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Hi all,
I need help deciding between Michigan Technological Univ. and Florida International U. I know this may not be a problem for some others.

A little about two universities:
MIU: the program ranks higher than FIU. Four years Research Assistantship (The professor just has a project for a company). The professor has more than 5 phd students.

FIU: The professor is my MS program advisor's friend. He doesn't have a project available now.
Two years Graduate Assistantship by Department of Engineering and two years Research Assistantship by professor. He said he would have a project later. I will be his only phd student if I attend FIU.
by the way, with the recommendation of my current advisor he even promised to admitted me before I take GRE test.

Which school should I attend?
All comments are very welcome, and I need your help. Thanks.

Undergrad Institution: Melbourne Uni + ANU (Australian Unis)
Major(s): Chemistry
Minor(s): -
GPA in Major: 3.9
Overall GPA: 3.7
Length of Degree: 4 years undergrad + 2 year research Master
Position in Class: near top?
Type of Student: International asian male

GRE Scores:
Q: 790
V: 590
W: 3.5

Research Experience: 2 undergrad research projects totalling around 1.5 years (1 first authored pub) + 1 year Honours (1 first authored pub) + 2 year Master (1 second authored pub)

Awards/Honors/Recognitions: Various scholarships

Pertinent Activities or Jobs: TA for 1 sem during Honours

Any Miscellaneous Accomplishments that Might Help:

Applying for [ MS ] or [ PhD ] at:

All applications were for PhD
UIUC - Material Science - rejected (20 Jan 2011)
UC Berkeley - Material Science - Accepted (22 Jan 2011)
UC Santa Barbara - Material Science - pending
Harvard - SEAS (Applied Physics) - pending
MIT - Material Science - pending
Northwestern - Material Science - pending
Minnesota - Material Science - pending
UM Amherst - polymer eng. - pending