I am an international and still haven't posted my profile. Waiting to hear from one last school so will be posting it soon.
I have received offers for Maryland and CMU. The stipends are around $24k and $27k respectively. I listed Quantum Information as my interest, which I like, but have almost no idea about (and not 100% sure if I will follow through with QI).
UMD having JQI is definitely stronger in terms of research. But I am seriously worried about whether the stipend will be good enough to live there. I have heard that the cost of living in College Park is high. Do I have reason for concern?
Thanks for your help everybody.