Grad student asking advisor for raise

b_r_um
Mon, 05 Nov 2012 03:31:20 +0000

It’s all relative. $24,000 would be plenty in Bloomington, IN but wouldn’t get you very far in Manhatten.

How does your salary compare to the university-estimated grad student budget? If you get less money than the university thinks a grad students needs to survive, you might have a case there. If you get more… you’ll have a much harder time making your case.