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Hi, all. It turns out that making a decision on which school to go is a difficult problem. I've applied to the PhD program in Computer Science (or whatever) to do Robotics and gotten acceptance to some of the following Universities (alongside with a specific lab). If the quality of research is the most important factor (max 10 points), the entrepreneurship environment is the second most important factor (max 6 points) and the living condition (whether, security) is the third most important factor (max 3 points). Which school should I go for my study? ( I got fellowship for 1st year in all of those universities). In your opinion, what is your descent order? 1. U of Southern California - prof. Sukhatme's Lab. 2. Oregon State University - prof. Geoff Hollinger 3. U of Pensylvania - prof. Dan Lee (GRASP Lab) 4. U of Massachusettes, Amherst - prof. Shlomon Zilberstein, 5. U of Utah - prof. Tucker Hammers, 6. Cornel U - not decide lab yet. 7. UCSD - not decide lab yet. I'd really love to hear from you. Best regards

Hi, Thanks for your replies. Ultimately, they have provided me some fundings which is equivalent to the fellowship. I can go now.

Hi, Thanks for your opinion. The school's website says that full TA is not for 1st year student while I'm having a hard time finding RA. Thus, I think it's better to focus on the other schools.

Hi, I have received an admission to PhD in Computing at U of Utah, 2016.However, they said that: "Unfortunately, we are not able to offer you financial support". Does this mean that there is no TA/RA position or any financial funding available for me? I've emailed the department's director but he did not reply yet so I'd like to ask for someone's advice. I'm really confused because I can not pay myself for PhD study. Could someone tell me what should I do to find a funding? Thanks,