Stuart Ashen has a Ph.D.
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Got_Bent@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Considering that you’re probably making something like $1,500/mo in some place where rent is $3,000/mo I’d say take every discount you can get.
I briefly looked into doing a doctorate. The economics of it turned me away right quick.
captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 5 months ago
Slovene@feddit.nl 5 months ago
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abysmalpoptart@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Living in the USA, my experience looking into this was similar. However, there are some doctoral programs in europe that are free even for international students, which is actually quite tempting.
DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe 5 months ago
Applying won’t hurt, you never know.
abysmalpoptart@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Yeah true, maybe one day!
geogle@lemmy.world 5 months ago
I hope no school is sound that badly these days
ornery_chemist@mander.xyz 5 months ago
My take-home was $1700-2100/mo after taxes and fees depending on whether I was teaching that semester (teaching paid less). We were paid minimum wage (at the time $15/h in CA) on the basis of 8 h/day, 5 days/wk 52 wks/y lmao. Rent split 4 ways was ~$1500 per person, and that was the lowest of anyone I knew. UC Berkeley.
sigmaklimgrindset@sopuli.xyz 5 months ago
Congrats on successfully defeating your thesis!
acetanilide@lemmy.world 5 months ago
When I was working on mine I was making $1800 and rent was only ~$720 for a 2 bed. I think that included pet rent too.
The mental toll however…(Hundreds of thousands of dollars in insurance claims later, probably more)
pleb_maximus@feddit.de 5 months ago
I think that included pet rent too.
It included the what now?
acetanilide@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Yeah so you have to pay an extra monthly “rent” PER PET (not to mention the extra deposits! Yes plural)
I was looking at a place the other day. 2 bedroom apartment in a shitty area. I didn’t take notes on all the costs but this is what I have:
Application Fee: $50 per applicant Rent: $1450 Security Deposit: $1450 Nonrefundable Pet Deposit per pet: $300 Pet Deposit per pet: $200 Pet Rent per pet: $25
No utilities included
9000r@lemmy.ml 5 months ago
Its not uncommon for apartment complexes to charge another small monthly fee to have a pet (usually specifically a cat or dog) in the unit. I’m also paying a pet rent and its like $20-30 where I live. Is it BS? Definitely.
baseless_discourse@mander.xyz 5 months ago
Unfortunately this is still the case in all the university I know, especially in fine arts and humanity, many of the positions are even unfunded.
Many students need to rent out the living room or live in a single bedroom in a house, with shared kitchen and bathroom.
I think many students literally cannot afford a studio or 1B with their salary, because the rent is higher than their salary.
TubularTittyFrog@lemmy.world 5 months ago
also why the bulk of those students in those subjects from wealthy families…
ArmokGoB@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 months ago
I went to a state university and I was paid about $1,000 a month as a graduate student researcher, while living in a $1,700 a month dorm.
TubularTittyFrog@lemmy.world 5 months ago
yeah i was in grad school 10 years ago. I made about $1000/mo, and my rent was about 900.
If i was in school today, I’m confident I’d be making 1200/mo and my rent would be about $2000.
Liz@midwest.social 5 months ago
There’s a reason we have to import so many of our PhD candidates. It’s because it’s a raw fucking deal. Even in areas where pay is high for researchers, it’s still a borderline pointless gauntlet of humiliation to prove abilities you could have just gained on the job anyway.