> Master's degrees filter more on having the money I was a TA and RA, didn't have to pay a dime for grad school, in fact got paid a livable salary, that was UC

> Master's degrees filter more on having the money I was a TA and RA, didn't have to pay a dime for grad school, in fact got paid a livable salary, that was UC. No scholarships or anything special at all, just regular TA and RA work. Not sure how "typical" that is, but that money filter certainly did not exist when i was there.