Univ. Georgia vs Oregon State vs Univ. of Delaware

<p>Hi,</p>

<p>I need to decide urgently (by tomorrow) about the university I will be attending for PhD. program ~ Bioinformatics/computational biology research. Please Help.</p>

<pre><code> Univ. of Georgia // Oregon state // Univ. of Delaware
</code></pre>

<p>Program: Bioinformatics // Mol. and Cel. Biology (Genomics) // Comp. Biology and Bioinfo.</p>

<p>Stipend: 1,387 // 1,688 // 2,300
(Monthly After fees/charges deduced)</p>

<p>Phd Duration: 5yrs // 4yrs // 5 yrs
(expected)</p>

<p>Relation: Graduate school & then PI // PI/interested & Initiated // PI/interested & Initiated</p>

<p>Funding: School // Advisor // University</p>

<p>Labs: 4-5 nos // 2 nos // 3-4 nos
(Related to spouse)</p>

<p>My Concerns :</p>

<ol>
<li> Degree in Bioinformatics/Computational biology</li>
<li> Financial Aid</li>
<li> Graduation 4 years is must. But that depends on my motivation and organizational skills as told by program Coordinator Univ. of Georgia and Univ. of Delaware.</li>
<li> Spouse from my 2nd year (She will seek Post Doc.). I have to support her till she gets some job or position.</li>
</ol>

<p>You should post this in the Grad School Forum. To find it, go to the main page that lists all the forums and scroll down.</p>

<p>Good luck!</p>