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11 Reviews Found
Likes
- Teaching
- Assignments that are thoughtfully designed to gauge the students
- Preparing for uk workforce through campus drives and cv workshops
Dislikes
- Small campus unlike its counterparts, the area of campus is small unlike other universities which spewed over vast acres of land with its own ecosystem, due its location, it is situated in city centre
Campus Life
- Main building where classes and the administration department lie.
- Business campus where only MBA classes take place and teaching faculty rooms are in that building.
- Library building in 4 stories with a learning development team included in the building.
- Multi-faith center, and also it houses psychologists; students can use their services free of cost for therapy.
- Sports building with all amenities like a pool, gym, cricket ground, and basketball ground on campus.
- Student union building with a restaurant inside, a gathering place for all students.
- The Cadbury building, where the university holds its meetings, also houses the alumni wing and most of the space was rented out for corporate meetings. medical school building.
- We have astonbury festival every summer, organized by the student union. it is like a youth festival with music, food, and fun activities around the campus.
Accommodation
- I find accommodation through my relatives already living in the UK.
- My monthly rent was £320 per month, including all the bills like boiler, water, and power.
- Thankfully I didn't encounter any problems while searching for accommodation, for future students who are on a budget, try to find WhatsApp groups of universities or residents; in that way, we can find accommodation easily and securely.
- My Accommodation was a 30 min drive by bus to the university. Most of the Indians stay in either student accommodations by the university or private student accommodation, or they stay as PG like me
Likes
- The beautiful campus especially the library and the mission gardens. The mission gardens was a relaxing place.
- Proximity to big tech companies especially the company where I was interning.
- The location - San Francisco Bay Area, which has a pleasant weather throughout the year, cool breeze and top notch AQI compared to all Indian metro cities.
Dislikes
- Curriculum - Everyone had to take some core courses despite what their background was. For people who had already studied those, there was some repetition and unnecessary expenditure.
- Large intakes - The university had a huge intake for Computer Science and related branches which made most lectures Indian heavy in terms of student composition. So, the opportunity to interact with students of other backgrounds reduced.
- High expenditure - Being in the Bay Area, the university tuition fees and even the housing was quite expensive compared to other universities like Indiana University Bloomington, SUNY Buffalo and University of Florida.
Campus Life
- The university has one big campus and small buildings around it. University facilities include a swimming pool, gymnasium, computer labs, a massive and beautiful library, a canteen with dining halls, dormitories, campus health services, a meditation room and lounges.
- I was an active participant in the mindfulness club on campus. Activities include weekly reflections, journaling activities and games.
- There are many clubs on campus that meet regularly and do fun activities—chess club, badminton club, physics club. Students can go to the university gymnasium and play any games that they like.
Accommodation
- I found my accommodation through a WhatsApp group meant for university students. Monthly rent was about 750-775$ for a 2-bedroom, 2-bathroom apartment with five people in the house. Facilities included central AC, oven, microwave, induction stove, washing machine, dryer, exhaust fan, closet in each bedroom, smoke detectors, parking spot, patio, trash room, lift, gym, pool, jacuzzi and Amazon parcel box.
- Utilities like sewage, water and trash was separate and the electricity bill was separate too.
- Finding decent inmates was the biggest problem, as people have habits like consuming alcohol and drugs, not keeping the house clean and other disgusting habits.
- Recommendation for future students: if you can afford it, go for university housing or a private room with <=3 residents in the house. Or, it is all up to luck what kind of inmates you get.
- Most Indian students stay in off-campus housing close to the university. I stayed in a similar apartment tooand it was ~1 km away from the main campus









Likes
- This college is located in the Silicon Valley which is the best place to be right now given the current job market. There are a lot of companies, startups which located within a few miles of the college.
- The Bay Area weather , is something that feels just like home.
- Can take pretty much any course without much pre requisites which in contrast to other colleges required me to go through a strict pre req courses list.
Dislikes
- The campus size is not that big as compared to other universities (like UC’s ) in California.
- Limited number of on campus jobs.
- No financial support for international students since this is a private university.
Campus Life
- The college has only one campus, the main one in Santa Clara. There is a really big gym with a basketball court, table tennis, badminton courts, a big library, and multiple cafes. There are many clubs that one can join; the Greek life is very prominent here; there really aren't any campus festivals as such but each club hosts their own events, which you are welcome to join.
Accommodation
- I opted for off-campus housing as the housing (dorm) offered by the university was a bit more expensive, which came around $2300 per month for a dorm room. I found my roommates through a WhatsApp group and we leased an apartment near the university. Monthly rent comes around 1000$ and utilities around 100$ (just the apartment is included, nothing else)
- Since the cohort size is small for Santa Clara Uni, it was hard to find like-minded roommates. Advise future students for accommodation: start early as there are very few options you can choose from and keep reposting in different groups to find roommates. It is around 0.7 miles from our college


