Answer (1 of 81): I was in your position a year ago - I was 22, had a job offer from Google in hand, and was accepted into the Computer Science PhD programs at Stanford and CMU. After a lot of thought, I chose to go to Stanford. Here's why: Academic freedom: This is the big one. I want to have t...
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