Supportive Environment - Graduate Student Researcher Cornell University Employee Review

5.0
Sep 7, 2008
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Pros

The graduate stipend is very competitive among other major engineering schools. My department is very supportive and goes out of its way to provide a balanced experience for students. The programs at Cornell are very individualized so you are not saddled with the burden of having to take unnecessary classes just to pass comps.

Cons

The weather is a big downside, as is its location in rural upstate New York. The individualized programs mean that you have to be very proactive in seeking out what you need. Everything is decentralized meaning that it can be very difficult to figure out who to talk to regarding a particular issue.

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Pros

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Cons

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2.0
Jun 25, 2026
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Pros

Time off, subsidy for children for college, small grant for childcare, and remote work ability.

Cons

Heavily bureacratic, top-down structure with zero creative ability unless it's around AI. No performance reviews from the bottom-up tell you a lot. Cornell is going through very tough times and employees are overworked, underpaid and have no room to grow or advance and heavy negative sentiment regarding all of the changes happening and further budget cuts. You need to move to another unit and apply to a higher position that way to get any type of promotion, despite your performance, goals and achievements. We get annual SIP that is below inflation and never any performance bonuses.

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