Georgia Tech Reviews

Pros

Had time to work as a full time student in this role

Cons

some annoyances submitting time in this role

Pros

very Good engineering school in Atlanta

Cons

Difficult classes and and rigorous course load

Pros

Great if you have an individual lab that you like.

Cons

Next to no benefits for student researchers.

Pros

- prestige of institute - great benefits - good work life balance - interesting students - perks like membership to CRC and on campus daycare - innovative research

Cons

Department specific: - heavy reliance on compliance - lack of career progress without someone to advocate for you - lip service to diversity and inclusion - transition to Workday

Pros

Really flexible job, everyone is nice and answers questions

Cons

Sometimes there isn't work to do

Pros

Work life balance is great

Cons

Pay is not great - hard to get raise

Pros

Good benefits, PTO, team of colleagues.

Cons

Overwhelming workload, high stress culture.

Pros

You can find a balance between life and work Strong connection between Industry

Cons

Everything is ok with respect to work. Only concern is the traffic.

Pros

Hundreds of professors to do research in a wide range of areas.

Cons

Student fees are added to pay for budget shortfalls so students end up paying 10% of their pay on fees. Graduate students all spend >50% of their income on housing in the area. It's hard to stay afloat in an expensive city like Atlanta.

Pros

diverse, interesting research, good people

Cons

poor parking options, expensive lunch options