Do we have any graduate students (MS/PhD) or alumni from the mechanical and aerospace department of IIT Chicago in this sub-reddit?

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• 5 min walk to Illinois Tech
• 5-7 min to Red Line, Green Line stations
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I have been accepted for a fully funded PhD program, in a research domain that I'm particularly interested in. My project is good, and the supervisor seems great as well. However, I am a very social person and need interaction, good connection with people. But, the posts here seem to be very depressing, with people constantly stating that it is a depressed place to live in. I am an international student who will be far from home for the first time in my life, I'm a female, and all these posts here have seriously been freaking me out. Could anyone please guide me on this? Is it that difficult place to live in with no social life?

I'm offering a lease takeover/sublease for a fully furnished studio at Prairie Shores (2951 S King Dr). The unit comes with all-inclusive amenities like heating, electricity, internet, sewage, garbage, water, gym, and lounge access—no extra hassle for utilities!

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💻 Table, gaming chair, laptop bed stand

🍴 Microwave, refrigerator, mixer grinder, toaster, rice cooker, and much more!

Move-in ready and perfect for students! DM me for details or to schedule a tour. 

I'm applying for the Master's in Design (Fall 2025). GPA: 3.27, IELTS: 8 Band, I did a design internship earlier this year and have a decent portfolio to show for it. Bachelor's in Comp Sci.

Hi everyone! Can I ask current student to help me download some documents that require sign in from current students? I will send you a PM if that's fine; many thanks!

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Does anyone live in Lewis Hall at Illinois Institute of Technology? My friend bet me I couldn’t find his dorm. I must prove him wrong.

Anyone I need of Illinois tech Spring 2025 application fee waiver. DM me for it

Any chemistry majors that took BIOL 115 Human Biology, did you have to take the lab or is it okay to only take the lecture?

Hellooo! just snooping around. I've been thinking about this school for a while and i would love some insight on it. any thoughts, opinions, or information you have on Electrical engineering and/or computer engineering would be super helpful! thank youuu so much! literally anything would help.

Could someone give a brief review of this course? I am planning on taking it this Spring. What and how difficult are the assignments? How good is the professor's teaching and what is his teaching style like? Appreciate the responses. Thanks!

Hi everyone,

I’m a Spring 2025 student looking for an off-campus roommate to share an apartment. I don’t have pets and prefer a roommate who’s also pet-free. I value a clean and tidy living environment and generally keep things quiet, so I’d appreciate a like-minded roommate.

If you know of any good apartments or have tips for finding great places, I’d really appreciate your recommendations! Alternatively, if you’re also looking for a roommate, feel free to reach out.

A little about me: I’m a male student (CS master), responsible, easygoing, clean, and quiet. Let’s find a comfortable place together!

I’m planning to arrive in Chicago on December 17.

Thanks in advance!

Hi everyone,

I'm considering attending Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT Chicago) as an international student and wanted to get a better understanding of the living expenses. Could you help me with insights based on your experience?

Here are some specific questions I have:

1. How much does on-campus housing cost, and is it worth it compared to off-campus options?
2. For off-campus housing, what are the average rent prices, and which areas near the campus are affordable and safe?
3. What's a realistic monthly budget for groceries and eating out?
4. How much should I budget for transportation (public transit or owning a car, if needed)?
5. Are there any hidden or unexpected expenses I should account for?
6. Any tips on managing living expenses in Chicago as a student?

Your input would really help me plan my finances better. Thanks in advance!

Hello everyone,

I am in my pre final year. I have cgpa of 6.08. I am moderate(like I will do the easy-moderate leetcode questions) in DSA. I have knowledge of MERN stack and react-native. I have made some fullstack project. Can I get on-campus placement with cgpa of 6.
Can U tell me the name of companies which hires off-campus and have cgpa criteria of 6.0 .

