US News rankings are meaningless-from mathematics student.

<p>So Stanford only uses PhD students for teaching that are only fluent in English?</p>

<p>I can only talk to my experience, but in my courses, I never had a Masters degree candidate as a TA, only PhD candidates. All TAs spoke fluent English.</p>

<p>I think you’ve just heard some other anecdotal stories and assume this is the case for all.</p>

<p>I’ve never heard of a Masters program candidate having to teach. What programs would require that? There are standards for TAs.</p>

<p>Do LAC profs have teaching credentials?</p>