Hello, I seriously need your help.
I am lucky enough to have two robotics MS admissions from two great schools, Worcester Polytechnic Institute and Johns Hopkins University. I am not sure which school I should choose.
My background: BS in ME, international student
Some of my considerations: (besides rankings and cost... )
location: Boston vs Baltimore - Which one has more job/internship opportunities? Especially for a foreign student.
Quality of graduate school: Especially, WPI’s undergraduate education has been critically acclaimed, but how is the education in WPI grad schools?
This is probably the most important to me. I am afraid that I am not very interested in medical or surgical robots. Fields interest me include Human-Robot Interaction (HRI), algorithms, machine learning, etc. What I want to do is to explore the space between social sciences and robotics. How is the HRI research in WPI and JHU?
Also, is it necessary to have a PhD to work in HRI field in industry? I am not going to pursue a PhD, if the answer is yes, I might re-consider my research direction.
I would like to thank you for any comments.
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