Students have access to the pool, but not the specific problems that will appear on the exam, before the test is given. This affects about one person every two years. About one-fourth of our students are graduates of US universities. The remainder are from Bulgaria, China, Denmark, Germany, Hungary, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Korea, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Romania, Russia, Turkey, and Taiwan. About twenty percent of our students are women.
Graduate students elect representatives to all relevant departmental committees.
This includes the Advisory Committee to the Department Head, which is the most important policy-making body for the department. A teaching assistantship will support me for my first year of study. GRA's are paid a little more than GTA's, but they must pay their own tuition, whereas GTA's do not. GRA's do not teach, and thus have more time for research. In some cases, students may have to continue to support themselves as GTA's beyond the first year.