Help please: Cannot decide between USC USC Annenberg and University of Washington (Comm Department)

Hi all,

If you have experiences studying or working in either of both USC Annenberg and University of Washington, can you please share some insights and even opinions? I am admitted to their PhD programs in Communication, and it seems like both Universities & Departments are good. There are also many factors that I have to take into account in deciding between the two, which makes selecting one aprarently is a challenging task.

To give you a bit of my background: I am an international student who holds a Bachelor degree in Vietnam, and a MA in Singapore, with much work/research experiences in these two countries. I hope to stay in academia after the PhD, and find a good job either in or outside the U.S. Broadly speaking, I do research on Communication Technology, Globalization, and Inequalities. If you can advice any aspects of the 2 schools that might help in my decision making process, that would be wonderful. Thanks in advance!

Sarah