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6.3
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Academic
7.0
Accommodation
5.0
Faculty
5.0
Infrastructure
7.0
Social Life
9.0
Placement
5.0
Julia Shen
Reviewed on Mar 9, 2019(Enrolled 2017)

Well known for its high academic profile and school culture with numerous clubs and daily events hosted by a multicultural and diverse set of clubs. I also heard of the many positive facilities that exist including libraries and extracurricular events.

Course Curriculum

7

The course curriculum for my current program would be improved if it were more hands on. I currently find it to be highly theoretical and I\'m learning more in my placements than during the actual class.

Exams

No exams were taken to get into this university. I took the MCAT in the University program and got 32 a few years back.

Placement

5

The placements are limited. I got extremely lucky with my placement but it is outside the scope of my program. The job opportunities are also scarce because it is a very new program and the jobs associated don't really exist in industry and at many times, need to be made.

Internship

Yes. I am in a program with a co-op. I had an excellent experience with a salary of about $28,000 over 8 months. I learned a great deal and know what I want to do in the future. However, I know this is not true for most peers in my program.

Fees

My program costs around $40,000 for two years in terms of tuition. However, some events do require payment out of pocket. This, alongside with living costs make it a costly program. Living costs are around $20,000 in a single year with rent.

Examination Structure

Many exams in the first year but it tries to change it to a project based work load in order to allow students to find their strengths and show their understanding better. I had about 5 exams in total in my first year and in my second year I have 2 exams.

Faculty

5

It's a good place for education and it does promise on having many events to keep one busy and providing a variety of options. There are so many people to get to know which is an amazing aspect.

Hostel

5

I had off-campus accommodation and have financed it through myself. In our city, the rental costs are expensive so I take loans and try to work. The university has not assisted with this. I have not taken on campus accommodations.