Place with incredible energy and talent - Research Assistant MIT Employee Review

5.0
13 May 2010
Recommend
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Pros

Incredible energy of the place, great people, great ideas, lots of cross pollination, freedom to pursue interests, amazing seminars, speakers, and activities.

Cons

grad school is very adviser dependent. some can be stressed or work overly hard. social life is usually self generated.

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5.0
4 Jun 2026
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Pros

It is a great institution to do cutting-edge research

Cons

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5.0
4 Jun 2026
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Pros

good admin support great research environment

Cons

cost of living is expensive (postdoc salary is ~60% area median income)

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