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by jdminhbg 734 days ago
> Perhaps you aren't familiar with the term. Graduate Student = someone enrolled in a Masters Program, Post doc, PHD program, etc.

I'm familiar, thanks.

Why is someone who graduated last year and went into a Master's program different from someone who graduated last year and became a bootcamp TA?

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Typically, getting into a graduate program is difficult and has an additional bar past graduation, and unless you are a great student you only TA entry level classes you have to master very well anyways. Especially in CS, graduate student is a paid job, too.
This whole conversation seems moot considering Lambda did away with paid TAs and instead had students filling in the role without pay.