Likes
- Beautiful campus
- Great opportunities for getting an on-campus job (95% of us eventually get one)
- Private university which means having a good teacher to student ratio
Dislikes
- The tuition can be quite expensive as compared to public universities
- Financial aid isn't usually provided by the department (school of engineering)
- The quarter system leads to having only 11 weeks for a course which can be less
Campus Life
- Only 1 main campus with all the department buildings.There's a huge library which also has a lot of on-campus opportunities
- The gym is good with a swimming pool, 3-4 huge soccer fields, baseball fields, tennis courrts, volleyball courts, basketball stadium, and on-campus health center too
- There's an indian grad organization named 'Swades' and they organize a lot of cultural events
Accommodation
- I live with my cousin so it wasn't difficult to find off-campus living,usually, just joining the university WhatsApp groups is enough to find roommates
- There are many apartment complexes around the university - Domicilio, Park Central, Normandy, Timberleaf etc. It's super easy to find housing and all of them have similar costs
- Most of the indian students live on the complex mentioned above
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Likes
- Campus is very good and scenic
- Can get a part time job easily in the cafe which is in the campus
- Curriculum is easy 2 hrs lec for 4 days a week
Dislikes
- No table tennis club as such
- Less diversity in cs mostly indian students
- Adjunct faculties
Campus Life
- Our college has only 1 campus
- It has a library, a table tennis table a gym, swimming pool, sauna, basketball field, a tennis court, and a football field.
- Indian students have a swades club which celebrates all major indian festivals
- There are sports clubs but it would be difficult to get into a as team as the athletes are pretty good at their job
Accommodation
- Off campus, I used WhatsApps groups of last batch to reach out to seniors to get my accommodation
- Monthly rent is 4000$ for a 2b2b apartment. The society has a swimming pool, a hot water pool to relax in, and a small gym.
- Reach out to seniors on LinkedIn; they would have a spot for incoming students, or the apartments have a website and students can book their flat from india.
- My apartment is 500-600 m from college












Likes
- The campus of this university is too pretty yet very big, from cafe to libraries every class is air conditioned so that's the plus point.
- The college provides groceries and essential toiletries which really helps the student.
- Every person including the faculty members and students are really helpful.
Dislikes
- Can't really find anything which I didn't like but its too expensive for a private university.
Campus Life
Campus life was full of fun, offering a perfect blend of academic rigor and extracurricular activities. The university gives numerous opportunities for students to engage in various activities, make new friends, and create lasting memories. There were a lot of fests happening here like techno fest and a lot of societies were also formed in order to engage students.
Accommodation
I personally stayed in a shared apartment with other students.This really helped me to save money yet made me a lot connections with other students. On campus housing is really expensive. Food expenses went from $250 to $400 per month. There were no meals provided by the university but essential groceries and toiletries were given to students.
Likes
- Amidst Silicon Valley, professors are CEOs & VPs of MNCs in the valley.
Campus Life
Campus has all the necessary amenities & it’s vast, a bit exorbitant but provides all the facilities & is tidy.
Accommodation
Around 600-700/rent & 250 food/amenities.
Likes
- University Location, university Rating, Alumni and networking, course work, reviews.
Campus Life
Good campus with ample amount of facilities like library, gym, sports, social activities.
Accommodation
There are so many accommodations available around the university.
Likes
- I had personal reasons that made me choose this school, I wanted to stay in Silicon Valley, for a private school, SCU fees is affordable for a foreign student, they had good placement history.
Campus Life
Campus infrastructure and extracurricular activities are as good as they can get. We have clubs in each department that cater to the coursework to stay relevant; example Product Club (for those interested in a Product/Project manager career).
Accommodation
The living expense in Silicon Valley is high, one of the only drawbacks for an international student. This includes rent, taxes on basic things, electricity, utilities etc. Hence, student prefer to over-share space here, eg. 2-3 people share one bedroom of a 2BHK.
Likes
- The main factor for me to choose Santa Clara University was the location. Because it is bay area I thought it will help me with the placement and it surely did help a little but did not play a major role as I expected. But the weather conditions in Bay area makes it bearable.
Campus Life
There are countless number of clubs, events and extra curricular activities to participate. Al though it is up to you how much you want to get involved. The library is huge and it is fun to study there.
Accommodation
I stay at apartment nearby. I share a Master bedroom with one other student. The rent is $800 and the total rent for the unit(2B2B) is $3355.






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