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Anyone here been a science (BISC) TA?

soggybread
edited October 2009 in General
I'm interested in applying to become a TA for a BISC course in the Spring semester. Anyone here been a science TA before? What's the time commitment like? And how's the pay? :)

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  • NukeChem
    edited October 2009
    *waves hello*

    Undergraduates are at the bottom of the priority list for TAs. That said, there have been times when quite a few undergrads have become TAs for various reasons. :)

    In chemistry the base pay is something like $4500 a semester plus extra for graduate students. I imagine it's similar in BISC. So if you're an undergrad (which I assume you are) then you will just get whatever the base rate is. Expect to be present for two labs each week (which is 4 hours solid per lab) plus office hour (one per week) and marking said labs. All in all expect to put in about 10-12 hours per week; this fluctuates over the semester so it is an average figure only.

    Good luck. :)
  • soggybread
    edited October 2009
    Thanks NukeChem for your reply!

    I am an undergrad, but I'll apply anyways and see how it goes :)
  • BSang
    edited October 2009
    I hope you have a really high GPA :P GL

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