Finance PhD UW Foster vs. Utah Eccles

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Utah:

• Slightly better faculty members (better training)
• Working as RA (better training)
• Research Data Center (will attract faculty members in the future?)
• Collaborating with senior professor here

UW:

• Better brand (how much does that help in placement?)
• Working a lot as TA in the first two years (a waste of time)
• Slightly better placements (count that much?)
• Better location of the university

Any comments would be appreciated!