Comment on I mean have they seen our stipends

• ornery_chemist@mander.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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.

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  • sigmaklimgrindset@sopuli.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Congrats on successfully defeating your thesis!

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• acetanilide@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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)

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  • pleb_maximus@feddit.de ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I think that included pet rent too.

    It included the what now?

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    • acetanilide@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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

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      • pleb_maximus@feddit.de ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Absolutely wild.

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    • 9000r@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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.

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      • pleb_maximus@feddit.de ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Wild.

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• baseless_discourse@mander.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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.

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  • TubularTittyFrog@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    also why the bulk of those students in those subjects from wealthy families…

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• ArmokGoB@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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.

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  • TubularTittyFrog@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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.

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