What Students Say
Likes
- CMU is the number 1 college in systems and security courses that I wanted to do.
- The rigorousness of CMU is what really makes it valuable. I have worked for 2.5 years before coming here and a semester of work here is worth more learning than my entire career. That being said, it is very hectic and can be very hard for a lot of students.
Dislikes
- The bonding between students across departments can be improved. Intra department is good but inter department can be made better. There are events that happen every now and then that try to make this happen however it can be hard for everyone to sync up since every department has a very different course set for its students that leads to wildly different schedules for students.
Required Exams for Admission
The overall experience here has been very amazing for me. I have engaged in a lot of activities and strived to be better all the time. This is very valuable to me and I hope it is the same for anyone else who joins as well.
Course Curriculum
The course syllabus is very updated and keeps getting updated every year. A lot of courses are industrial or research based on the kind of course you do.
Faculty
Faculty to student ratio is about 1-20/1-30. Patrick Tague and Dave Eckhardt have left an incredible impact on me. Most professors here are very unique in the way they are.
Campus Life
The campus life is mostly heavily academic. There are a lot of research seminar talks and such activities throughout the campus. Graduate students do not really have time for clubs and other such activities. Departments try to keep students engaged by having fun events such as outings to go to play golf or amusement parks.
Placement
Almost all students are placed. Median salary would be about $140,000. People generally do not have trouble finding jobs and alumni are quite helpful. CMU brand name is also very helpful in getting jobs at places such as apple. Our stats are entirely public and can be viewed on the department website.
Accommodation
There is no housing for graduate students. Therefore you need to look for it around the campus.
Exams
My scores: GRE - 330 (162V, 168Q, 5.0W) (not submitted to CMU). My scores: TOEFL - 116. C programming is a key skill to have especially to get admitted into my department. This is because a lot of courses go very low level in the programming and C is very valuable to know.
Fees
100000
Scholarship
Yes. Most students in my department get a varied amount of funding based on their scores.
