<p>So it finally comes down to these two schools for me. (After being bombed by numerous rejections)</p>
<p>I got admitted by Electrical Engineering for both of the schools.
I am a Canadian PR therefore the tuition of U of T is a lot less than that of CMU's. </p>
<p>Even though CMU does not provide Internationals that much, I can afford the tuition myself. (60k -_-)</p>
<p>I would like to work in the US in the future. So would it making CMU more favorable?</p>
<p>and btw, does it make a difference if I got my undergraduate degree in Toronto and THEN applied for a GRAD SCHOOL in the States? I mean, would a top tier Grad School favor CMU (a US school) over U of T (a foreigh school)? I know that U of T sends people to place like MIT and Ivys every year also but don't know how many.</p>
<p>It prolly wouldn’t make a big difference if you eventually go to MIT and Ivies but you never know</p>
<p>so it really depends on how confident you are</p>
<p>DS did undergrad at CMU for MechEng and HumanComputerInteraction (HCI).
He did MS at Toronto for DigitalGraphicsProgram (DGP/HCI). He would have stayed for phd saved for an offer of low pay with his CMU adviser. DS really enjoyed Toronto and is there now visiting friends and professor. </p>
<p>As for MIT, Toronto has more students in HCI than does MIT’s Media Labs. UT also has more papers published. CMU’s program is pretty good with the most famous prof being the late Randy Pausch. DS’s adviser (phD MIT ) hints at MIT being overrated…</p>
<p>I wouldn’t worry about getting a job with degrees from CMU or from Toronto (normal times).</p>