Grad students make about 18,000 per year, plus a tuition waiver

Grad students make 18K at UMD? Maybe so at the math department, but the actual number was far south of that over at the EE and CS departments before I could finally get out of there. 18K!!! Holy crap, with that kind of money one might even be able to rent a place at the world-famous, posh Springhill Lake estates at Greenbelt and have money left over to get a bulletproof vest for those late-night strolls in Hyattsville.