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Carnegie Mellon University (CMU)

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3.79 / 5 based on 25 reviews
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Pascal U
Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
Engineering, Electronic, Undergraduate, Individual agreement between EPFL and Carnegie Mellon
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Other
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
Eating out is very cheap but rather unhealthy. As soon as you want to buy fresh fruit and vegetables, everything gets expensive though. Calling is cheap using skype or similar services, but mobile phone contracts are far more expensive than the european average.
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Overall, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone, Food, Housing:
was the same price as at home.
Nightlife:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand text books
Second-hand household items
Computers / Internet
Administrative
Money from home
Personal comments
The university ID let's you use all public transportation for free. The cheapest way of travelling is using the Greyhound bus service, or JetBlue.com for cheap flights. The school offers some trips around Thanksgiving and Spring break.
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avishek g
St. Stephen's College, Delhi, India
Chemistry, Undergraduate, Independent
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Other
Other sources of funding:
Other
Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work
Personal spending habits
It's all about the foreign exchange rates!! $1 = Rs. 44 :)
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Telephone, Overall, Food, Travel, Housing, Nightlife:
was more expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand text books
Second-hand household items
Computers / Internet
Administrative
Money from home
Personal comments
none
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Ghadi R
American University in Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
Engineering, Computer, Graduate, Independent
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Not specified
Other sources of funding:
none
Work opportunities:
Personal spending habits
i make international calls more and i buy frozen food more
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Telephone, Overall, Food, Housing:
was more expensive than at home.
Travel, Nightlife:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand text books
Second-hand household items
Computers / Internet
Administrative
Money from home
Personal comments
none
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DILEEP K
Myongji University, Yongin Si, Korea, South
Engineering, Computer, Graduate, HEC Pakistan
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Family<br> Personal savings<br> Government assistance<br> An ERASMUS grant<br> A private grant<br> Other
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
nothing
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Telephone, Overall, Food, Travel, Housing, Nightlife:
was more expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand text books
Second-hand household items
Computers / Internet
Administrative
Money from home
Personal comments
no
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