Good place for research - Graduate Student Research Assistant MIT Employee Review

4.0
Jan 31, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

-We can completely choose our own hours -for the most part, manage your own project -Learn a lot every day, and achieving results is fun -Tuition waived during the research assistant appointment

Cons

-Depending on your PI, can possibly be too restrictive -Can be stressful -Some departments do not handle student needs very well -Lab work can be tedious sometimes

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Pros

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Cons

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