> I highly doubt tuition is reimbursed, and that still doesn't cover living expenses in a major metropolitan area. I went to a top school. Never paid a dime in

> I highly doubt tuition is reimbursed, and that still doesn't cover living expenses in a major metropolitan area. I went to a top school. Never paid a dime in tuition, and was paid 28K a year. > I mean, if you can name a Top 25 university from each San Fran, Boston, New York, Atlanta, Baltimore, and Dallas that consistently provide PhD students tuition reimbursement and a stipend that enables a modestly reasonable quality of life, I'd really be interested. All of them. You don't have a good program unless you do.