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PhD at UW Madison or Northeastern?

by goldname on 3/14/22, 12:02 AM with 5 comments

I'm going back to grad school because I am interested in research. I received admissions to both those places. Beyond the obvious "the adviser is the most important" which do you think would be a better school? How does NEUs reputation to UW Madison compare? I'm leaning towards NEU because of location.
  • by smoyer on 3/14/22, 12:58 AM

    Since both schools are reputable, I think knowing the curriculum you plan to study is an important part of the discussion. NEU is certainly surrounded by more population and a large number of ivies and universities ... Do you need to collaborate?
  • by arctan5x on 3/14/22, 12:19 AM

    Both reputable imo. People overlook things like location, weather, diversity in culture, etc. Make sure the place is somewhere you can enjoy for the next ~5 years.
  • by yuppie_scum on 3/14/22, 12:21 AM

    Can’t speak to UW. NEU tech programs are very well regarded in the area, and they have a vast network of local companies for placing co-ops and such. It’s fun to live in Boston, go to the hockey games etc. But it’s also expensive to live in Boston though.
  • by crudbug on 3/14/22, 1:12 AM

    Madison has a good CS program.