Help me choose my school, Purdue University or University of Alabama, Birmingham?

[Hellennnn]

Hi. I am an international student and just got accepted by PhD program in Biological Sciences at Purdue University and PhD program in Immunology at University of Alabama, Birmingham (UAB). They are really great program and both programs have the faculty who I would like to work with. I've never been to West Lafayette nor the Alabama. It would be really great if someone studying or living there could tell me more about the living quality (public transportation, dorms, house rent, etc), funding and working opportunities, school supportive system, research intensity or the general reputation of both schools?

 

Any thoughts or ideas are welcome! Please leave any comment you can think of and help me decide=) Thanks!

Edited March 7, 2021 by Hellennnn