Great place for graduate students - Graduate Research Assistant Penn State Employee Review

5.0
18 May 2014
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Pros

Faculty are very open to working with students, there is much collaboration, and while there is some competition among graduate students, it is not cut-throat like other universities. Students are always willing to help each other out and work together on projects and assignments.

Cons

Like any graduate program, the pay is not very high, but when all the benefits are considered it is more than fair. Some faculty members can be very demanding, while others are more flexible, it is important to find someone who is the right fit. Class options can be very limited some semesters.

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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
30 Jun 2026
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Pros

Great Benefits, Vacation, Sick Days, Personal Days

Cons

parking is normally far away from your building, and normally growth within your unit is difficult, so you have to tranfer to another to grow.

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