How many courses do TAs take?

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<p>I’m thinking about becoming a TA. Is the amount of work similar to a 2/3 credit class? Should I take one less class than usual so I can have time to grade/host office hours/etc…?</p>

<p>Let me know!</p>

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<p>…I guess there are no TAs on this forum. haha</p>

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<p>How do you become a TA? Do the professors ask you based on your grades?</p>

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<p>I didn’t change the number of courses that I took; I TA for 1 class in the fall and 2 in the spring. Each semester I take 4 or 5 classes. Most of the time goes into grading, and you can do that at any time. But it really depends on which class you are TAing.</p>

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<p>^ Me too, I have TA’ed a couple of courses in the past, but I chose ones with minimal effort, so it really depends on what course you want to TA</p>

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<p>I T.A’d a relatively difficult class for 2 credits last semester and was also enrolled in 18 credits…the workload was similar to a 2 credit class and was totally reasonable.</p>

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<p>So what was the process - did you just talk to the prof at the end of the semester</p>

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<p>in the case were I TA’d (and the other cases where I chose not to TA), they contacted me first. generally it’s to do with getting a good grade when you’re a student in the class.</p>