I am PhD CHEN. I did get paid for PhD, but I had to pay my way for my MSc.
Undergrad was 5 years for me. But I'm also a year older than everyone due to starting kindergarten a year later. I was 27 when I finished my degrees. Then i started to work at A&M as a lecturer. That was double grad life, but grad life was $24k.
But when I started making more, I had to start paying back loans. So wasn't until I started in a "real" engineering job that I made money that I could save.
And this is someone who has a paid off car, minimal car insurance and loved with a roomie behind Northgate.
But i knew a few grad students in different scenarios that had a wife and/or kids, getting paid $1000/month PRE tax or less, while dealing with life. I thought I was tight at $1200 a month, but foreign grads are heroes.
Hard to see them come out without being in debt (beyond school loans).
~egon
PS I was being a little cheeky, but I still think it's a serious concern.
Undergrad was 5 years for me. But I'm also a year older than everyone due to starting kindergarten a year later. I was 27 when I finished my degrees. Then i started to work at A&M as a lecturer. That was double grad life, but grad life was $24k.
But when I started making more, I had to start paying back loans. So wasn't until I started in a "real" engineering job that I made money that I could save.
And this is someone who has a paid off car, minimal car insurance and loved with a roomie behind Northgate.
But i knew a few grad students in different scenarios that had a wife and/or kids, getting paid $1000/month PRE tax or less, while dealing with life. I thought I was tight at $1200 a month, but foreign grads are heroes.
Hard to see them come out without being in debt (beyond school loans).
~egon
PS I was being a little cheeky, but I still think it's a serious concern.