General well being . The students are in general very happy with their life here in the department. This is maybe best reflected by the fact that, if having to choose graduate school again, most former students said they would choose the UofA again. Excellent job prospects . The job prospects, as reported in the alumni survey, are very good.
Many students already have job contracts before graduating.
International students are suffering severely because of the differential fee, worsened by the inability to earn additional money off campus due to visa restrictions. This is particularly serious considering that about half of the graduate student population in the department consists of international students . The quality of most graduate student offices is simply bad. Most student offices are without windows, and students complain about the offices being too cold and too crowded. This is very clearly reflected in the comments we received in the survey.