Top place for engineers - Research Scientist MIT Employee Review

5.0
Oct 20, 2014
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Pros

Challenging, eye-opening; you work really hard, but it's worth it; you are not cutting edge - you reach beyond the cutting edge

Cons

Steep learning curve, not much time to enjoy all the opportunities offered, competitive atmosphere can be off-putting to some people

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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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