phil123

@mnicoli4thanks, I thought VT would actually be quieter and better for studies because of its isolation, so I'm glad you mentioned the party culture there. I'm currently leaning towards UWM because the department fits quite well with what I did in my undergrad, but will post here where I ultimately end up going

Hi! I'm considering offers/wait-lists from the following programs: Wisconsin Milwaukee, Simon Fraser, and Virginia Tech. Does anyone have any advice on how I should choose between those offers? It appears that Wisconsin Milwaukee has the best placements in recent years but they've also lost several faculty (Michael Liston, Peter van Elswyk) to retirement or lateral moves. Perhaps someone from UWM could comment on whether I should be concerned by this? Simon Fraser also seems like a nice program, but they haven't updated their placements in a while. Virginia Tech has made several junior hires and have had strong placements recently. My LOR writer tells me that those are all good programs and I needn't worry, and I also think I'd probably be happy at all those programs, but I'm just unsure how to decide between those offers. Would greatly appreciate any advice on those choices and about how previous applicants decided between such offers!