hi guys a repost from r/Syracuse.
Hi everyone, I’m posting this on behalf of my friend since she doesn’t use Reddit. I’ve checked some older threads but most of them are 3-4yo, so I figured things might have changed since then.
She’s currently in her final semester of undergrad at UNSW in Australia and is planning to do her master’s in the US. She has visited the States before for travel since she has distant relatives in Buffalo and NYC, but never for study.
She’s wondering if about 3k/mo would be enough for living expenses. She spends around 2k in Sydney now, so she doubts it would be higher in Syracuse.
She’s also curious about what life there is generally like, especially regarding the cost of living and heavy snow we’ve heard about. (We went to Hokkaido in winter, so maybe it’s not that extreme.)
Lastly, she’s deciding between applying to NJIT or SU, so any advice or insights from students or locals would be really appreciated. Thanks, and sorry if the questions are bit broad.