when do you apply for assistantships?

[candycrava]

Do you apply for assistantships before you've been accepted (like during the admissions process) or after you've been accepted and choose to go to that school?

[StrangeLight]

you don't apply for assistantships, usually. you're offered them as part of your admissions package.

[ktel]

I had to apply separately for a TA position in August. This was not part of my funding package.