(UOregon) Okay, so as a grad student I don't get

How this student rated the school

Research Quality	A-	Research Availability	B-
Research Funding	B	Graduate Politics	A-
Errand Runners	A	Degree Completion	A-
Alternative pay [ta/gsi]	B+	Sufficient Pay	B+
Competitiveness	A	Education Quality	A
Faculty Accessibility	A-	Useful Research	A-
Extracurriculars	A	Success-Understanding	A
Surrounding City	B-	Social Life/Environment	-
"Individual" treatment	C+	Friendliness	A-
Safety	B	Campus Beauty	A
Campus Maintenance	B-	University Resource/spending	B-

Describes the student body as: Approachable Describes the faculty as: Friendly, Helpful

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Lowest Rating "Individual" treatment	C+

Highest Rating Errand Runners	A

He rated most things higher than other students did.

Date: Dec 31 1969
Major: History/Histories (art history/etc.) (This Major's Salary over time)
Okay, so as a grad student I don't get out of my two departments much, but I can tell you that what I have experienced about UO, I love. If you are interested in Art History, you should know that the faculty are all brilliant, funny, approachable and, for the most part, amazing lecturers and challenging instructors. History has a little more drama, and as a larger department they lack the familial vibe of Art History, but overall my experience in History has also been quite positive. Everyone actually cares that you finish your degree and pushes you towards excellence. The students are also absolutely amazing, with real commradery. Both departments have extracurricular organizations: the Art History Association and the History Guild. Both provide tools for professional development as well as some cut-loose fun.

Regarding the University at large, grad students may be discouraged by the money/sports hungry administration. The red-tape at the grad school can get quite annoying, but unless you're proposing or defending your research, you won't deal with them much.

Funding in these two departments is available, though not a guarantee. GTFs (or Graduate Teaching Fellowships) come with tuition waivers, FREE health insurance, and a decent monthly stipend. The GTFF, or GTF labor union, rocks! They work very hard to get UO grad students the best benefits possible (it's the 2nd oldest grad student union in the country). Because of our union, we have a solid contract which minimizes the amount (and type) of work we do. No running errands for professors or doing research outside your job description, and work weeks are capped at 20 hours or less depending on your contract FTE amount.

I highly recommend the UO, especially if you're interested in Art History or History.

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