5.0
11 Nov 2012
Current employee, more than 1 year
Cambridge, MA
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook
Pros
If you like hard but meaningful work, this is the right place. Knowing that you are at the cutting edge of research is exciting. Graduate stipend is good enough to live on, and health benefits are great.
Cons
As other people have pointed out, you are working with the best and brightest, so it is easy to get down on yourself if you aren't "perfect." Sometimes the hours are very long--expect to work 50+ hours a week for a "part-time" RA.