Great place to do a PhD. The compensation is comfortable for living in Ithaca. Great working environment - Graduate Research Assistant Cornell University Employee Review

5.0
Mar 29, 2011
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Pros

-everyone is willing to collaborate and help each other better their research -lots of opportunities to apply for grants and fellowship for extra money -fun events and activities that include graduate students -opportunity to network with important people in various fields

Cons

-this town is an ice hole in NY state -difficult to mingle with the locals -the bus system is abysmal -if you have to drive for more than 10 minutes to a place, you know you're in the woods

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5.0
Jul 11, 2026
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Pros

Amazing students, world-class colleagues, beautiful town

Cons

Haven't really found any. It's a wonderful place to work.

4.0
Jul 12, 2026
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Pros

- smart people work here - good facility - very dynamics - management got slow hence affected research sometimes

Cons

- City is beautiful but isolated - weather is not the best especially winter

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