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New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT)

New Jersey Institute of Technology, University Heights, Newark, NJ 07102-9895, USA, United States
3.85 / 5 based on 24 reviews.
Description:
NJIT is a public, urban research university, committed to the pursuit of excellence in undergraduate, graduate, and continuing professional education and in the conduct of research in such multi-disciplinary fields as environmental preservation, manufacturing, productivity enhancement, infrastructure systems, and communications technologies.

NJIT consists of the Newark College of Engineering, the College of Science and Liberal Arts, the Albert Dorman Honors College, the School of Architecture, the School of Management, and the division for Continuing Professional Education.



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80% of students recommend
24 reviews
Housing
3.4/5
 All experiences (24)
Student life
3.8/5
 5 stars (6)
Academic
4.1/5
 4 stars (12)
Languages
4.7/5
 3 stars (6)
Expenses
3.1/5
 2 stars (0)
Overall
4.4/5
 1 star (0)
“Travelling is not a problem in New Jersey and New York City. To reach New York City, one has to take Path Train that are available from Penn Station. The university also provides shuttle service to Penn Station. From Penn Station one can easily go to other states and go to Newark Intl. Airport (20 minutes by bus 4 dollars one way). From the Penn station, one can also go to south jersey (princeton university area) by bus. Only thing is you ought to have the time.” Read Review
nishatshah, India

New Jersey Institute of Technology review by nishatshah

Review by nishatshah, H.A. College of Commerce (Gujarat University), Ahmedabad, India
Management Science, Independent
HOUSING    
Personal assessment
Cost
KEY:
Couldn't have asked for more.
Pretty good.
Could've been better, but didn't lessen the overall experience.
Disappointing.
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Type of housing: A room exchange
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: A room exchange
Why? Room sharing with the students would be the easiest and cheapest way for accomodation. There are plenty of International students and many of them chose the room sharing in nearby apartments. If one can get graduate assistantship or scholarship then he or she can have choice to move into on campus dormatories or own the apartment individually.
Personal comments:
There are four major buildings for accomodation on campus. Two are near the computer lab and the other two are near library and cafeteria. A person has to pay also for food in cafeteria whoever decides to stay on campus. The halls are located on campus so distance to classes are not more than 2 to 3 minutes. On campus security is quiet well. Boys and girls cannot stay together and that is the rule. Accomodation on campus is still costlier than room sharing in nearby apartments. The nearby area named Kearny is better to stay and easy transportation of bus is available to university at 1.10 USD one way. The University provides free shuttle service to kearny and other nearer area like newark after 4 pm to 11 pm.
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STUDENT LIFE    
Personal social experience
Activities
KEY:
Amazing! Hardly had time to study.
Plenty to do when I had the time.
So-so.
Did not get involved.
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Describe host city: Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal comments:
none
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ACADEMIC       3.0 / 5
My academic experiences
Quality of courses
KEY:
Fantastic.
Pretty good.
Could've been a bit better.
Disappointing.
Variety of courses
Availability/access to resources
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with other international students
Interaction with local students
Course recommendations:
If you are interested, i recommend any CIS (computer science ) course under professor Statica, any MIS course under Dr. Chakrabarti. CIS 652, 451 (data communication and networks) and MIS 635, 625 (Management of Telecomm and E-commerce strategies) are my favorite. MGMT 692 and 492 (492 under prof. Gopalkrishnan and 692 under Prof. Kirchhoff) are recommended.



My opinion of the university assessment
Exams at end of course
KEY:
Liked it.
It was alright.
A bit annoying.
Didn't like it.
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course.
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
Overall
Personal comments:
none

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Language difficulties
Social
KEY:
No problems.
I coped pretty well.
Sometimes it was difficult.
It was a constant struggle.
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
Personal comments:
All the classes are in English except any literature classes which I am not aware of. The University is a public research university and many international students (Mostly Asian - India,China - and African) are studying in the university. Thus, your ability to understand and to speak convincing english will be tested like anything. Sometimes you do not understand what exactly a student coming from another culture is speaking about or sometimes you need patience to explain in english to the other students. But it is not cumbersome and it is fun. The test of English is far greater than of TOEFL :)
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EXPENSES    
The accessibility of student needs
Second-hand text books
KEY:
Very easy.
Minimal effort.
Accessible but required effort.
Almost impossible.
Second-hand household items
Computers / Internet
Administrative
Money from home
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
Government assistance
Student Loans
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits:
Rate of Exchange does matter. You have to cut unnecessarry expenses. Accomodation is no choice but to pay whatever rate is prevailing compared to the home country.
Overall, Housing: was more expensive than at home.
Food: was the same price as at home.
Travel, Nightlife, Telephone: was less expensive than at home.
Personal comments:
none
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OVERALL    
Important to choosing this university...
Academic reasons
KEY:
Very Important.
Important.
Not really important.
Unimportant.
Culture
Costs
Activities
Campus life
Party / people
Weather / Location
I wish I had known...
I wish I had proper guidance for first two semisters about rules, regulations and type of courses and universities initial exams which can affect to determine future courses. I didnt know it before.
In my opinion:
I loved it but I'm not sure everybody would.



During my experience abroad, I ...
Became familiar with another culture
KEY:
Happened all the time.
Happened quite a lot.
Happened a bit.
Didn't happen.
Traveled
Improved language skills
Met people from other countries
Became more independent
Partied a lot
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies/career
Personal recommendation:
It has become costly now. The cafeteria is also costlier than near by campus restuarants!



FINAL COMMENTS

Travelling is not a problem in New Jersey and New York City. To reach New York City, one has to take Path Train that are available from Penn Station. The university also provides shuttle service to Penn Station. From Penn Station one can easily go to other states and go to Newark Intl. Airport (20 minutes by bus 4 dollars one way). From the Penn station, one can also go to south jersey (princeton university area) by bus. Only thing is you ought to have the time.
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