Teaching Assisstant - Teaching Assistant, College Or University MIT Employee Review

4.0
Dec 16, 2009
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Pros

The pay was good for the amount of work I was expected to do, but this obviously varies completely by class.

Cons

Sometimes the students were smarter than me and they would ask questions that I didn't know the answer to, which proved stressful.

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5.0
Jun 25, 2026
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Pros

Great research opportunities in EECS

Cons

Can be difficult to manage claszes

4.0
Jun 19, 2026
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Pros

Brilliant colleagues A good degree of research independence Research funding sufficient for running experiments

Cons

Research divisions are mostly uncoordinated Administrative support is more reactive than proactive

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