CMU vs VT vs UIUC

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<p>Hi Guys,</p>

<p>I need a serious help. I am currently a graduate student at Virginia Tech and my major is Civil Engineering and my research is in machine learning and computing. </p>

<p>I have a chance to continue my PhD studies in one of these universities: Carnegie Mellon University, Virginia Tech, and University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. </p>

<p>Which one would you recommend. I'm looking for a high tech university so I can get to MIT or Stanford for job or Post-doc. </p>

<p>I would appreciate your help. </p>

<p>Thanks</p>

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<p>Is it a good idea (in the Virginia Tech context) to make your Ph.D. at the same place you did the master’s degree? If not, cross that school off your list.</p>

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<p>Thanks, so if I cross VT off the list, do you have any recommendations about the other two schools?</p>

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<p>Ph.D. applications from a Masters’ degree often depend on what kind of publications you’ve landed. If you landed a couple of articles in peer-refereed magazines, it should help you a long way.</p>