Diverse fields of research, university reputation, student clubs, athletics
Course Curriculum
Not many PhD level courses, no industrial exposure, mostly research and teaching experience
Faculty
1:5 for PhD students, Profs. Jack Freed, Carl Franck, Ivan Bazarov, Itai Cohen
Campus Life
Library top-notch, many cultural organizations, many Indian students, WiFi excellent, world class research equipment
Placement
median salary around 100k dollars per year, almost everyone placed after around 6 months of job searching, not many campus placements and you need to find jobs yourself unlike Indian universities.
Accommodation
$600 per month in shared accommodations
Exams
My scores: GRE 160 Verbal, 170 Quant, 4.5 Writing. TOEFL 111/120; class minimum score unknown
Scholarship
No, just teaching and research assistantships throughout my PhD