SUNY BUFFALO or IOWA STATE or UT DALLAS

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Buffalo - SUNY
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I have been admitted to all the three universities mentioned above.
8500$ scholarship from UB
4000$ from Iowa State
UTD - Scholarship worth 26000$(including tuition waiver)

All scholarships mentioned above are renewable for 4 years.(provided i fulfil the conditions)

I am international applicant from India. Financing my education is the major concern.
Hence i would like to be adviced about the university to join keeping in mind :

  1. On-Campus Jobs average salaries. I would love to work as a tutor since here in India we have done pretty much Calculus and Physics. However my major is Computer Science. i can help enough with Calculus and Physics in general. Other jobs also won't be a problem but preferrably tutoring.
  2. Job placements after graduating from college : What are the opportunites like. Average Salaries, reputation among employers. considering i will be a STEM major guy i will have 29 months to work upon on the F-1 visa.
  3. Number of graudates moving to IVY Leagues or MIT or Stanford for Masters : Given that the committee at a particular college has only one seat and they have equally able students from these colleges applying which one of them will they choose.
  4. Departmental & Additional scholarships : Number of scholarships coming in from the the second year.

I have also been admitted to UMich and TAMU , but they are pretty out of reach as they are pretty expensive.

I hope people will be able to help me with this. As i said financing is the major concern so i basically want to see what i can get from college apart from the fact that i will be contributing to the college community in all possible ways i can.

I hope i’ll have unbiased views on the issue.

Regards and Thanks.

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Hi, UB and Iowa State are about the same total package wise even though UB is ranked higher. I’m a current student at UB and the weather here is very cold so if you don’t like the cold or aren’t used to a cold weather environment then don’t come here. The CS program at both schools are the same ranking wise. UT Dallas is a bit unknown among national universities and isn’t as strong as Iowa State or UB. As for on campus job salaries, they should be the same among all 3. UT Dallas students earn slightly more than both Iowa State and UB. You’re more likely to be admitted to an Ivy league from ISU or UB because they’re better ranked. As for scholarships, you will probably get more your second year since they gave you the most money to start with. Hope this helps.