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7 Reviews Found
Likes
- Great campus for students to roam around.
Dislikes
- The problem with the University(ECE department ) is that most of the courses more than 50% mentioned courses are not offered mentioned in handbook. It will be mentioned only when you opt for the course.
- No faculties to teach subjects mentioned in the handbook. No placements.
Campus Life
- There are 4 campuses. I was only in main campus. The infrastructure is good on the campus. Lots of Extracurricular activities throughout the year. Great place to hang out near the university.
Accommodation
- Monthly rent is around 700 - 1000, based on locality and the number of people sharing the house. Cooktop microwave, oven, washing machine, fridge, AC, and heater are included in all the apartments. Real estate portals are where I found a place.
Likes
- Location: I love how the university is located in the center and integrated into the city, giving us a feel of home wherever we go.
- Structured curriculum: All the courses here at Pitt are brilliantly structured based on the various industry requirements post-graduation.
- Student-Faculty ratio: All of us here have access to all the professors and additional industry experts who help mentor us throughout the process.
Dislikes
- Tuition cost: Even though Pitt offers great scholarships, the tuition fees are on the higher side especially for international students compared it to other public universities.
- Limited diversity: Some programs here at Pitt have less diversity of people. For example: my cohort has only one international student that is me.
- High cost of housing: Since the university is located in the city, the cost of housing is pretty high.
Campus Life
- The University of Pittsburgh has 5 campuses:
-Pittsburgh Campus - Oakland, Pittsburgh
-Johnstown Campus - Johnstown, PA
-Greensburg Campus - Greensburg, PA
-Bradford Campus - Bradford, PA
-Titusville Campus - Titusville, PA - The university has so many facilities, multiple gyms, libraries, sports center, playing arena and the list can go on.
- Some of the major events so far were the homecoming week, college football/basketball/volleyball games, fall fest, international week, and many more.
- As master students, we don't have enough time to get into extracurricular but we have career/academic-focused events that help us in our career that I can mention about. I recently traveled to New Jersey for a case competition representing the university. But there are numerous students organisations and clubs to be a part of!
Accommodation
- Masters students go for off-campus housing. I had a family friend of mine who stays here who helped me out with the housing.
- The monthly rent for my house is $1,000 plus $200 for utilities. The house is unfurnished but the kitchen is furnished.
- Luckily I did not face any issues. The house is located about 1 mile from the campus which takes me about 15-20 mins by walk. Most of the Indian students stay in walking distance to campus.
Likes
- Courses Offered in CompSci and Information Science.
- PCHE cross-registration program allows students from University of Pittsburgh to enroll into other universities in the PCHE like CMU.
- Campus and student facilities.
Dislikes
- Expensive Tuition Fees.
- Challenging Climatic Conditions.
- Networking opportunities are limited.
Campus Life
- University of Pittsburgh has 5 campuses and Pittsburgh campus is a main campus. The 5 campuses are Bradford Campus, Greensburg, Johnstown, Titusville and Pittsburgh.
- I love the libraries and study places at University of Pittsburgh. Hillman Library, Cathedral of Learning has best study spots. The university has at least 3 gym and wellness facilites, cafes, student health centre and pantry.
Accommodation
- I have opted for off-campus. I found friends who also got accepted into the University of Pittsburgh through discord and whatsapp. I looked for accommodation with my friend in apartment.com or zillow. I also took help from seniors in Pittsburgh to verify the accomodation.
- Finding a good accomodation was really challenging, there are aspects you would want to consider like heating, rent, neighborhood, utilities.
- Finding a reasonable accomodation closer to campus was challenging.Consider giving importance to good heating in the house; make sure heating is included in your rent and don't have to pay extremely high electric bills. It is also good to stay closer to the campus.
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Accommodation
Shared a 1 BHK apartment with 2 other people for 900$. Each paid 300$. Electricity, wifi extra. Kitchen comes with stove, refrigerator and oven. Sometimes even with a microwave. Room comes with central heating and cooling system. Average rent, if your are sharing with at least 2 people should be around 350-400$. Anything around 500$ per person is expensive and should be avoided.
Top rated public university in the country. Frequent career fairs (job fairs). Ample on-campus job opportunities. Affordable city for living (rent is cheaper). Free public transportation for students.
Accommodation
I am living off campus since I am a grad student. Most of the apartments here are well maintained and rarely have any issues related to water, electricity or gas
I was interested in Natural Language Processing and there is some good research done in this university
The location was near home and in a good place. The school name is world renowned. I knew there were a lot of alumni, especially in my field. Overall seemed like a good choice for undergraduates studies.
I was looking for a medium-sized school in the Midwest or east coast, as well as an accessible urban campus where I would be able to do things outside of the school. Pitt checked all the boxes and I fell in love with the campus when I visited for the first time.
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