Hi, I’m looking for flatmates! - I’m coming to Chicago in December for the winter intake in January 2025. I’m joining IIT an MSc in Finance student and I’m looking to stay near the campus - either lake meadows or prairie shores (also open to other housing/apartment options)

Hi guys,

I am currently a junior in high school and I want to major in Aerospace Engineering. I moved to US my freshman year and so far I have taken a lot of AP classes, including AP Calculus BC now and AP Physics 1 (grade B) and Physics C Mech and E&M (grade B so far) now. I saw that average weighted GPA for IIT is 4.2, but since I wasn't allowed any AP or honors classes freshmen year my wgpa is 4.0 and uwgpa 3.5. I just wanted to ask how were your standings in high school when you applied because I want to feel safe getting into IIT.

Hi, Does anyone know if there are any groups made for spring 2025 batch? If so please let me know.

Thanks in advance.

I'm currently using a an laptop and I wanna build a decent PC cause I make use of the computing power rather than spending it on a laptop which will give me lower power for the cost. Is there a place let's your rent a laptop that I can use during the semester so I can put my money towards a PC. Any other suggestions to achieve the similar arrangement is also welcome.

Hi everyone, I am trying to apply for IIT and I want to know which essay questions are optional and which ones are not. In CommonApp it does not say which one is required or not. Please help

Hi everyone, I'm going insane now, I can't find anywhere on the new banner access to the unofficial transcript. Some jobs require that for some reason and now I can't find it anywhere like bro. Could anyone helppppp much appreciate.

Hi, I'm an international student from Australia, in the process of working out finances and the main thing I'm waiting on is to know how much credit I would get from IIT, before I can accept the offer.

I have emailed many addresses about this and staff members for a few weeks. The most recent reply I've gotten is just that "I do not yet see your NACES member evaluation on file." and asked if I completed one. I did not even hear about this before in looking for how to get credits before. I would prefer not to pay for a service if not needed.

I'd rather placed the secure deposit which I have to do before December, but I also need to apply for my VISA and stuff soon.

What methods did you guys use to transfer your credits over? Any free ways? What NACES group or service did you use if any? If I just pay the deposit to secure my place now, will that speed up their credit evaluation; does IIT even do credit evaluation myself?

My university is a partner exchange university with IIT itself, so I would have thought it's a quick process. I have a full list of course descriptions and stuff in addition to my official transcripts that were already submitted.

Any advice?

Anyone taking econ 311 please tell me im not struggling alone... 😭😭😭

The class content shouldnt be hard but I don't understand the lectures at all

I need to take a third social science or humanities course, I believe it has to be below the 300 level, however the only humanities courses next semester are HUM 200 topics in humanities, which I already took one this semester. Can I doo HUM 200 again or does it have to be HUM 202+ like Age of Darwin?

I am applying to IIT at the moment, and I spoke with one of the professors about a week ago during a visit, and I heard that they're supposedly going to phase out this major for undergrads? It's still on the Common App and the websites, so I'm a little confused with this contradiction.

I'm looking for an easy 1 credit class to fulfill a Career Elective I slot in my course, since I already have two out of the three credits needed for the slot. There isn't much information about the course other than it contains presentations from experts, so I'm wondering what are everyone's experiences with seminar/colloquial courses and the workload that comes with them. Thanks!

I recently asked someone about iit chicago and this is what they said, "I would suggest go for other universities. I went to IIT Chicago, business school is in downtown. Don’t even imagine you going to main campus. We don’t have anything there. And business school is in a building downtown. That’s it nothing interesting in that building. IIT Chicago impossible to get a GRA (graduate research assistant)OR TA (teaching assistant ). And I would suggest go for some public university than private. You will have lot of fun and events in public. I still regret joining private. Wasted my money". Is this correct and if yes what are the other insights about iit chicago one should know before applying.

I'm trying to decide between DePaul University and Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) for my Master’s in Computer Science, and I'd love some insight from anyone who has experience at either school!

I’m a senior in high school thinking of applying to IIT on direct admissions. I’m thinking of doing the Chemistry (B.S) program there and was wondering what a possible class schedule could look like. Do you guys have to go to class everyday, or only on certain days of the week?