<p>Ive posted this thread in the Grad forum a couple of days ago but nobody responded; hopefully, you will:</p>
<p>I have been offered admission (MS in EE) by Michigan, Georgia Tech and Princeton. </p>
<p>Theyre all great schools.</p>
<p>What would you choose if you were in my place considering the university location, weather and academics??</p>
<p>Im interested in CDMA cellular systems and Information theory.</p>
<p>Thanks in advance.</p>
<p>At the graduate level, all three are equally good in EE. I would focus on fit. Overall, I'd say Michigan or Princeton would be best, but that's my personal opinion.</p>
<p>Location (depends on if you like city or quiet towns, but in my opinion):
1. Michigan
2. Georgia Tech
3. Princeton</p>
<p>Academics:
1. Princeton
2. Michigan
3. Georgia Tech</p>
<p>Weather:
1. Georgia Tech
2. Princeton
3. Michigan</p>
<p>This is personal opinion (assuming that a good mix of city and town is optimal and that warm weather is best). So there you have it, each school was ranked in each spot once. I'd visit if I were you.</p>
<p>Chibearsfan, although Princeton is generally better than Michigan academically at the undergraduate level, in Engineering, I think they are about the same...and at the graduate level, I actually give the edge to Michigan.</p>
<p>Yeah I knew that their undergrad engineering programs were similar in quality, and that undergrad program quality usually reflects grad program quality, but I believe you. I know an EE grad student at Michigan that went to MIT undergrad so it must be pretty good.</p>
<p>Well, ranking wise, Michigan is much better than Pton in Grad EE</p>
<p>U-M is ranked in the top 5 ; behind the engineering threesome (MIT, Stanford & Berkeley) and sometimes Caltech or UIUC</p>
<p>Princeton is a top ten or 12 at worst.</p>
<p>I asked about the academics because I know higher ranking doesn't always reflect better academics.</p>
<p>Im interested in Telecom systems and Im afraid that Princetons EE program, although having a good number of communications profs, turns out like Caltechs strong physics-oriented program</p>
<p>I know that both Caltech and Princeton tend to have more theoretical science and engineering classes whereas schools like Stanford and Michigan have much more practical and applied programs. It's whatever suits your fancy I guess.</p>
<p>I think u have to consider your ability to pay.the research u get. I think at the grad level, your advisor's reputation and the research topic is far more important than the school.</p>