<p>I was wondering what things should I bring to my MIT dorm. Since my parents didnt went to college I had almost no advice on what to take to my dorm at MIT. i mean do we need a desktop computer ?? tv?? furniture?? etc</p>
<p>There will be a list of stuff that your room will come with closer to move-in date.</p>
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<p>is this regarding CPW or dorm in general?</p>
<p>I assume he meant dorms in general. Honestly, you don’t need to bring any of the things you listed - your room comes w/ a bed, desk, chair, trash can, and some kind of shelves / closet. You’ll probably want to bring sheets/blankets for the bed, possibly some plastic drawers for extra storage, hangers for hanging up your clothes, and a computer (not 100% necessary, but <em>very</em> useful - laptop is probably preferable to desktop). There are tons of other little things, I’m sure there’s a list somewhere.</p>
<p>Any recommendations for best dorm to live in for a vegetarian who doesn’t want to have to cook all the time? I guess all the cafeterias are open to anyone (though mostly just for dinner, right?) Is there somewhere that consistently has salad bar, for instance? I’d hate for my daughter to be eating junk food all the time. She may want to cook some times, but not every night!</p>
<p>I’m pretty sure all the dining halls have salad bars. I’ve only eaten in Simmons and Baker but they both have pretty nice ones, I’m assuming Next house and McCormick are the same. Also vegetable stir-fry and different soups every day.</p>
<p>Thanks!! At Baker, what proportion of freshman are in triples and doubles? That sounded pretty crowded to me.</p>
<p>All dining halls have stir fry, a salad bar, and a vegetarian entree every day, and then a few have things like subs that are vegetarian, veggie burgers, vegetable quesadillas, and pizza. So there shouldn’t be any problem.</p>
<p>And triples and especially quads are pretty big in Baker, and I think you might even get less space in some of the singles that you would in a quad or a triple.</p>
<p>I know a lot of vegetarians in EC and Senior Haus, just for the record. We’re by the Kendall food court and a bunch of other restaurants, and our kitchens are a lot nicer than Baker’s 
I’d say that it’s probably equally easy for vegetarians, regardless of where they live.</p>
<p>Your daughter will be fed for the first few weeks of orientation anyway, so let her pick a dorm based on the culture, not the food :)</p>
<p>I’m a vegetarian and I live in MacGregor. Ditto what k4r3n2 said, there are vegetarians all over campus - your daughter won’t starve. :-)</p>
<p>Three out of the four seniors in my living group are veg (well, technically two vegetarians and one pescetarian, but whatev) - we’re gonna have a good senior dinner this year! :-)</p>
<p>@ guinea pig</p>
<p>To elaborate on what shravas said, even the triples-turned-quads have an impressive amount of space. </p>
<p>Here is a link to the first floor plan to help you visualize: [Boston</a> [Cambridge]:MIT “Baker House”, first floor plan. on Flickr - Photo Sharing!](<a href=“http://www.■■■■■■■■■■/photos/14580232@N04/2920292934/]Boston”>Boston [Cambridge]:MIT "Baker House", first floor plan. | Flickr) If you look at the left end of the building on the curvy(river) side, you see a quad at the end followed by three singles (the rest of the row is doubles). On the other side, across from the singles, is a kind of L-shaped triple.</p>
<p>Hope that helps.</p>
<p>Everything Jess K. wrote in this 2007 blog is great advice: [MIT</a> Admissions | Blog Entry: “College Shopping List”](<a href=“http://www.mitadmissions.org/topics/misc/miscellaneous/college_shopping_list_1.shtml]MIT”>http://www.mitadmissions.org/topics/misc/miscellaneous/college_shopping_list_1.shtml).</p>
<p>My daughter printed this up and followed the recommendations. She felt very prepared when she arrived. Pay attention to the ideas for improving your MIT “extra long twin bed” – Jess’s suggestions are great.</p>
<p>What about places to shop? Like Targets, dollar stores, affordable grocery? Does anyone have a list of places?</p>
<p>I made a [url=<a href=“Boston-area stores - Google My Maps”>Boston-area stores - Google My Maps]map[/url</a>] a few years ago of stores and things located around Harvard and MIT and how to get to them by public transportation.</p>
<p>I’m happy to update it, so if there’s a category of thing you want on there, just let me know.</p>
<p>^ Why are you so cool, Mollie? =p</p>
<p>Add JP Licks (both Newbury and Harvard Square)! </p>
<p>I don’t know how many MIT people actually eat there, but you also can add Bartley’s in Harvard Square. It is one of the 101 things you should do before you graduate…=p</p>
<p>I added JP Licks and a couple of other not-so-good-for-you places like Berryline and Ben and Jerry’s. :)</p>
<p>After almost nine years here in Boston, I still haven’t eaten at Bartley’s. I guess I should do that at some point.</p>
<p>This map is amazing!</p>
<p>Thanks Mollie!
Quick question- which of the Targets you posted the most accessible? Like, the one that was easiest to get to, sidewalks etc. I’ve noticed that Boston does not have Target/Walmart/KMart directly in the city.</p>
<p>None of them is particularly great.</p>
<p>The one in South Bay Plaza (south of the city) is probably closest to a T stop, but it’s a fairly long T ride, and the walk is in a somewhat iffy part of town. The one in Watertown is more accessible, but you have to take a bus and then the subway to get home, which is not fun when lugging stuff.</p>
<p>The easiest way to get to a Target in Boston is to find somebody with a car, alas. During Orientation, the Target in Watertown also runs shuttles back and forth from dorm row.</p>