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Academic pros, but quality of life cons - Graduate Student Princeton University Employee Review

1.0
Sep 12, 2009
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Pros

Intelligent and motivated people. Abundant academic resources. Great support resources and staff. The institution strives to be the best. Good library facilities. Good circulation of news and research. Small community. Great cultural offerings.

Cons

Unspoken practice that you're working all the time. Driven, ambitious people who don't always act ethically in their efforts to get ahead. Research focus can over-ride human aspect. Graduate students are treated poorly. Often seen to be active, but not willing to make fundamental changes that make a difference. Too much money gets wasted on unessentials, while graduate students are unpaid and the resources could be used for better academic benefit.

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Cons

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