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Thanks zaphyr for your response. Correct, as you said, I am preferring UCSB because of its focus on nanoelectronics. My only concern was paying considerable extra amount for it as against TAMU and if the extra amount is worth it... Thanks all for keeping your opinions. More suggestions and opinions are welcomed

Hi skyentist and goku_supersayan for your responses. Yes, TAMU is certainly a good option, if I think in point of finances. But, if I think in career perspective, even if I invest some more amount for UCSB, will it be beneficial for say job/ research opportunities?

Hi All, I have received following admissions for Fall 2014: 1. University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB) for MS/PhD in ECE department. No financial aid. I mailed the graduate department and got to know that I will be supposed to find fellowships and advisor in my first semester. Further, depending on circumstances, I can always change my admission from PhD to MS and vice versa. 2. Texas A&M University (TAMU) for MS. No financial aid. Can change to PhD depending on financial aid and advisor. My area of interest is (1) microelectronics and computer architecture and (2) Nano-electronics and fabrication. I am international student, so fee structure would be 47000$ per year for UCSB and 34000$ per year for TAMU. Please suggest me which university should I consider for above field of interest considering financial situation, job opportunities and research potential given considerable "extra" amount that I will have to pay for UCSB. Waiting for your responses... any suggestions and replies would be really helpful. Thank You Additional Info: I have also been admitted from MichiganTech for PhD in same area without funding.