Should S apply to MIT?

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The question is not whether you can obtain some industry research position coming out of a top PhD program, just like the question is not whether you could obtain some academic position coming out of the same top PhD program. The question is whether you can obtain a desirable such position. I don’t doubt that if you’re willing to take any industry research position, regardless of pay or location, you could surely find one, just like I’m sure that if you’re willing to become a gypsy adjunct lecturer, you would surely find employment. But are you willing to do that?

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<p>I could be wrong, but I don’t think that the Harvard (or MIT) brand name is much of an advantage over the top 10-15 research university when it comes to getting a particular “desired” industry job.</p>