Ramandeep Kaur
Google
Avoid This University, Especially If You're an International Student
I completed my one-year graduate program at this university, and I want to share my experience, particularly for international students considering enrollment here. Unfortunately, my time at this institution was filled with challenges and frustrations that made the entire experience feel like a nightmare.
1.)Lack of Guidance: One of the biggest issues was the complete lack of guidance regarding course registration. The university provided the course schedule, but when I discovered that two of my courses overlapped, instead of offering a solution, I was told to withdraw from one and take it the following semester—at an additional cost of $2500. The course schedule was never my responsibility to make, so it was unfair to expect me to bear the financial burden of their mistake.
2.) Unexpected Fees: Before starting my second semester, I was informed that I needed to pay an additional $1100 to receive my completion letter. As an international student, I had already paid my full fees for the program (including two semesters), so this unexpected demand was frustrating and lacked any clear explanation.
3.)Unhelpful Student Center: The so-called "Student Center" is supposed to help students, but it felt like a waste of time. On multiple occasions, when I went there for assistance, I was simply handed barcodes with instructions to do everything online. Why even have a physical student center if everything is handled digitally? It’s incredibly frustrating to repeatedly be told to email or scan documents when I just needed real help and guidance.
To the staff at the student center: If you're there to help, please actually assist students instead of just directing them to online forms. It's disheartening to feel like no one truly cares about resolving the issues students face.
In Conclusion: My experience here as an international student was filled with unnecessary stress and lack of support. If you're considering this university, I strongly recommend you reconsider, as it feels like a trap for international students. There are many better options out there where students are actually treated with respect and provided proper guidance.