Graduate Student at GT. - Graduate Research Assistant Georgia Tech Employee Review

4.0
Mar 24, 2015
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Pros

Excellent institution for a STEM BS/MS/PhD degree - especially for those who are aiming to go into industry. Consistently ranked in the top both nationally and internationally. Excellent resources for research with a very diverse group of researchers. Huge career fair, and generally a lot of companies coming through campus to recruit. For in-state students the ROI is pretty astronomical (i.e. I made it through a BS and PhD with ~$20k student loans, and general PhDs leaving my department expect ~$90-100k salary).

Cons

The fees for graduate students are a constant source of frustration. Most grads can expect stipends in the mid $20k range, and then expect to pay $1200 for fall/spring fees and $1000 for summer fees. Tack onto that $750 parking permits, and it gets to be a bit much for those of us commuting everyday. Also, for commuters specifically, traffic in Atlanta is pretty awful sometimes.

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Cons

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Cons

- Duty part of the job (Being on call and getting late night lock outs but this is rare), and definitely can still do homework in between doing duty rounds - experience can also depend on your hall director / area (but regardless still served on great RA teams, can be great if you have a co-ra but also been good at time being a single RA on the floor (no need to coordinate schedule if you do events together as a single RA unless you alternate events with your co)

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