Great place to get educated and innovate - PhD Student MIT Employee Review

5.0
Feb 23, 2024
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Pros

1. People are very open when talking about ideas and the culture is very collaborative 2. Professors are very accessible for any intellectual discussions 3. A lot of resources for all sorts of student growth needs

Cons

1. The culture rewards those with big innovations and accomplishments. Easy to create peer pressure 2. As in many other universities, the space for free speech is limited by student bodies that have defined agendas and narratives.

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5.0
Jul 7, 2026
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Pros

Fantastic work-life balance and lots of freebies. Join the sailing program! They teach you for free!

Cons

Got hit by the federal cuts. Not their fault but you would think they'd have better savings

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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