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4.26 / 5 based on 17 reviews
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Philipp W
Academic
Course recommendations
The "Valuation Signature Program" in finance is very good.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
The MBA program is very time intense and offers very little time for non-academic activities.
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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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Philipp W
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Home university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Personal comments
As it is normal at Graduate Schools at most US-universities, every body had to search for an appartment by himself.
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Philipp W
Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my English
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
The MBA program is very international (45% international students) and offers the great opportunity to make many differebt friends from different cultural backgrounds.
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Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Because now I am married with one child
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Personal comments
The cultural diversity was excelent, I lived in the International Living Unit
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
none
Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work
Personal spending habits
Because the currency exchange was from mexican peso to dollar
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Travel, Telephone, Food, Nightlife, Housing, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
cook at home instead of eating out everyday
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Philipp W
Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Nightlife, Travel, Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Pittsburgh does not offer much. The best to go out is the Strip District.
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