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      It's grad school, what can you expect? (Ph.D. review) - Graduate Student Princeton University Employee Review

      3.0
      Sep 2, 2015
      Graduate student
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      Pros

      Princeton obviously has some of the best faculty in the world. The undergrads are also generally brilliant, and usually pretty nice and agreeable, too. The stipend is very reasonable, though cost of living in the area is very expensive. Princeton is a nice town, though people who prefer cities tend to find it quite boring.

      Cons

      Prepare for the campus administration to treat you like an 18 year old for the next 5 years of your life. Your experience at the university will differ wildly depending on your department and advisor, obviously.

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      5.0
      Jul 3, 2026
      Library student assistant
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      Pros

      EVERYTHING WAS GREAT! Princeton is great to both work for and study at. Go TIGERS!

      Cons

      if you love princeton, princeton will love you back, no cons

      2.0
      May 12, 2026
      Deputy director
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      Pros

      Incredible benefits, worth 40% of your salary. So much time off it's hard to use. Great health care, 36 hour work week (if your boss doesn't make you work more), slow-paced.

      Cons

      So much time off it's hard to use it all without losing it with annual rollover caps. Pay is terrible. In theory, you come for the benefits and the lighter, less frenetic workload but that very much depends on who your boss is and what team you work for. I worked for a very mismanaged research center where my manager expected everyone to be available 24 hours a day. Most PU departments operate at a snail's pace, no sense of urgency even on urgent things. Independent faculty doing cool things but the institution is very lowercase c conservative. No pathway for advancement, especially on smaller teams.

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