Research Assistant - Anonymous employee MIT Employee Review

5.0
Sep 28, 2014
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Excellent facilities and tons of opportunities both in academia and industry.

Cons

Things can become very narrow at times, but this really depends on the advisor and the student.

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Cons

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