lbjane

I'm a recent LBJ grad and I think that there are probably somewhere around 20-30 RA positions with the various research centers and professors. Those usually go to second (third?) year students though. You can always look for an RA position, but when you're making your financial plans, you shouldn't plan on securing one of those your first year. There are a number of student administrative assistant-type jobs that first years can secure, so that might be a better bet. I think that those pay around $10/hr or so, although I'm not completely certain. You can also look at other departments for TA/RA positions. Since LBJ does not offer an undergrad program, there are fewer TA positions available, but other most other departments have undergrad programs and will have more need for TA's. You could go ahead and start e-mailing departments and professors to express your interest in those. They may not be making decisions yet, but they should at least be able to provide some feedback as to whether they'll consider hiring TA's from other departments, like LBJ. I think that your odds of securing additional funding are decent, but you will have to seek it out yourself. You'll have to contact professors, research centers, other departments, etc. yourself for the positions and make the effort to locate assistantships. My experience with adjuncts at LBJ has been pretty good. There are probably some who are not around campus a whole lot, but the ones that I've taken and that I've heard about have been pretty good, and in some cases they've been better than the tenured ones!