Reviews of Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) | United States

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Pascal U

Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
Engineering, Electronic, Undergraduate, Individual agreement between EPFL and Carnegie Mellon

Student life

Describe host city:

Students equally interact with the local and student community

Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment

Nightlife, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

Firehouse Lounge - Strip District Nice drinks, european music, good atmosphere Diesel - SouthSide Nr. 1 for dancing and meeting people Shadygroove - Shadyside Bar to go during the week for a quick drink or a snack after hard work.

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Ghadi R

American University in Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
Engineering, Computer, Graduate, Independent

Overall

I wish I had known...

That i would miss home and friends

In my opinion:

I loved it but I'm not sure everybody would.

Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important

Academic reasons

4

Culture

3

Costs

4

Activities

2

Campus life

2

Party / people

2

Weather / location

3

Personal recommendation

very competitive.. if up to it don't lose the opportunity

During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot

Became familiar with another culture

4

Traveled

4

Improved language skills

4

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

4

Partied a lot

3

Experienced a change in life

3

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

nothing in particular

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“Summary from a Junior”

Norah C

United States,
Materials Science, 2025

Overall

a lot of hard work but manageable if you work with your peers and professors

Careers

great resource with helpful staff

Pros

overall very down to earth people

Cons

high stress culture

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Pascal U

Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
Engineering, Electronic, Undergraduate, Individual agreement between EPFL and Carnegie Mellon

Languages

Language of instruction: English

Was learning English a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my English

How much did you improve your English?

My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

I had already done a student exchange during high school, when I spent 5 months in Scotland. Therefore I didn't notice any difficulties from the language point of view.

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