared apartment with my roommates. Our apartment was 4BHK and a total of 4 members stayed in it. Shortlisting criteria include Cost of living, safety, distance to campus and other necessary amenities like laundry, and parking. Total monthly expenses of food, accommodation, and other expenses were around 2200$.
- Likes:
- The world-class environment and the ample amount of opportunities were my major factors to choose CMU, followed by the profiles of the professors and the talk with the current cohort.,
- The holistic take on grooming the students, providing a realistic view and making them job market ready are some points I like about the university. The career development centre is a little helpful but the research is completely a responsibility of the student.
- Dislikes:
- As an international student you might end feeling lonely at some states, however one needs to trust the process. I personally prefer keeping away from departmental politics. Initially, it did distract me however, it's important to bear in mind that it's a common occurrence and you shouldn't take it personally.
Campus Life
There is always something going on the campus. One could go to any building and see an event going on or some conference or a guest lecture, often time there are some fun activities going on too - the best part is there is no restriction on attending. It's an open campus so you can meet locals and get to know about the city as well. Hunt Library was one of my favourite spots. Their music collection is good too.
Hostel
There is an option to live on campus however the off campus option for accommodation are more affordable. Studio and one bed apartments are a bit costly so the students usually prefer sharing apartments. Until last year, the average rent was $500-$600 which has hiked upto $700-$800 this year.
- Likes:
- CMU is the number 1 college in systems and security courses that I wanted to do.,
- The rigorousness of CMU is what really makes it valuable. I have worked for 2.5 years before coming here and a semester of work here is worth more learning than my entire career. That being said, it is very hectic and can be very hard for a lot of students.
- Dislikes:
- The bonding between students across departments can be improved. Intra department is good but inter department can be made better. There are events that happen every now and then that try to make this happen however it can be hard for everyone to sync up since every department has a very different course set for its students that leads to wildly different schedules for students.
Campus Life
The campus life is mostly heavily academic. There are a lot of research seminar talks and such activities throughout the campus. Graduate students do not really have time for clubs and other such activities. Departments try to keep students engaged by having fun events such as outings to go to play golf or amusement parks.
Hostel
There is no housing for graduate students. Therefore you need to look for it around the campus.
- Likes:
- The reputation of Carnegie Mellon University within CS and Analytics is top notch, and the program course really aligned with what I was looking for.
Campus Life
Campus is amazing. There’s always one or another event happening around the campus. There are a lot of clubs to consider. Library, wifi everything is good.
Hostel
For the graduate program, on campus housing isn’t available. So I live in an apartment 20 mins away from college. Local buses are free for CMU students.
- Likes:
- Because of the diverse curriculum and the integration of choosing the courses I like, aside from the prestigious reputation.
Campus Life
There's a lot of resources and activities happening all year around. WiFi enabled, all kinds of sports, 5 libraries etc.
Hostel
You need to find housing off campus as a Master's student and the avg. rent ranges between $500-1000.
Campus Life
Free high speed fiber wifi available all over campus with 3 libraries with quiet study rooms, amazing sport facilities with all aerobic sports coverage.
Hostel
Campus housing for undergrad. For master's and phd, off campus housing resources are available and many places are available to sublet or rent for about 600-900$ month.
Campus Life
CMU has a lot of resources, lots of funding. I think they are building a robotic centre now. There is a Hunt Library which is the biggest library in CMU. There are couples more. I am still in the exploring phase with regards to the libraries. They are open 24*7. They have all the resources. They have also got this crowd funding program. Like if you got an idea and you want to work on it, CMU provides crowd funding for that. With regards to entrepreneurship, they have this really amazing club called Graduate Entrepreneurship Club (GEC) and they got a lot of money. Since, CMU is a tech university. They do have a lot of fests and traditions which are in inclined with technology.
Hostel
The university arranges the accommodation for international students. But, we need to apply early to get a good accommodation. Searching for a home here is very difficult.
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