Hostel:

Shared a 1 BHK apartment with 2 other people for 900$. Each paid 300$. Electricity, wifi extra. Kitchen comes with stove, refrigerator and oven. Sometimes even with a microwave. Room comes with central heating and cooling system. Average rent, if your are sharing with at least 2 people should be around 350-400$. Anything around 500$ per person is expensive and should be avoided.

Top rated public university in the country. Frequent career fairs (job fairs). Ample on-campus job opportunities. Affordable city for living (rent is cheaper). Free public transportation for students.

Hostel:

I am living off campus since I am a grad student. Most of the apartments here are well maintained and rarely have any issues related to water, electricity or gas

I was interested in Natural Language Processing and there is some good research done in this university

The location was near home and in a good place. The school name is world renowned. I knew there were a lot of alumni, especially in my field. Overall seemed like a good choice for undergraduates studies.

I was looking for a medium-sized school in the Midwest or east coast, as well as an accessible urban campus where I would be able to do things outside of the school. Pitt checked all the boxes and I fell in love with the campus when I visited for the first time.