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Graduate student experience - Graduate Research Assistant Michigan State University Employee Review

4.0
Nov 18, 2025
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Pros

Graduate assistant research work was directly relevant to graduate research, so effort to make monthly financial ends meet while doing school full time was more manageable.

Cons

My department needed more administrative and program structure, and The Graduate School staff need to be more responsive to student concerns and inquiries.

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5.0
Jul 7, 2026
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Pros

Mostly fair bargaining agreements, strong benefits

Cons

Work conditions vary drastically by department and supervisor

4.0
Jun 15, 2026
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Pros

The HPC facilities (HPCC, ICER) offer excellent access for research affiliates colpaborating with university researchers, with Slurm job scheduling and a well-managed site-specific wiki.

Cons

Annual account renewal can be a bit bureacratically clunky at times, and the Research Affiliate may have to coordinate with multiple departments and the associated PI if a system update breaks part of a legacy system.

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