Overall - Reviews of Purdue University | United States

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NigelRMIT

Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Australia
Computer Science / IT, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Overall

I wish I had known...

More support from the international office, but it was nice to do it on my own. I felt like I really achieved something.

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

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

Academic reasons

3

Culture

3

Costs

3

Activities

3

Campus life

4

Party / people

4

Weather / location

2

Personal recommendation

Purdue has a lot to offer students. It is a college town, college lifestyle. I am very glad I selected this university. It was close to big cities, yet far enough to feel safe and carefree. People in Indiana, and I guess the Mid West in general were very friendly, I never had a bad experience. Everyone was wanting to know where I was from, and were genuine. When it begins to snow it gets a bit much walking from Hilltop to class, but manageable. Good selection of bars and a good nightlife. I am sure if I was there longer the bars would have gotten old, but for a semester it was very good. Before I went over I had no idea about Indiana. I know now I will never forget it.

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

Became familiar with another culture

3

Traveled

4

Improved language skills

3

Met people from other countries

3

Became more independent

3

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

If you are after a university that offers a good range of subjects as well as a good social life and activities, then look no further. You are close to O'Hare Airport in Chicago, and you are a part of a very proud school community. The Purdue Boilermakers were awesome, with the Big 10 in football and basketball my favourites. Breakfast club was something that I thought was awesome. I guess access to students from all over America, and the huge range of things to do. I went over to experience a typical American college. I came back to Australia knowing that I had accomplished this, and made friends for life. What more can I say... GO BOILERS!!!

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iarisanti

German International Graduate School of Management and Administration, Hannover, Germany
Business Studies, Masters, Study abroad program

Overall

I wish I had known...

That the workload is so unbelievable. it is like you have to do everything and still lacks the time

In my opinion:

Most people loved it.

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

Academic reasons

4

Culture

2

Costs

4

Activities

3

Campus life

3

Party / people

2

Weather / location

3

Personal recommendation

It has a very highly international student body and the situation in the middle of nowhere makes you have no other choice but studying most of the time. The winter is said to be so cold but the proximity to Chicago is really a good place to be

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

Became familiar with another culture

4

Traveled

4

Improved language skills

1

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

4

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

Make sure you get an appartment in the campus area unless you have a car then it is no problem.

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“the program is online so I can study from home which is nice”

Hussam E

Lebanon, Graduate
Computer Science / IT, 2022

Overall

the university is not responsible about finding a job or intern but they train us to fit the job descriptions

Pros

The professors are outstanding they are experts in the field they do not only have academic background they also have real experience as data experts

Cons

I think they should add sql course

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Daniel M

Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Management Science, Graduate, Independent

Overall

I wish I had known...

I widh had known that I was not going to have time for anything.

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

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

Academic reasons

4

Culture

3

Costs

3

Activities

3

Campus life

2

Party / people

2

Weather / location

1

Personal recommendation

Improve popular cultural offers.

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

Became familiar with another culture

3

Traveled

3

Improved language skills

3

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

If you are short of funds, try to get an assistantship. It is somehow easy and very worthy.

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Abhinav G

Purdue University, West Lafayette, United States
Engineering, Computer, Undergraduate, Independent

Overall

I wish I had known...

YES, wish I could have spoken with someone who had studied there before to find out more details about daily life

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

2

Costs

4

Activities

2

Campus life

3

Party / people

3

Weather / location

3

Personal recommendation

Purdue is very good academically and has a very large international student population; however you have to make an effort sometimes to meet new people and have a good social life, to be honest I wouldn't recommend it highly for a study abroad experience

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

Became familiar with another culture

3

Traveled

2

Improved language skills

3

Met people from other countries

3

Became more independent

3

Partied a lot

2

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

3

Final comments

Transportation off campus is difficult unless you have a car. Public transport is expensive. Most people in the USA drive a car. If you want to do a lot of travelling while you're there you might want to keep that in mind.

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