Place with incredible energy and talent - Research Assistant MIT Employee Review

5.0
May 13, 2010
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Pros

Incredible energy of the place, great people, great ideas, lots of cross pollination, freedom to pursue interests, amazing seminars, speakers, and activities.

Cons

grad school is very adviser dependent. some can be stressed or work overly hard. social life is usually self generated.

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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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