Best University in Pittsburgh for MSSE

The admission process included marks of GRE and IELTS i.e I got 323 marks in GRE and 8 bands in IELTS. Other things included were Academics of bachelor, SOP, LOR of faculties and other financial documents. I prepared for exams from online platform i.e. GregMat and didn't go for any consultancy for admission.

The course curriculum is as per the Industry requirement and there are a total of 97 credits in the program. The faculty-student ratio is quite good around 10:1 respectively and the Faculties are well experienced, and knowledgeable, have made significant contributions in their field and have great connections and recognition in the Industry. Their teaching style is beyond traditional methods they conduct interactive sessions during lectures, assign group-based projects, learn through case studies and also encourage students to research work.

The course curriculum is as per the Industry requirement and there are a total of 97 credits in the program. The faculty-student ratio is quite good around 10:1 respectively and the Faculties are well experienced, and knowledgeable, have made significant contributions in their field and have great connections and recognition in the Industry. Their teaching style is beyond traditional methods they conduct interactive sessions during lectures, assign group-based projects, learn through case studies and also encourage students to research work.

Campus life is full of energy, diversity and exciting Activities. I found many fellow countrymen on the campus registered in different programs. The infrastructure is great, the library is very big and contains all kinds of books and ebooks of every genre, sports facilities include outdoor fields, courts, swimming pool, fitness centres and Gymnasium facility. Events at CMU include spring carnival, Buggy races, homecoming, Films and arts festivals and so on. Societies in CMU are entrepreneurship and business society, recreational and hobby society, technology society, Cultural society and so on.

Placements and Scope of employment after finishing the degree are very nice. Employers include Google, Amazon, Microsoft, Uber, Netflix, Apple, Meta, Goldman Sachs and so on. The average and median packages are more than 140k and 120k respectively. Tips to find a job are to Update your LinkedIn profile with proper skills and experience, do projects, internships and learn to make professional resumes and lastly keep networking with the professionals. Famous alumni include Ted Danson, Vinod Khosla and many others.

I managed to stay off-campus in a shared apartment with my roommates. Our apartment was 4BHK and a total of 4 members stayed in it. Shortlisting criteria include Cost of living, safety, distance to campus and other necessary amenities like laundry, and parking. Total monthly expenses of food, accommodation, and other expenses were around 2200$.

Program is little expensive and I managed finances by taking educational loan and mode of payment was wire transfer. I took Educational loan from bank with around 6.5% interest rate and other academics expenses include books and other required course materials.