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Good experience as a graduate student - Graduate Student Caltech (California) Employee Review

4.0
Nov 20, 2014
Graduate student
Recommend
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Pros

I have been fairly happy with what Caltech has to offer. The campus provides a wealth of opportunities, is much less bureaucratic than other universities, and Pasadena is a great city to be in. If you have a good advisor, there's a lot you can do.

Cons

Teaching quality is highly variable and there's a lot of terrible teaching--for your graduate courses, you will often be better served by learning the material on your own. There are also some pretty terrible advisors--always be careful of who you agree to work for.

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5.0
Jul 14, 2026
Graduate student
Recommend
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Pros

Great environment, lots of interesting talks going on every day

Cons

Lack of dining options, society too small

4.0
Jul 20, 2026
Postdoctoral research associate
Recommend
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Pros

Experience depends on Department and Professor. HSS is supportive of their employees, some great admins. Career development programs and other educational opportunities. Lots of brilliant researchers. Grad student and postdoc union.

Cons

The university is no longer supportive of HSS. Salary is typical for this position, which is bad. Departments are somewhat siloed, not so much collaboration. Federal funding cuts are having bad effects on operations and research.

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