JoshLeon

I have some questions. I was offered a tuition waiver for this upcoming academic year, and they say its renewable if I have satisfactory performance. Does this mean I wouldn't be affected by the elimination of tuition waivers? Or could I still be affected by it, despite them saying it's renewable? The other question I have is, do you know if the students in the engineering department have also been without a contract? Thanks,

I got into UIUC in the MS/PhD program. However, the graduate student union is debating the university because the university wants to eliminate tuition waivers. (c.f. http://www.uigeo.org/ or http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-university-of-illinois-grad-students-strike-20180208-story.html), and provides low stipends. Out of all my options, UIUC is the one that pays less, and also requires you to pay for health insurance... Are these sufficient conditions for me to rule out this university? It's a really good school for what I do, but it looks like it sucks regarding finances. Opinions??