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      Hard but fulfilling work - Graduate Student Researcher MIT Employee Review

      5.0
      Nov 11, 2012
      Graduate student researcher
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      Pros

      If you like hard but meaningful work, this is the right place. Knowing that you are at the cutting edge of research is exciting. Graduate stipend is good enough to live on, and health benefits are great.

      Cons

      As other people have pointed out, you are working with the best and brightest, so it is easy to get down on yourself if you aren't "perfect." Sometimes the hours are very long--expect to work 50+ hours a week for a "part-time" RA.

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      5.0
      Jul 2, 2026
      Anonymous intern
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      Pros

      Solid research and great overall experience

      Cons

      can't think of any cons.

      4.0
      Jun 26, 2026
      Research specialist limited-mit doctoral
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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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