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Hi all, So I got two offers from LSU and Clarkson University with essentially equal amounts of assistantship plus tuition waiver, but now I feel kind of hesitant about which offer I should accept: one is a 5-yr PhD program at LSU, and other other only requires 2-yr commitment at Clarkson. What I am thinking now is maybe it is better to do the MS first, and after that, I can either go to a topper-ranked school for PhD if I want, or go find a job, however, the price I pay is that if eventually I choose to continue to do PhD, I feel like I lost two years. I mean I will receive my PhD degree two years later than if I go for it directly. I appreciate you guys' urgent comments and thoughts. I am studying Chemical Engineering, so which school provides a relatively better education in the field? Any ideas about two schools' locations and employment opportunities? Thanks a lot, Dan 0 Quote MultiQuote Edit

Hi all, So I got two offers from LSU and Clarkson University with essentially equal amounts of assistantship plus tuition waiver, but now I feel kind of hesitant about which offer I should accept: one is a 5-yr PhD program at LSU, and other other only requires 2-yr commitment at Clarkson. What I am thinking now is maybe it is better to do the MS first, and after that, I can either go to a topper-ranked school for PhD if I want, or go find a job, however, the price I pay is that if eventually I choose to continue to do PhD, I feel like I lost two years. I mean I will receive my PhD degree two years later than if I go for it directly. I appreciate you guys' urgent comments and thoughts. I am studying Chemical Engineering, so which school provides a relatively better education in the field? Any ideas about two schools' locations and employment opportunities? Thanks a lot, Dan