Rahul Bajaj

Hi all, I have the following admits:- UT Austin (MS CS) - unfunded UMD College Park (MSc CS) - unfunded UWisconsin Madison (MS CS) - fully funded with fellowship for 1st year ETH Zurich (MSc CS) - unfunded UMass Amherst (MS CS) - unfunded UWaterloo (MMath. CS with thesis) - fully funded I am interested in ML and data mining research. Right now, I am not sure about any particular specialization. But after my masters, I am quite sure about doing a PhD. So, till now my decision is a bit more inclined towards going for guaranteed funding options available. I am not sure about going to Austin or UMD without funding. What are your suggestions? What factors should I weigh more? Also, Could anyone please share info on how to go about securing assistance at UT Austin and UMD for masters program? Any pointers would be appreciated. Thanks!