keceli
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I see, thanks! But I asked a professor about it and he said that the TA/RA rates are usually not negotiable as they are usually set by the university or TA unions etc. so there is usually no flexibility for negotiating.
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Who are you going to ask it to? And do you think there is a possibility that they may withdraw their offer and give it to someone else since you kind of complain about it?
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Hello, I just wanted to ask if any of you guys have ever negotiated an offer for a PhD program. Whether or not you have, what do you think about it? Do you think it is appropriate or may it even work? What would be the appropriate way of doing it? I currently have two offers, and one of them gives me a stipend that is 10k a year more than the other. But I really want to attend the less paying one. Do you think it would be possible to get them increase the offer if I ask them by saying I have a better offer, but I really want to accept theirs? Let me know what you think.
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I didn't understand your response. What do you mean "just go to USC"?
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Hey guys, I have not received any notification from 10 of the schools that I have applied to for PhD. No email or indicator on the application websites saying that I am admitted or rejected. I even emailed all of them, but while some are saying not all decisions have been finalized, some don't respond at all. In this case, should I assume that I am waitlisted at those schools or do I just consider all of them as rejections as we are approaching April 15?
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I know that the ones that are given 20K are guaranteed 50% TAship.
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Funded CS students usually get a base stipend of 20K with TAship guarantee.
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Hey! I see what you're saying. It's just the amount of funding that different departments get for their research. What I mean is that one should not expect a Anthropology department to have more money than a CS department because the level of support that they get from the school and outside sources (like NSF) are very different. It is what it is Actually $20K for a CS PhD student (if they are offered funding) is around average or less. There are many schools that pay students much more than $25K. There are even ones that pay $30K and more (like Washington University in St. Louis).
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No problem, wish you good luck!
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Thanks for the congrats and the input!
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Hey, it was a great school and department. We got to hang out with CS faculty and current grad students and they were all friendly. What I liked the most was that they all had a good sense of humor. They have happy hours every Friday in the department where they hang out and drink. I was told some faculty even go out to play Trivia with students and all. Assuming that there is a professor/lab that you are interested in working with, it is also fun and enjoyable. I definitely recommend! (and yes the money is off-the-chart. They said it is in the 90th percentile among all private schools in US) The only thing that I didn't like is that the city has no public transportation at all. So, you will either get a car or live very close to the campus. (every grad student I got to hang out had a car)
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Just talked to UToronto CS grad admissions office (for PhD). The lady said that they sent initial acceptances in February and will be sending more (depending on how many of those people accept their offer) soon. She added that they haven't sent out any rejections and that all decisions will be out anytime between now and end of April.
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Hey guys, I would love to have a conversation with people who are going to be attending UW Madison this Fall. Let me know.
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Hey! Yes, I visited the school and loved it! As a separate question from my initial one, how much do you think the ranking matters in CS? To what extent it should be deemed important? (question to everyone)
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Thanks for the reply. Actually, there are a number of professors at UW-Madison that I am interested in working with whereas there is only one person at WashU that I am barely interested in. The only thing is that UW offers 10k-a-year less of a stipend that WashU since it's a public school and all. But I don't find it important as I am not gonna be doing a PhD for money. Yes, money is important, but not this much. What matters is the quality of research that you can produce. But thanks again!
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Hey, Thank you, you too! Were you at the PhD visit weekend at WashU?
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Hey guys, I got into UW-Madison and Washington University in St. Louis for PhD in computer science. My area of interest artificial intelligence, machine learning and computer vision. Assuming that I got the same funding, which one would you recommend?