Brilliant, cooky people. - Postdoctoral Fellow MIT Employee Review

4.0
Jan 3, 2014
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Pros

MIT is filled with phenomenally bright people who constantly make your day more interesting. Also, plenty of great places within walking distance for after work.

Cons

As a university, the administrative levels of the institution can be a bit difficult to navigate and occasionally less than helpful.

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Pros

Great research opportunities in EECS

Cons

Can be difficult to manage claszes

4.0
Jun 26, 2026
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Pros

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

Cons

Students and Postdocs are expensive due to high overhead, so unreasonably high productivity is often expected compared to other institutions. PIs are typically stretched very thin. Most departments/labs are very space limited which makes it harder to do safe and productive research.

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