Graduate assistantships

[njslp2019]

After getting accepted into a couple schools what my decision is really gonna come down to is money. I was really hoping for a graduate assistantship but it seems I won’t know until months after I have to commit to a program. It sucks because I’m not sure which programs I have more of a chance of getting an assistantship. Does anyone have experience with having to wait for assistantships or do you usually get them before April 15, especially for nj  schools. 

Edited March 23, 2019 by njslp2019