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      4.4

      85% would recommend to a friend

      (4,259 total reviews)

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      75% positive business outlook

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      MIT has an employee rating of 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 4,259 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The MIT employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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      5.0
      Mar 28, 2009

      MIT: A "no frills" science institute and a great place for graduate research.

      Graduate student researcher
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      Pros

      Everyone at MIT is excited about the ongoing research going on in their labs and others at the institute. Collaboration is a positive, whether it is among students taking a class or labs doing research together. This is especially true for the Biological Engineering Department (Course 20), where the interdisciplinary subject matter benefits from students and faculty from diverse backgrounds working together in close collaboration.

      Cons

      The campus is "quirky" at best and drearily industrial at worst. The libraries are nothing to brag about, and the student-body ammenties and facilities are unimpressive. MIT is not a liberal arts school; science/engineering research and coursework are by far the most important assets of the institute.

      4.0
      Mar 23, 2009

      A luxury for the mind.

      Graduate research assistant
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      Pros

      Broad, deep, and dynamic intellectual atmosphere.

      Cons

      Salary-to-cost-of-living ratio is much lower than at many competing schools due to Cambridge's high cost of living. Hard to stand out because everyone around you is so awesome.

      4.0
      Jan 4, 2009

      MIT can be the best or worst place.

      Graduate student researcher
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      Pros

      Smart Motivated People. Lots of Opportunities to grow but you need to search for it yourself. Great access to facilities. Lots of extracurricular activity.

      Cons

      Not much guidance. On your own. Have to be good at training yourself or come with prior knowledge or you'll have a hard time. Little communication between research groups.

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