NCSU vs Purdue vs MTech CEE/Water Resources PhD

[Shake]

In this time of unexpected utter indecision just want to hear what others have to comment.

 

NCSU:   CEE - Focus on Water Resources AND Systems and Computing - Better career opportunities?. Big school. Apparently, VERY initense research group. No related background so lots of uncertainty. 

 

Purdue:  Interdisciplinary Ecological Sciences & Engineering program.-  More oriented towards 'ecology' than infrastructural aspects. Huge school - Very diversified research group with lots of post-docs. 

 

MTech:   CEE - They have interesting projects although mine is the one I liked the less.Still ok and interesting project - Small school. More one on one attention.

 

Villanova:  CEE - Interesting project. Small school and lots of personal attention. Little experience with PhDs (they just started) and infimal cohort.

(I forgot to put Villanova in the title, sorry)

 

At every school POIs are supossed to be great, well known and respected and funding packages are pretty similar. 

In terms of location I wanted more country and less urban environment and I like the cold better than the heat so believe it or not, West Lafayette would probably be my favorite location but I am confident I can make myself happy wherever I go. No car though.....

 

Thoughts?

 

Thank you very much for your help and best of luck to everyone!  

Edited April 8, 2014 by Shake