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      4.4

      85% would recommend to a friend

      (4,258 total reviews)

      Sally Kornbluth

      90% approve of CEO

      75% positive business outlook

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      4.3

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.2

      Culture & values

      4.2

      Career opportunities

      3.8

      Work/Life balance

      3.8

      Senior management

      3.8

      Compensation and benefits

      MIT has an employee rating of 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 4,258 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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      4K reviews
      4.0
      May 12, 2013

      Great research institution

      Postdoctoral research associate
      Recommend
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      Pros

      (1) working with the best minds in research; (2) fantastic research resource and infrastructure; (3) great collaboration opportunities.

      Cons

      Work life balance is important in this research-intense institution.

      4.0
      May 9, 2013

      A fast-paced and passionate (if not warm and fuzzy) work environment

      Graduate student
      Recommend
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      Pros

      MIT is one of the best places to be if you're driven, passionate, curious, and mature. The people are extremely smart but also collaborative, and are willing to give you the benefit of the doubt. Great location - Cambridge is a lot of fun! Lots of clubs and a great sense of community outside of work

      Cons

      MIT is not a very caring environment, and if you're feeling a bit lost or in need of resources, you're pretty much on your own. This is especially true for undergraduate and graduate students. I'm told there are more significant resources for staff and junior faculty. It gets pretty cold in Massachusetts. Many buildings on campus are from the 1960s (i.e. they are ugly), and you won't find the same presence of the humanities as on other top university campuses

      5.0
      May 6, 2013

      Amazing resources and opportunities, high pressure environment

      Graduate student
      Recommend
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      Pros

      The faculty and financial resources are better than at any other academic research institute I know of (from conversations with peers). There is (for better or worse) quite a large value associated with the name, and with this comes an expectation to publish in high-impact journals.

      Cons

      The expectation to publish in high-impact journals creates a high-stress situation, since for the most part the research is conducted in very fast-moving fields.

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