Great place to be a graduate student - Research Assistant MIT Employee Review

4.0
Aug 22, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

- Access to first-class scientific resources - Surrounded by intelligent and hard-working scientists - Competitive graduate student stipends - Great health insurance along with recently-added dental plans

Cons

-Work environment can be very intense -Stipend increases don't always keep up with increase in cost of living -Recent increase in crime around campus -Parking is difficult on campus

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Cons

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Cons

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