Lots of resources, but you have to find them yourself - Research Scientist MIT Employee Review

4.0
Oct 14, 2025
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Pros

Lots of resources, lots of smart people to work with. Most of the students are incredibly driven, and the top students are legitimately brilliant, so undergrad research projects are usually productive and fun.

Cons

Little guidance on the available resources. MIT is a big place and it can be hard to build connections with people not in your immediate research group.

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5.0
Jul 2, 2026
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Pros

Solid research and great overall experience

Cons

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4.0
Jun 26, 2026
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Pros

High quality core facilities and well resourced labs. Countless brilliant colleagues who can serve as mentors and collaborators

Cons

Students and Postdocs are expensive due to high overhead, so unreasonably high productivity is often expected compared to other institutions. PIs are typically stretched very thin. Most departments/labs are very space limited which makes it harder to do safe and productive research.

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