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      Good pay for graduate students - Graduate Student Researcher MIT Employee Review

      5.0
      Sep 16, 2021
      Graduate student researcher
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      Pros

      Good pay and insurance PIs generally maintain a low stress environment Good work life balance if you can manage your work well

      Cons

      Peer pressure High cost of living in this area

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      5.0
      Jun 20, 2026
      Phd graduate student
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      Pros

      Great School for doing a PhD

      Cons

      You have to do a PhD

      4.0
      Jun 19, 2026
      Postdoctoral associate
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      Pros

      Brilliant colleagues A good degree of research independence Research funding sufficient for running experiments

      Cons

      Research divisions are mostly uncoordinated Administrative support is more reactive than proactive

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