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VanillaLattte

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  1. Well, I don't know if it is for every school, but one of the places that admitted me gave me the same deadline
  2. Be brave and go on an adventure. It also depends on your character, but if you do enough research beforehand and get to know the place of school B, I think the possibility that you will be surprised and end up hating it is lower
  3. At this point, since you like both advisors, I would try to contact grad students at both schools and ask them questions (preferably current students of your advisors). For me this was a game-changer. You can also try looking at the csrankings in order to compare the publications of the departments and the specific advisors. And in the end, they are both great schools and you cant be wrong with your choice.
  4. Personally I would go for Waterloo. Besides the fact that is fully funded, the PI is very important and plus it still has quite a good reputation. And I don't know where you are from but living in Switzerland is very very expensive.
  5. Research fit/funding are the most important factors & Chicago is an amazing city
  6. I was accepted into 2 Computer Science PhD programs. When applying I had a favorite school, but back then I thought that ranking was the most important thing. Now I am struggling a lot with my decision, especially because I find the advisor in the lower ranking program I got in (90s according to USNews), the best match. I also saw that previous students seem to have gotten excellent placements post graduation. I talked to some of them and they were very enthusiastic about their experience. While in the highest ranking program i got in (ranking around 50th), my advisor is new and therefore does not have previously graduated students and only 2 current ones (one being co-advised). Not many students from the program replied to my emails and therefore it is very difficult to get an impression of the overall atmosphere. And unfortunately, I can not visit because I am an international student. I don't know how important the ranking is in this situation especially since I want to try to get into academia after I graduate. Any suggestions/advice?
  7. Honestly, I don't see why not accept the interview. If it goes well you can email them explaining you need a reply from them before April 15th. Worse case scenario you will accept NCSU anyway, but there is still a lot of time, so I wouldn't be worried.
  8. Thank you, that is very helpful. I will look at them. I thought about contacting graduate students, but I am not sure if that will make a difference, as most probably everybody will suggest their own program. Plus, California weather is very very appealing to me
  9. The advisor from school A has no graduated students, but a couple current ones. I do find the research in school A very interesting as well, just worried that my advisor will not be as experienced and helpful as the one in school B. I would love to visit, but unfortunately I am an international student.
  10. I am a student from Europe and was wondering about the same thing. However I chose the U.S. because I believe it has more possibilities post-graduation and also better funding options. Also, I think that the development of technology and computer science overall in the States is not even comparable to the one in Europe. Especially at Masters level, US schools offer way more research possibilities. However that being said, you should definitely do your research and choose. I advise you to look at the schools and what they offer. There are a couple of great schools in Europe. And also, in my opinion you will most probably be able to get a job in Europe with a Us degree, but I am not sure if vice-versa will be possible.
  11. Thank you for the advice. I was just unsure because the difference is rating is about 30 places in US news report. I am planning to ask my LOR writers, however I am an international student, so they are not very familiar with the US situation.
  12. So, I was promised acceptance to two schools so far, school A and school B in completely different parts of the country. (respectively west and east coast) I am interested in the research they both make, but the CS department is smaller in school B, much newer and maybe not as great as in school A. While, my advisor there seems really great and all the previously graduated students went to great places and seem to be doing great. It seems they have a lot of funding and a lot of publications as well. Furthermore I really liked my interview with this school and got the impression that my advisor had a great relationship with students and even connections to help them after graduating. Also, I would want to consider this when choosing but I do have friends and family in that area. Meanwhile school A has a better CS department and a great lab on the field, but my advisor is new and I believe none of his students have graduated yet. Therefore, I can not find out how his relationship with students is. But once again, the overall ranking and reputation of school A is considerably higher. And the location seems favorable when thinking about jobs after graduating. Any suggestions on how to decide?
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