Robotics Grad Schools Decisions Help

Graduate School
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<p>I need help deciding on grad schools to attend.</p>

<p>I'm down to deciding on going to a grad school at 3 places. I want to do research in robotics but I'm trying to think about big picture.</p>

<p>I am down to deciding on UPenn and Cornell. I can literally do robotics research at both places.</p>

<p>However, a Stanford professor wants me to join his research group, but in MEMS, not quite robotics, but possible applications in robotics.</p>

<p>Now if I want to do robotics research for my Ph.D., should I choose UPenn or Cornell? What's better in robotics? Or should I choose Stanford even though the research isn't quite what I'm looking for just because Stanford engineering is a caliber better than UPenn and Cornell?</p>

<p>I want to be a professor in robotics, work in a lab, or start my own company in the future with my Ph.D. What schools will help me the best to do this in robotics?</p>

<p>Any thoughts are greatly appreciated.</p>

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<p>Stanford. </p>

<p>You can always prove yourself at Stanford and work with top-notch robotics faculty in the MechE department.</p>

<p>Also, since you are considering entrepreneurship, Stanford has really good connections with industries. </p>

<p>My second choice would be UPenn MechE. However, nothing beats Stanford. </p>

<p>Congratulations and all the best!</p>

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<p>How are you still deciding? I though admitted students had to decide by around mid-April. Is this not the case?</p>

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<p>I haven’t quite accepted anything yet which is why I’m still deciding. I have an external fellowship and am negotiating my way into the best school I can get into. Needless to say, I need to pick a school quickly since school is right around the corner.</p>