Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sophomore Dorms Ranked

Number 3

"I am a recent alum who lived in New House (French House) before it was renovated (back in the day when most people had a single in my cultural house... I think the times have changed, though, sorry). I have also visited it after the renovation. Honestly the best thing about the house are the people and the food. The "meal plan" is an order of magnitude cheaper than the official MIT meal plan, and you get to cook together with teams of your friends and learn how to make different cultural dishes. That said, it's definitely not a "party" dorm, so don't expect tons of "cool" events. Lots of people do really varied activities like the outing club, theater troupes, dancing etc. Best years of my life happened here, being able to mingle with people simply over tea or fancy wine and cheese nights, talk about everything from philosophy to languages to poetry to planning random trips outside of the city for hiking and sightseeing... if you're this type of person, you will love it." - 4 years ago

1 student reviewers said they lived in New House during their sophomore year

Number 2

"SO CLOSE TO CAMPUS! you are able to wake up 5 minutes before the hour and not be late to class. would highly recommend! rooms are large and have thermostats and everything is in really good condition (maseeh is super new and used to be a hotel). the hallways have AC so hot days are way more bearable than in other dorms.

the one drawback is that if you like to cook, there's only one small kitchen in the basement." - 4 years ago

1 student reviewers said they lived in Maseeh Hall during their sophomore year

Number 1

"Great culture, not so great amenities. I loved my social life here and hadn't previously lived in super nice accommodations, so I did not mind or often even notice the downfalls of the building. If you want elevators, private bathrooms, air conditioning, getting maintenance issues fixed quickly, etc. this is not the place for you. If you don't mind those things, it is definitely a very fun and interesting place to live! The kitchens are a huge plus if you don't want/can't afford a meal plan. The poor condition of the building has also led to more relaxed policies about room modifications (painting, mounting stuff the the walls, etc), which is nice & is not the case in other MIT dorms." - 4 years ago

1 student reviewers said they lived in East Campus during their sophomore year