Pls help me decide: Brown, UCSD, Case, U Wisconsin ~x(

**Capriccio** · 03-29-2006, 11:39 AM

I received admission from those universities and I still couldn't make up my mind. I applied to Physics course at Brown, and Materials Science & Engineering for the rest three universities.

- Brown University $1500 per month before tax. Ranked 28 but it's Ivy !!

- Case Western Reserve University: $21,000 per year(tax is withheld). It's not a famous one, I know !! Case has tiny MSE Dept with 13 faculties.

- UCSD: $1580 per month before 10% tax. It's quite low to live in SD. Weather is fantastic, girls are hot (the university is very close to beaches). I will work with a great advisor but man ! he got his PhD in 1964. Isn't he too old ?

- University of Wisconsin - Madison: It is the highest ranked among the uiniversities. But it's cold there

I'm so confused

If I get the admission from UT Austin following days, it will even harder to choose.

**heyman** · 03-29-2006, 03:52 PM

Nobody can/should tell wut to choose. See, the thing that matters the most is how u will fare at the grad school (much more than the school ranking).
Now, if u want fun too then go for UCSD and work hard there and if u want to take absolutely no chances with career then go for wisc right away. Weather does not affect much, though it causes boredom (indoor its always room temperature but u can't go outdoors). BTW, is it really that cold in wisc? I thought its partly a coastal area.

**Finita Est** · 03-29-2006, 07:48 PM

I would go with Brown or Wisconsin. They are ver well known among schools and employers...so afterwards...if you decide to go into academia or work...you'll definitely improve your chances.

**Capriccio** · 03-30-2006, 12:50 AM

Thank you heyman and Finita Est. I appriciate your comments.
@heyman: I asked some people who are studying at Wis. They said it's freezing out there.

**vqlong** · 03-30-2006, 12:53 AM

For many reasons I think it would be better working with supervisor less than 60 (even better less than 50).
USCD and Wiscosin should be your two finnalists. It all comes down to which places you feel you would be more comfortable in working and living. It's not my field, however If I were you, I would have thoughy of it in term of which places having professors I like to work with.