Hi -

I got an admit from both Purdue and GATech for MS ECE, Fall 2013. I am confused to choose between the two to pursue my degree in the area of digital VLSI. Need some clarification on the following:

1) I got i20 from purdue already and my yearly expenses come up to 45k. I remember seeing that the same for GATech is ~65k. Can someone please indicate the _actual_ yearly expense at GATech?
2) Which has better funding scenario and RA/TA opportunities?
3) I believe both schools are great in terms of the VLSI research going on - but can they be differentiated based on academic flexibility/ course options/ professors ?

Regards
Vignesh