Best time of my life - Research Assistant MIT Employee Review

5.0
May 30, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Intellectual atmosphere Virtually unlimited resources Great place to network Can collaborate with Harvard and other institutions in the vicinity

Cons

Navigate through advisor and department politics Boston has the worst weather ever Experience is very subjective to advisor and department

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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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