Great people to work with! - Graduate Research Assistant Penn State Employee Review

5.0
16 Dec 2025
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Pros

The institution really cares about diversity and the mentors really care about the graduate students. Healthy working environments with clear expectations and a great work-life balance.

Cons

Location. State College can feel dreary during the winter and post comp life for PhD students can be quite lonely if they're not going to the lab daily.

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5.0
27 Jun 2026
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Pros

They were very flexible with hours and it was a fun place to work. There was lots of downtime to do other things while on the clock, and an e-bike to get around campus quickly.

Cons

Toward the end they got pretty strict about keeping your computer on a certain tab to take online tickets, and you could get in trouble for not doing it. It’s tedious work overall.

4.0
26 Jun 2026
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Pros

flexibility. I'm on a fellowship I won with a great advisor. It is not so good for others.

Cons

An inherently liminal position with severely reduced benefits.

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