Nice Way to Pay For Your Degree - Graduate Research Assistant Virginia Tech Employee Review

5.0
Sep 18, 2022
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Pros

you get your tuition fully paid for, which is on top of the salary. So 100% of your take home pay can go towards food and rent. And there are a lot of affordable housing options around Blacksburg, so you'll have a decent amount of money leftover after food and rent.

Cons

your contract is for 20 hours a week, but if your research is also for your thesis, they usually expect you to work more on top of that.

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5.0
Jul 13, 2026
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Pros

- easy work - Flexible timing and can work remotely

Cons

- Assigned a deadline of 2 weeks to grade about 72 or 144 assignments. Should have proper time management skills while managing the academics. Although it is easy work.

5.0
Jul 5, 2026
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Pros

The experience was great. The PI was amazing and kind and I learned a lot, definitely would do it again. It yielded great results for me such as publication. I recommend for medical school or graduate school.

Cons

Difficult to justify if you don’t plan to have a research career, graduate or professional school because the pay is lower than other positions available in Blacksburg.

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