Amazing place to be - Graduate Student Researcher MIT Employee Review

5.0
Jun 26, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

This is an amazing place with some of the best peers and colaborators in the world. MIT has strong ties to many people and sectors so finding a network to support a new project or idea is easy. The hours are often flexible.

Cons

There is a strong culture of always needing to do better and a sense that what one produces is never as good as it should be.

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Pros

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Cons

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Pros

High quality core facilities and well resourced labs. Countless brilliant colleagues who can serve as mentors and collaborators

Cons

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