Great place to learn and grow - Graduate Student Research Assistant MIT Employee Review

5.0
Nov 7, 2016
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Pros

Great freedom of research topic in MIT Media Lab. Learned a lot working with most brilliant people on the Earth. Pays off your tuition.

Cons

Compensation is very limited. Although it's enough for living in Cambridge

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Pros

High quality core facilities and well resourced labs. Countless brilliant colleagues who can serve as mentors and collaborators

Cons

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