What are the major deciding factors to get graduate teaching/research assisstantship?

[Chukwu Chucks]

We know that the cost for grad program is extremely high. Im not a billionaire (yet) therefore I need a financial aid, and I believe that either teaching/research assisstantship is the best choice for me.

What im worried is that whether im gonna get the job or not.....what are the major factors to acquire the position?

-> GPA? (I got 3.68/4 cum. gpa)

-> Citizenship? (Im not American citizen)

-> GRE scores? (520 verbal, 720 quant.)

-> Whether you are alumni of the school or not? (from Montana State, going to Oregon State)

-> TOEFL? (575 pbt)

-> work experience (VERY little)

Do I have chance? Im just really worried im not gonna get it.

[lewin]

It completely depends on your school and its rules for handing those out, there's really no way for us to say. At my university, for example, everybody gets a teaching assistantship. But at others they're awarded through some competition.

[Chukwu Chucks]

It completely depends on your school and its rules for handing those out, there's really no way for us to say. At my university, for example, everybody gets a teaching assistantship. But at others they're awarded through some competition.

where's ur university at? is it funded by gov't?