crackd

If you don't mind sharing, me and another user are wondernig what type of funding UMD has: BTW, I'd go with the PhD as well. I debated on a similar topic, and have decided on PhD. You will most likely get research opportunities in your first few years of PhD, but in MS program, you will be less likely to have these opportunties (I'm guessing this). Since PhD is all about the research, you want to establish your research asap, thus finishing asap. My logic anyway

Any luck on determining funding amount? I'm on their waiting list

Any luck w/ researching this question? I'm curious on the same topic!

UC Irvine & UMichigan both accepted with fellowships, and U Washington pending. UW is my top choice due to ranking, location, and the small bit I know about their program, but Irvine and Michigan are close choices. My interests are with information retrieval involving large scale database systems, along with artificial intelligence/machine learning with that data. Bioinformatics is also an interest, but not as important as the other areas. 1) If UW w/ fellowship (full tuition + monthly stipend) as Irvine and UMich have, which to choose? 2) If UW has less funding, which to choose? 3) If UW rejects, worth working for another year to wait for UW? 4) Any other schools I should consider (Stanford & Berkeley rejected, which I understand are great for these areas)?