Princeton University Reviews

I have been working at Princeton University full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – -competitive stipends for graduate students
-zero to no red tape
-tons of summer funding opportunities (on top of stipend)
-great career services center

Cons – -location (suburban New Jersey)
-the graduate student body is tiny (due to the lack of professional schools), so it can feel a bit isolated

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

I have been working at Princeton University full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Well treated and nice environment to do research

Cons – isolated, scale is too small, too academic.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at Princeton University full-time for more than a year

Pros – Tons of opportunities for staff training and initiatives. Working with some of the tops students and faculty in the country. Casual environment but everyone works hard. Resources for programming, and generous employee benefits. Campus is beautiful and in a great location.

Cons – Room for growth often not apparent. You have to be here for several years before you're not considered "new" any more. No clear career paths.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

I have been working at Princeton University full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – good benefit and nice poeple around

Cons – lower pay compare to industry

Advice to Senior Management – clear job description will make things better

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I worked at Princeton University part-time

Pros – Was a teaching assistant as part of my graduate program. The University provides a few hours of required training for new TAs. Other than that, the experience would depend on the Professor teaching the class.

Cons – Princeton students are a unique bunch, but mostly for the best.

I have been working at Princeton University full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Princeton has a wide variety of well-taught classes and is home to world-renowned researchers. The libraries are excellent (although sometimes crowded). Career services is useful. The research is very academic.

Cons – Graduate housing has recently become overcrowded, however, they are building a new development to fix the issue. Sometimes the research can be too academic.

Advice to Senior Management – Collaboration between departments should be more highly encouraged.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at Princeton University full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – The university does an excellent job of cultivating an academic environment. The faculty are very engaging and interested in helping you succeed.

Cons – The small size of the departments here can often limit the resources that they provide to the students. At any university the experience here is going to be limited to the areas of expertise of the faculty, and due to the small size of Princeton this often means there is a potential for a lack of breadth in various topics.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at Princeton University full-time for more than a year

Pros – Good benefits, small departments, easy access to administrative staff.

Cons – Little social life in town, very family-oriented.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I worked at Princeton University full-time for less than a year

Pros – The campus is beautiful, and all the staff and fellow researchers are extremely helpful, just generally nice people.

Cons – The pay in my position was pretty low, but I suppose that's understandable considering I was a rising sophomore at the time of employment.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

I have been working at Princeton University full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – - Finally, you get paid to be a student rather than accumulating debt. And with free health care, and optional (but affordable) vision and dental
- The graduate school organizes events for the grad student population
- I've had good experience with advisors, but that will vary depending on whom you're with. ASK PEOPLE IN THE LAB!!! It's important.
- Good running nearby (towpath along the canal) and nice countryside to bike through just a few miles out of town.

Cons – - Very difficult to meet people outside the grad student bubble
- Housing office is terrible, but you only have to deal with them a few times
- Little to do off campus unless you go far afield.

Advice to Senior Management – Academia in general needs more career advice for people pursuing non-postdoc jobs. If that's the path most people take, why is it considered an "alternative" career path?