[rstrahan]

My wife worked as a grad student while getting her Masters and Doctorate. What we found out is that grad students do the majority of teaching at the undergraduate level, get paid peanuts. No break on fees or tuition but the are the backbone of the college system. What they get paid is less than minimum wage.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Our daughter got a scholarship for her grad degree and made additional spending money as a TA and RA. You live cheaply, eat cheaply, and make it. It’s not easy, but that’s what you do.

Canceling classes on the second day of the new academic year? Inexcusable. As a parent of a student, I would be extremely mad.

[Do the math]

I was a well paid math GA, and my tuition was waived. I only had to pay a little bit in fees. After one year I was promoted to a full time Lecturer. Grad school was a lot easier when I was just a GA. Math grad students are in such great demand that universities waive their tuition to compete for them. There are many scholarships in the STEM's, and good students can get a tuition free degree .