RA vs TA ... VTech vs UF

anovice
Wed, 09 Apr 2008 22:17:35 +0000

I’m having a very difficult time deciding between two schools… they’re both decent schools and have offered decent financial packages. I’ve found pros and cons in both faculty sets and both have been quite pleasant during communications. The climates are obviously vastly different but I’ve lived in both types of climates before and can live and thrive in either.

The main difference:

At one I’ve been offered a 20hr research assistantship and at one, a teaching assistantship.

I did a quick search on the pros/cons of these two (funding) types and didn’t really come up with much. Anyone have any ideas?

I am thinking that the RA position would gain me more experience in the field as much of it is doing “consulting” type work for communities. More things to add to my resume, and more opportunities to build contacts. That being said, I feel like a TA position would be more relaxed… am I completely wrong?

Any feedback would be appreciated on either the experiences at these two schools or with the RA/TA thing.

Thanks.