rising_star Posted April 10, 2006 Share Posted April 10, 2006 Locura, is the grad school assistantship at UGA really that much? (I got one but never read the paperwork, blame my thesis) And what are the work requirements for that? Just curious... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
locura81 Posted April 10, 2006 Share Posted April 10, 2006 Britt, it ends up at like $16,600, though that is for an entire year (you get paid during the summer in between your first and second years). Still, it comes out to (before taxes) just under $1390/month. I knew it was a really nice award, but the more I've been able to hear what other schools offer, the more I realize how amazing it is. i.e., I know here in Phoenix that the typical TAship for PhDs at Arizona State is like 12 or 13K. To know I'm getting quite a bit more than that as a masters student makes me feel like I'm a thief Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shellybe Posted April 11, 2006 Share Posted April 11, 2006 Somebody's going to be eating at Arby's alot! are you kidding? arby's is too expensive. more like ramen for us...maybe mcdonalds or wendy's if we're lucky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest a guest Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 also locura, you will live like royalty. athens is a very cheap place to live, so even if you're living by yourself and footing those gas bills in the winter, you will be able to get by quite comfortably. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
locura81 Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 a guest, sounds good to me! i lead a pretty simple lifestyle as it is, so i figured that that sort of money would go a good long way. gotta love those cheap cost-of-living locations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enoksrd Posted April 16, 2006 Share Posted April 16, 2006 I just accepted an offer for math Ph.D program U Wisconsin Madison. Right now 50% TA pays between $11,262 and $14,100 a year, although a new contract which would pay between $12,611 and $15,137 is being negotiated. I'll be starting on the $11,262 end of that range, and be paying about $666/year fees and $10-$20/month health insurance. Ohio State offered me two years of fellowship support at $21,000 and $18,00 respectively, followd by a few years of 50% TA at $1600/month. I think the cost of living is about the same in Columbus as it is in Madison, and I've convinced myself I can survive on the Wisconsin Stipend without going into debt. I feel kind of weird turning down the extra ~ $16,500 over the first two years, but I guess I am pretending that that isn't a lot of money, and I should go where I will be more happy living. What's the point? Yeah, the stipend that the thread starter mentioned kind of sucks, and so does the one I accepted. However, I think most places will pay you enough to survive; you just might ``survive'' more comfortably in some places more than others. Not to mention that I would have failed out of OSU after buying a fancy LCD projector with some of that extra money and then watching DVDs when I should have been studying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rising_star Posted April 16, 2006 Share Posted April 16, 2006 How much vodka (or alcoholic beverage of your choice) can you buy on that Wisconsin pay? I'm just thinking that you'll need something to keep you warm... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jennesy Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 No funding, not even a TAship, at NYU. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enoksrd Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 How much vodka (or alcoholic beverage of your choice) can you buy on that Wisconsin pay? I'm just thinking that you'll need something to keep you warm... I don't think I'll have any money left for vodka. However, I think I heard that I will have keys to the building, so my plan is to come in after hours and huff cleaning supplies. Not exactly glamorous, but probably effective. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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