Materials Science at University of North Texas

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Hi,

I have been admitted to the Materials Science Doctoral program at University of North Texas. I was offered full tuition waiver and RA/TA. I have applied to 9 other universities and haven't heard anything yet. Being an international student, financial aid is very important to me.

Universities applied:

1. Purdue

2. Iowa State

3. Univ of Florida

4. Washington University in St. Louis

5. Drexel University

6. University of Cincinnati

7. Colorado School of Mines.

Though i believe that the Materials Science Department at UNT is progressing rapidly, the University itself is ranked low but is an upcoming university as per US News Rankings. I am in a dilemma as to should i wait for Purdue etc. or go ahead with UNT.

My Profile is as follows

GRE : 630(V) +720(Q) , 4.0

TOEFL : 114/120 internet based

CGPA : 7.71/10.0

Publications: 1 , Acta Materialia

Conference Proceedings :2

Internships: 3

Can anyone provide info on these universities and the financial aid situation for Fall-2010.

Thanks.