liuaqiang1 Posted March 25, 2009 Posted March 25, 2009 Please help me with this tough decision. I have been totally driven crazy. Both 2 amazing graduate schools have offered 18K/year as stipend. Though not a big deal of money, however both enough to cover the living expense for 2 places. As for ranking, Berkeley is #1 for Transprtation study, and it's still thriving. Mit is extremely famous for its technology, but it ranks #5, and kinda declining. My personal goal is seeking for a position in the industry. Most graduates from UCB pursued further career in academic fields, while Mit in industry. Which one should I choose? Great thanks!
liuaqiang1 Posted March 25, 2009 Author Posted March 25, 2009 it's unexplainable why 30 have read my post but no one replied...Pls...
Jordan+AirForce1 Posted March 25, 2009 Posted March 25, 2009 are you applying to MS or PhD? as a fellow engineering grad-wannabe, i can offer this piece of advice... both schools are excellent, and either way, you will not regret your choice. i think what you should do to make up your mind is visiting the school. Obviously one's in CA while the other is in the east coast, but you should really visit both schools, talk to faculty, etc. if you can't, at least do thorough research on both schools online.
cupcake_phd Posted March 25, 2009 Posted March 25, 2009 i mean if you really do not know which one you want, pull a name out of a hat and go with your gut feeling (are you relieved or disappointed). going to mit over berkeley or vice versa is not going to negatively affect you. come on.
belowthree Posted March 25, 2009 Posted March 25, 2009 i mean if you really do not know which one you want, pull a name out of a hat and go with your gut feeling (are you relieved or disappointed). going to mit over berkeley or vice versa is not going to negatively affect you. come on. Well other alternatives to "pulling a name out of a hat" could be to pick your most important trivial criteria and go with that. For instance, if I can't decide between two schools, I go with the one with the better weather.
liszt85 Posted March 25, 2009 Posted March 25, 2009 My vote is Berkeley because its as you said #1 and still growing, and also as belowthree suggested, due to other minor issues like the weather. I don't think it matters a lot that you want to go into the industry and more MIT grads seem to do that than Berkeley grads. The industry wouldn't tell you "Oh we're looking for MIT grads, not Berkeley ones.. sorry" So my vote is definitely Berkeley.
liuaqiang1 Posted March 26, 2009 Author Posted March 26, 2009 are you applying to MS or PhD? as a fellow engineering grad-wannabe, i can offer this piece of advice... both schools are excellent, and either way, you will not regret your choice. i think what you should do to make up your mind is visiting the school. Obviously one's in CA while the other is in the east coast, but you should really visit both schools, talk to faculty, etc. if you can't, at least do thorough research on both schools online. Yeah...I did try to look thorough on both schools. I like CA's weather as well as its more fantastic college view...Just I am not clear about which one holds higher reputation in USA...
liuaqiang1 Posted March 26, 2009 Author Posted March 26, 2009 i mean if you really do not know which one you want, pull a name out of a hat and go with your gut feeling (are you relieved or disappointed). going to mit over berkeley or vice versa is not going to negatively affect you. come on. My personal favorite is Berkeley. It's just my daddy...He always wants me to attend MIT...
liuaqiang1 Posted March 26, 2009 Author Posted March 26, 2009 My vote is Berkeley because its as you said #1 and still growing, and also as belowthree suggested, due to other minor issues like the weather. I don't think it matters a lot that you want to go into the industry and more MIT grads seem to do that than Berkeley grads. The industry wouldn't tell you "Oh we're looking for MIT grads, not Berkeley ones.. sorry" So my vote is definitely Berkeley. It's just Berkeley's Alumni mostly in academic fields...I am worried that their connections with industry might be not as strong as MIT...
liszt85 Posted March 26, 2009 Posted March 26, 2009 It's just Berkeley's Alumni mostly in academic fields...I am worried that their connections with industry might be not as strong as MIT... Even if that may be true, not going to matter Its Berkeley you're talking about. You're not comparing MIT with say the University of Arkansas! Berkeley is higher ranked than MIT in most departments! I don't think graduates from Berkeley get jobs based on alumni connections. Or go do a one year post doc at MIT after this That way, your dad's wish will come true too.
liuaqiang1 Posted March 26, 2009 Author Posted March 26, 2009 Even if that may be true, not going to matter Its Berkeley you're talking about. You're not comparing MIT with say the University of Arkansas! Berkeley is higher ranked than MIT in most departments! I don't think graduates from Berkeley get jobs based on alumni connections. Or go do a one year post doc at MIT after this That way, your dad's wish will come true too. Yeah...I guess that's right...Actually I am personally betting on Berkeley, just loving it so much... Great thanks! I think I could make my choice now.
TulipOHare Posted March 26, 2009 Posted March 26, 2009 My personal favorite is Berkeley. It's just my daddy...He always wants me to attend MIT... Ahhh. You're the one going to grad school, though, not him :wink:
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