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Ph.D or Masters? With the former the chance of a tuition waiver plus some stipend is much higher, especially in the sciences. By far, the best way to find out

by ajju 18y ago

Ph.D or Masters? With the former the chance of a tuition waiver plus some stipend is much higher, especially in the sciences. By far, the best way to find out about such things is talking to graduate students who are already there. Try to get in touch with them independently outside of school organized events. (A grad student is less likely to be frank in front of his advisor while you are there on a lab visit). Might be able to help more if you provide more specifics (degree, specialization, school names)

icey 18y ago
Masters in Speech-Language pathology, sorry. I don't want to get into too many details, because I'm asking this question without having talked to her about it first. However, the list is predominately state schools. I know she's spoken with students in various stages of programs at a couple of the schools; and at least with professors at the school where she's getting her two bachelor degrees. Since her focus is not on research, I would imagine there is less funding / assistance / TA positions available.
- ajju 18y ago
  I have no information about her specific field, so what follows may not be as applicable but I'll try anyway. You're right, as a masters student, especially one not very interested in research, chance of her becoming a research assistant are low. Ph.D. students are also preferred for TA positions. On the other hand, depending on the school, she may be able to get other oncampus jobs that involve a tuition waiver. Through my first year at Georgia Tech, I worked as a programmer in a department and the position involved a tuition waiver and a stipend. As funds have run dry, this sort of thing has become harder to get but it's worth investigating. I had a friend whose job was to count the number of dead light bulbs in each building (she worked for Operations) and she got a tuition waiver for that! This sort of thing also varies heavily from school to school and you really won't find out much unless you talk to people on the ground in the exact same program as you. Finally google for merit based or application based scholarships from external institutions in her field. When my girlfriend went to gradschool I helped her apply for a ton of scholarships which were from institutions that had nothing to do with her school (eg Google's Anita Borg scholarship, one from the institute of information systems etc). Unfortunately they all had to do with her specialization (Information Systems / CS) so will not be of much help to your relative.
- stonemetal 18y ago
  In the US at least Speech-Language pathology tends to be a very over crowded program so schools have little incentive to give scholarships or financial aid.

by ajju 18y ago

icey 18y ago

Masters in Speech-Language pathology, sorry. I don't want to get into too many details, because I'm asking this question without having talked to her about it first. However, the list is predominately state schools. I know she's spoken with students in various stages of programs at a couple of the schools; and at least with professors at the school where she's getting her two bachelor degrees. Since her focus is not on research, I would imagine there is less funding / assistance / TA positions available.

ajju 18y ago
I have no information about her specific field, so what follows may not be as applicable but I'll try anyway. You're right, as a masters student, especially one not very interested in research, chance of her becoming a research assistant are low. Ph.D. students are also preferred for TA positions. On the other hand, depending on the school, she may be able to get other oncampus jobs that involve a tuition waiver. Through my first year at Georgia Tech, I worked as a programmer in a department and the position involved a tuition waiver and a stipend. As funds have run dry, this sort of thing has become harder to get but it's worth investigating. I had a friend whose job was to count the number of dead light bulbs in each building (she worked for Operations) and she got a tuition waiver for that! This sort of thing also varies heavily from school to school and you really won't find out much unless you talk to people on the ground in the exact same program as you. Finally google for merit based or application based scholarships from external institutions in her field. When my girlfriend went to gradschool I helped her apply for a ton of scholarships which were from institutions that had nothing to do with her school (eg Google's Anita Borg scholarship, one from the institute of information systems etc). Unfortunately they all had to do with her specialization (Information Systems / CS) so will not be of much help to your relative.
stonemetal 18y ago
In the US at least Speech-Language pathology tends to be a very over crowded program so schools have little incentive to give scholarships or financial aid.