| [ studyingabroad ] in KIDS 글 쓴 이(By): shryu () 날 짜 (Date): 1998년03월19일(목) 01시27분11초 ROK 제 목(Title): Re: Purdue 다니시는 분이 별루 없는 건가요 hm... I do not know much, but I hope this would be of some help.. About stipend for RA's in ECE, it can vary. Many professors offer 1/4 time RA's to new students. In this case, stipend is around $450.00/month and you do not get insurance benefits. For 1/2 time RA's, stipend can vary from $800.00/month to around $1300.00/month, depending on who you work for. For some schools, stipends are the same for all RA's, but not for Purdue. 1/2 time RA's do get insurance at a very cheap rate. You pay around $12.50/month for your health insurance. On campus housing, I believe the cost is around $420.00/month for single room in graduate houses (dorms). For married student housing, it costs around $400.00/mo for 1 bedroom apartment and around $480.00/mo for two bedroom apartment, which will probably increase this fall. Off campus housing, I have seen around $350.00/month for one bedroom and $420.00/month for two bedroom apartments. These prices are the lowest price I know of, and there might be even cheaper ones.. but no guarantee... If you want to be in walkind distance from campus, please expect to pay around $500.00 for one bedroom and $600.00 for two bedroom apartments (or more). As far as the upper limit for apartment rents, the sky is the limit ;-). About overall cost for living, it is possible to live with $800.00/mo if you are single and $1100.00/mo if you are married, but it won't be pretty. If you want to have a decent life here. expect to spend $1100.00/mo if you are single and around $1400.00/mo if you are married with no children. Again, there is no upper limit.... About weather, it is terrible... I spent almost 6 years here (I'm glad that I'm not a student any more..) and I cannot wait to get out of Indiana. During summers, the temperature goes up around 95F (you do the calculation converting it into Celcius), and it is quite humid... During winter, it is quite cold. it is very similar to what you expect to see in Seoul.. It feels a lot colder because we have more winds here. it does snow quite often... but not as bad as in Michigan or Minnesota, but I hate it anyway... if you have further questions, please send me a mail, and I'll try to answer as much as I can.. BTW, I got my degree in solid state devices.. so don't expect a lot from me Pin other areas.. |