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Pascal U
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.
Food, Telephone, Housing:
was the same price as at home.
Nightlife:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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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Academic
Course recommendations
Take more courses than what you really need, and decide after a week or two which are the ones you really want to follow. The descriptions rarely give a good insight on what is to be expected.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
As an european student, you have to be aware that you will meet a very different system. You almost have to attend all classes, and homework throughout the whole term don't let you take breaks whenever you want.
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My opinion of the university assessment
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
The student housing is extremly expensive, and the rooms are all shared, what yields a loss of privacy and a lot of diversion.
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Personal comments
The on-campus housing is clean and close from the university, but the space is very small relative to the price paid. Houses and apartements around the university are relatively cheap and easy to get.
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avishek g
Overall
I wish I had known...
I wish I knew I wasn't going to like the research in the group I was supposed to join here.
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
If you're in the Engg. Deptt. you're safe. If you're into natural sciences, be absolutely sure which group to join, because Mellon is a small college; you won't be left with any *second* choices!
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
Met people from other countries
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies & career
Final comments
take care of your money!
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avishek g
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
It's cheaper to stay in a rented apartment than on CMU campus.
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Personal comments
The university housing at CMU is mainly for undergraduate students and is quite exhorbitantly priced. Otherwise, Pittsburgh has a decent cost of living, and you do get nice apartments to rent close-by, which is within your budget.
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DILEEP K
Myongji University, Yongin Si, Korea, South
Engineering, Computer, Graduate, HEC Pakistan
Housing
Type of housing: With a family
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: A room exchange
Why?
i am freindly and i like with freinds not alone so i live with some one.
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Personal comments
i am freindly and i like with freinds not alone so i live with some one.
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