2.0
Feb 28, 2009
Current employee
Pasadena, CA
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook
Pros
Caltech is widely regarded as a superior educational institution by the outside world. When you go to conferences, meetings or job interviews your affiliation with Caltech commands respect.
Cons
Caltech is overloaded with administration and bureaucracy. For an institution this small and this focused on one thing - science and engineering - there is a remarkable amount of overhead associated with the Administration. My research laboratory provides a enormous amount of money to the Institute for services and administration, but any time there is a facilities problem or a management issue it takes days or weeks to resolve. As a graduate student, I feel constantly hamstrung by this overhead and unable to focus on science.