Which of these universities would you choose

[adewise1]

Okay so I applied to the EECS department of about 7 graduate schools... MIT, Stanford, Berkeley, Univ of Minnesota, University of Michigan, Purdue University, and Vanderbilt University. So far, I got accepted into Vanderbilt University and Univ of Minnesota and I got rejected by MIT. I was just wondering what choice you guys would make if you were offered admission and full scholarship to both Vanderbilt and Univ of Minnesota. I know Vanderbilt if like #18 in the US overall, way better than Univ of Minnesota, however in engineering, Univ of Minnesota is #24 and Vanderbilt is #42. So which of both school would you choose? Also say you got admitted into all 7 schools all with full scholarships, can you rate these schools in your order or preference? i find this method a better way to decide my future than flipping a quarter.

Thanks for your anticipated responses.

[was1984]

I'd go with whichever adviser has the most interesting research to you. What area are you in?

[adewise1]

Computer Architecture and Digital Design