I'm not sure exactly what I want to do. There is another issue: my fiance already has a job in Maryland. He's willing to relocate, but of course it would be a hassle and his parents, my parents, and seemingly everyone in the world thinks it would be better if I just went there. Maybe it would be?
My fiance is currently working in MD but is willing to move.
I'd be doing different things starting out at each school: HPC, AI, Theory. On USNews they're all tied for #14.
Anyone have any general advice? I'm tempted to go with UMD just so my fiance won't have to change jobs (although he already has a PhD in CS, so it wouldn't be that hard for him).
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Any thoughts on CA vs MD? Since we'll be there for a while.