Graduate Research Assistant Review - Graduate Student MIT Employee Review

4.0
11 Nov 2015
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Pros

MIT is a great school and place to work. There are lots of opportunities for professional development and options to pursue almost any hobby.

Cons

Low pay given number of hours worked and cost of living in Boston/Cambridge. However, this is a common problem for graduate students across the nation.

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5.0
2 Jul 2026
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Pros

Solid research and great overall experience

Cons

can't think of any cons.

4.0
26 Jun 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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