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• It depends on the country
• RIT has a main branch in New York and another in Dubai (we receive our degree from the main branch, and everything, including curriculum and rules come from Newyork)

• No idea

• It depends on the student and how talented they are. Also you know that job market is worse and the avg salary would be $75,000 may be as per I guess and nowadays its hard to find jobs off-campus and I know very less people here some of them are placed in rochester itself for co-op and full-time and some are still searching mostly it depends on the program they do some program people get placed easily like accounting and all. For computers, it's hard now.

• I found my accommodation off-campus, and I found it through a WhatsApp group. My monthly rent is $550, not much facilities, just a hall and kitchen bathroom. Not many challenges, I easily found it. It is 4 miles from my uni, and there is a bus every 30 mins which the university provides. Just look on the internet or join some random RIT WhatsApp groups, and you can easily find accommodations near RIT.

• It depends on the market, but the opportunities for Cybersecurity is good.

• 500 - 1000 USD is the per-month rental cost.

• I would think it is safe to say a fair percentage of your graduating batch secures employment within 6 months of completing their respective programmes - though I would not know exact numbers.
• Average salary range is very dependent on the program students graduate from; I would probably say gross starting salaries for graduates would be approximately SEK 35,000-40,000 on a monthly basis.
• Like touched upon before, THS Armada is the career fair organised annually that has grown to become one of the largest in Scandinavia. Students can meet various companies who set up respective counters/stalls and build their professional networks with the various company representatives.
• The most common methods I would probably say students find jobs would be through the expansion of their professional networks (mentioned above), converting their internship and thesis opportunities, or through job boards (I would say LinkedIn is the most popular one!!!). If you have the innovative entrepreneurial brain, students get support to commercialise their business ideas, and over 10 percent of KTH Alumni go on to start their own company via KTH Innovation.
• Major companies that take students from the MSc SEE program include Vattenfall, Scania, Stockholms Exergi and Hitachi Energy to name a few.

• I opted for off-campus accommodation, as it is definitely cheaper than that available on campus. So we Indian students of the 2019 intake formed a WhatsApp group and decided to try and find accommodation together. Most of us were in touch with the university's team for arranging accommodation - called "KTH Accommodation." They got in touch with us - including me - and enquired about preferences before allocating us with rooms. I had no problems with them, as processes were smooth.
• Having my room contract with KTH Accommodation, I was paying SEK 4500 rent. This was with an attached bathroom, a table with two chairs and a bed. From the second year onwards, a lot of Indian students changed contracts and moved over to sign with the city's local student accommodation monopoly company - known as "Stockholms Studentsbostader" (SSSB)—albeit trying to stay within the same accommodation campus since their rates were cheaper than those of KTH Accommodation.
• My accommodation was at the next metro station and a bit of a walk away from the university - called "Lappis." Most of the Indian students stayed in three different student accommodations - either in Lappis, "Strix," or "Teknikringen" (the latter for those staying on campus), if I remember rightly.
• My advice for incoming students would be to try and enter the SSSB queue straight away so that you'll be able to get a room on one of their contracts sooner than KTH Accommodation's. Plus, the latter only allows for a one-plus-one-year basis, while you can stay on an SSSB contract as long as you prove you have courses you're still studying.

• RIT’s Packaging Science program has a 100% placement rate, with salaries ranging from $65,000-$85,000 annually. Students secure jobs via internships, campus recruitment, networking, and online portals.
• Top employers include Amazon, P&G, Coca-Cola, and Unilever, offering roles in design, sustainability, and testing. Internships often lead to full-time offers.

• I chose Apex Apartments, an off-campus accommodation closest to RIT. Rent is $900-$1100/month with utilities, gym, and laundry included.
• Found via Discord groups and online searches.
• Challenges included limited availability and coordinating with roommates. Start early and check lease terms. Apex is 5-10 minutes from campus and popular among Indian students.

The salary expectations for graduates here are some of the highest in the country - students have no shortage of high quality opportunities here.

The program I selected is extremely rigorous and well-known, which will help me get a quality job upon graduation. My financial aid award was excellent, and the school is generally very good, making it a clear choice. My college is a journey of discovery - learning more about myself, my field, and my future. While there have been some challenges along the way, the college has helped me to grow as a person and I feel equipped with the skills I need to be successful, in my field and life. Everything is available to me at my school - there is no class I cannot take, no research I cannot do, and no activity I cannot participate in. Everything is there for me.

Good. There is a career fair but you are mostly likely going to find a job applying online. The university helps a lot. They help you with your resume and do mock interviews.

Because the course focuses on data analytics. I had an admit from Northeastern a year ago but it's information systems degree is mainly technical based

Difficult to get hire in my systems and networking field. I tried many companies over a period of time. Last semester, I was able to get internship offer by IP Fusions and keysight technology. I choose keysight before their pay was better and they offer some diverse working opportunities if get PPO from them. Average placement scenario is pretty average here.

Full tution fee wave off and decent stipend.

Their are many opportunities available in the department, just a point that students need to get in touch with them on their own and the one that best suits their interests and background would get them into one.

RIT is ambitious towards technical grounds as well as all other streams, it has a wide range of students coming from different backgrounds and work together on innovation and building.