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      4.4

      86% would recommend to a friend

      (783 total reviews)

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      76% positive business outlook

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      4.3

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.2

      Culture & values

      4.2

      Career opportunities

      3.8

      Work/Life balance

      3.8

      Senior management

      3.8

      Compensation and benefits

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      4.0
      Mar 22, 2013

      A generally good place to work

      Research associate
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      Pros

      Very good benefits, and a lot of freedom to pursue your work and build professional connections. There is a lot going on at different parts of the institute and MIT can provide a good launching pad for a research career.

      Cons

      MIT is large and there is a lot going on. It is easy to feel lost or isolated, especially if your work is independent and you don't have much supervision. Human Resources can be very bureaucratic and any adminstrative problems with salary, benefits, etc. can be tricky to fix.

      5.0
      Feb 14, 2013

      Intellectual Mecca

      Postdoctoral associate
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      Pros

      You get to work with the best of the best. Several opportunities to work on difficult problems and make a significant impact on science and technology. MIT on your resume will guarantee you interview calls, and companies even by-pass some interview rounds to hire you.

      Cons

      You will be one among the many geniuses in the organization. Unless you are better than a genius, you will have a hard time neing recognized within the organization (receiving recognition outside the organization is much easier and almost guaranteed). If you are not a permanent researcher/faculty, expect poor pay.

      3.0
      Jan 28, 2013

      UROP at MIT

      Undergraduate researcher
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      Pros

      Students get paid to do work on campus and work with professors they respect. Many times they get very valuable experiences and great recommendations

      Cons

      The pay is very low (9.25/hr), and the online application process is rather difficult to access for some reason... There needs to be a clear THIS IS THE APPLICATION LINK on the webpage. Sometimes, the professors abuse students to do BS work. Not super common though.

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