Graduate research assisants need to think carefully about joining this competitive research institution. - Graduate Research Assistant Georgia Tech Employee Review

3.0
1 Oct 2008
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Pros

As a research assistant at Georgia Tech, you can earn a PhD and a somewhat livable income at the same time.

Cons

The system of biological, biomedical science, and engineering education at the level PhD is deeply flawed in the US. There is little oversight as graduate research assistants enter the fiefdom of an academic lab. Waste, abuse of power, manipulation, and mismanagement of graduate research assistants by driven, high profile academics unfortunately seems to be the rule, not the exception.

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5.0
3 June 2026
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Pros

Retirement , benefits , pto, holiday pto

Cons

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4.0
4 June 2026
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Pros

- Free Housing - Meal Plan - One of the better on campus job for students in my opinion (still able to be involved in other activities as a student on campus)

Cons

- Duty part of the job (Being on call and getting late night lock outs but this is rare), and definitely can still do homework in between doing duty rounds - experience can also depend on your hall director / area (but regardless still served on great RA teams, can be great if you have a co-ra but also been good at time being a single RA on the floor (no need to coordinate schedule if you do events together as a single RA unless you alternate events with your co)

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