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Which university should I go to?

TecHNooB

TecHNooB

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University A - 2 giant rec centers, nice campus, corrupt state gov, low stipend (barely liveable), prof is a leader in the field I'm interested in.

University B - 1 shitty rec (recently renovated aka.. tear down and rebuild wtf?), meh campus, covered for 4 years with lots of stipend $$, prof is a student of a leader of the field I'm interested in (and quite successful).

Help me decide atot 😱
 
B.

Because.. you don't want to be spending a lot of time thinking about money when you are studying. I was in that situation and it sucks.
 
Illinois?

The on campus perks should take a backseat and pick on what will position you better for life as the others have stated.
 
B. But I hated the university I was initially at (had a full ride going plus stipends) because there was no social aspect. While you are technically there for the education, you can't be expected to sit your ass down on a weekend and study all day :colbert:

Besides, there's no guarantee that you'll stick with your planned major. Stuff creeps up that changes that mindset pretty quickly.
 
I have no basis for this other than the people I know, but more people seem to change their major than stick with the original plan... so I'd also take into consideration other fields you may change to if the first one isn't what you expected or something changes (like notable profs leave).
 
for each university i would research the average starting salary for the field you are studying in.

also average percent of graduating class in your field who were offered jobs.
 
He probably should clarify, he's going in to Grad school. So I think a lot of the stuff, like switching majors, doesn't apply. I've seen one or two Grad students switch advisors, but not majors.
 
B unless it is considered a tier worse than A and you want a career in Academia. Four years of funding will give you time to get into your research and will make securing further funding much easier than finding funding one year or so in where you might still be doing coursework and not have completed quals.

That being said if academia is your final goal I was told that in general you won't end up at a university much better than where you did your phd so that should be a consideration.
 
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