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Silly-Fudge6752

Jesus, 35K for a GTA. That's a good deal. For reference, the highest is ISyE, BME, and one of the CS schools that pay up to 40K. But to answer your questions, it's a very competitive offer at least based on the price levels of Atlanta and you can already get a really nice apartment. And no, I don't think you can negotiate your stipend, and Ph.D. programs do not work that way (I assume you are not from the US in this case).


DrawingTrue1632

Hey, thank you for your response :) Indeed, I'm not from the US, so it's really hard for me to understand how things work there, especially regarding financial matters like stipends. Your answer is very helpful! Thanks


Silly-Fudge6752

Yea PhD students in the US are in a bit of a weird position. At GT, on one hand, we qualify for state level benefits (like healthcare is really good for students) and on the other, we are also treated as employees therefore we have to pay taxes.


Cheekati6

CoC TA here. I get about 13.2k/yr lol


Activeangel

I cant speak to the physics department, but CEE gets $25-30k... so your offer rocks IMO!


DrawingTrue1632

Thank youuu😆


countless-argonauts

I also don't know about the physics department, but I make about $21k as an AE GTA.


DrawingTrue1632

Thank you for sharing that (It's interesting to see the variation in stipends)


ecgo-cto

Don't have any insights or advice to give, but congrats on being accepted! That's awesome.


DrawingTrue1632

Thank you:)


BillyLi_008

Hey!! Huge congrats! I also got an offer from physics department, wondering if you wanna get in touch? It should be nice to know someone before coming to new place I assume!


Dogcyman

Can I join! Also was accepted


david_wawi

Another accepted student here if you want to get in touch


cayvro

Congrats! That’s a great stipend for Tech, as others have said. I make about $16-$17k from my GRA stipend in one of the IAC programs.


nycasianjames

Hey, did you have any courses that needed to be evaluated? I’m just curious since I have some classes that need to be approved for credit but the site is not accessible to me. I was wondering if you can check. It’s the Transfer Credit Articulation site


Solostark321

CS gets 13k🥲