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Graduate Program – RA & TA Stipends

Graduate Program – RA & TA Stipends. Increase in CY stipends – Fall 2002 $35,000 from Grad School (one time). Graduate Program – Summer Support. Only 10 summer TA slots Previously only US students were guaranteed Summer Fall 2002 - all offers include Summer Support

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Graduate Program – RA & TA Stipends

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  1. Graduate Program – RA & TA Stipends • Increase in CY stipends – Fall 2002 • $35,000 from Grad School (one time) Department of Physics

  2. Graduate Program – Summer Support • Only 10 summer TA slots • Previously only US students were guaranteed Summer • Fall 2002 - all offers include Summer Support • Need RA’s for 1st & 2nd year TA’s • Summer 2002 • Pilot program • Summer Stipend overhead free • Summer 2003 ? Department of Physics

  3. Graduate Program -Fellowships • 6 Fellowships • Consisting of • $12,131 from Grad School • ½ TA or RA • Summer support • Total CY stipend $22,980 Department of Physics

  4. Graduate Program -Applications • Sent ~ 612 letters to potential US applicants • Offered to pay application fee • Results Department of Physics

  5. Admissions Statistics Fall 2002 – Offers (acceptance deadline April 15th) Department of Physics

  6. Qualifier Exam Aug. 2001 • Committee • Brill, Hadley, Dorfman, Wallace, Yakovenko • 27 taking Exam for 1st time • 15 passed both parts (2 orals) 55.6% • 8 passed one Part 29.6% • 4 failed 14.8% • Success rate • 23 had some success 85.2% • 4 had no success 14.8% Department of Physics

  7. Qualifier Exam Aug. 2001 • 3 – taking Exam for 2nd time • 3 passed • 1 - taking Exam for 3rd time • 1 passed (appeal oral) • Entire group of 31 • 19 passed completely 61.3% • 8 passed one part 25.8% • 4 failed 12.9% • Overall Success Rate • 27 had some success 87.1% • 4 had no success 12.9% Department of Physics

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