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Stanford University

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Spend some time at Stanford if you have the chance to do so. - PhD Student Stanford University Employee Review

5.0
21 Jan 2009
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Pros

In an academic job at Stanford you work with, or for, the best minds in the world. The potential for personal and professional development is almost limitless. This is straightforward: Stanford is indeed all it's made out to be.

Cons

The competition is fierce. Sometimes this can be a little dehumanizing, but my experience is that it's better here than at, say, MIT.

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Pros

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Cons

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1.0
10 Jun 2026
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Pros

The weather at best. I can't say much more. It is a great place to go if you are a sociopath that wants to make a lot of money and meet fellow Patrick Bateman types.

Cons

A toxic working environment. Situated in a very difficult to navigate suburban environment. Very little social life for young students and professionals. Very little soul. People here are self, rather than group oriented. Corruption is rampant, especially among the professors; famously this even includes our former president.

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