yakuza77

That's how it was in my masters program. MA's rec'd $9000/year and Ph.D's $12000/year (this was in the social sciences, but, yeah, it is still kind of crappy). In my cohort (about 25, MA and Ph.D mixed), only one incoming student got the MA assistantship (me) while another received a Latin American scholarship; two Ph.D.'s received assistantships. During the second semester of our first year, 2 additional Ph.D.'s were given adjunct teaching positions. It was the same the following year, with only one MA getting an assistantship. I don't know if this is typical though, because most of the schools that I have looked at for my Ph.D., offered it to most, if not all, incoming students. They were, however, much more selective. Just as a comparison, of the other four schools that I applied to for my MA, one offered a $5000/year scholarship (no duties; with tuition waiver) and the others offered nothing. I don't know what your field is, but I hope that helps.

Yay! :mrgreen: A fellow crim. person (we are so rare on these forums/results websites). I applied for three Ph.D. programs: Indiana U.-Bloomington USF University of Missouri-St Louis I am currently a Master's student at USF, they are reviewing applications through next week (did you apply for the 1-15 or the 2-15 deadline?), so you should hear within the next two weeks, or so I'm told. Officially, they notify by mail, but the graduate director is really cool and she usually calls people before the letters go out. I also spoke to a professor at UMSL, and he told me about the same timeframe for them. I heard from IU already, first year fellowship, followed by an assistantship, no details on the dollar amounts though. They were my top choice, because there is a professor there that I really want to work with; I also met a few students at ASC and I was really impressed with their research and their opinions of the school. Plus I like the idea of living in a college town for a while--I'm sick of cities. I'm going to visit there the first week of March and, unless something really strange happens, I think that I will definitely be going there next fall. What are your areas of interest?

Bumping this thread. I just got accepted to I.U. and I wanted to get some more information on the area. I have lived in larger (but not big) cities most of my life (Pittsburgh, New Orleans, Columbus, OH, and at the moment Tampa (which I despise)), so I am not sure what to expect in a smaller, quintessential college town. Any opinions would be helpful but mostly: How little can I get away with NOT driving (biking, walking, public transportation)? When I do need to drive, how is traffic? What neighborhoods/areas are best (close, relatively cheap)? What can I expect to pay for a decent house or apartment? I'd like a 2 bedroom ( I am married and like the extra room as a study). I don't know what my funding package is yet, but how much do I need to live on? I don't go out much and really don't spend a lot of money, but for my MA I got $9000 and rent in Tampa is about $800 for anything a little nicer than a dump. My apartment was in a horrible neighborhood (crack dealers, dead person in parking lot, cars stolen...and this was, literally, right next to the university) and rent and utilities took all of my stipend. I ended up having to take out loans anyway just to eat, buy gas, books, etc. :cry: