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Since you are a PhD candidate , I presume you will be able to manage some source of funding by the second semester, either as RA or TA but you should be able to finance yourself at any university by the second semester. Therefore I would vote for University of Florida or Buffalo since they have better reputation in addition to being ranked among Top CS universities.
Sincerely, if you can fund yourself for the first semester (either via loan or personal money) you should definitely go to UF or Buffalo. Your PhD is something gonna stay with you for good, and the reputation of the institute plays significant role specially if you want to work in academia.
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