Hi All,
I have received following admissions for Fall 2014:
1. University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB) for MS/PhD in ECE department. No financial aid.
I mailed the graduate department and got to know that I will be supposed to find fellowships and advisor in my first semester. Further, depending on circumstances, I can always change my admission from PhD to MS and vice versa.
2. Texas A&M University (TAMU) for MS. No financial aid. Can change to PhD depending on financial aid and advisor.
My area of interest is (1) microelectronics and computer architecture and (2) Nano-electronics and fabrication.
I am international student, so fee structure would be 47000$ per year for UCSB and 34000$ per year for TAMU.
Please suggest me which university should I consider for above field of interest considering financial situation, job opportunities and research potential given considerable "extra" amount that I will have to pay for UCSB.
Waiting for your responses... any suggestions and replies would be really helpful. Thank You
Additional Info: I have also been admitted from MichiganTech for PhD in same area without funding.