Good place with insufficient salary - PhD Student MIT Employee Review

4.0
Mar 6, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

Stimulating environment with opportunities to learn and grow. Interesting classmates and colleagues. Interesting seminars and conferences and talks. Generally speaking very good classes.

Cons

Very low salary and financial pressure. The stipend is not enough for living in Boston and especially so for a family

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5.0
Jun 10, 2026
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Pros

Really good research opportunities to work on a project with major impact.

Cons

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4.0
Jun 19, 2026
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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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