tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890204.post8602966764114313332..comments2024-03-10T05:26:42.148-04:00Comments on My Biased Coin: How Much Does a Graduate Student Cost When Teaching?Michael Mitzenmacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06738274256402616703noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890204.post-58849930070798283112007-07-14T18:06:00.000-04:002007-07-14T18:06:00.000-04:00At Berkeley, as you probably know, not all incomin...At Berkeley, as you probably know, not all incoming students are funded, and I know some students who had TA-ships that covered "in state tuition only" for their first year, which meant they had to pay the difference until they established residency (or get an RA-ship on top of the TA-ship).<BR/><BR/>Policies vary by department within the university, even, of course.<BR/><BR/>Some states do not even allow you to get residency ever as a grad student. I know someone in a humanities department at a public university in the midwest who has a TA and tuition waiver but no stipend, and another who could get a tuition waiver but not a FEE waiver, so that health insurance, etc. is not covered from TA-ing.asarwatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07587164580336503000noreply@blogger.com