Incredible journey of challenge, introspection, and growth - Graduate Researcher MIT Employee Review

5.0
Sep 11, 2014
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Pros

What makes MIT different than the other great research institutions is not how smart the people are - there are smart folks all over the place. The difference about MIT is the passion community members have for what they do... and how diverse those passions are.

Cons

Extremely challenging and it's very easy to feel stupid here. I've heard somebody say "MIT is the place where smart people can go to feel dumb". I wouldn't say you'll feel dumb but you definitely won't be the big fish anymore.

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5.0
Jun 25, 2026
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Pros

Great research opportunities in EECS

Cons

Can be difficult to manage claszes

4.0
Jun 26, 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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