Since finishing my EA applications (YAY), I’ve been looking deeper into what my top schools-of-interest have to offer students. Sure, it’s probably a bad idea considering that I’ll just become more disappointed come decision day, but anyways…
What are the kitchens in the dorms equipped with?
Stove, oven, microwave, and fridge, of course. But what about a blender? Food processor? Mixer? Mortar and pestle? Sacrificial altar? Do students have to bring their own knives and cutting boards and pots and pans? What about casserole dishes (the glass/ceramic ones) and baking trays/sheets?
I’m not asking about any particular house. And, yes, I understand that most students probably don’t have the time to play foodie and cook extravagantly :")
Depends on dorm and house/entry/floor within dorm.
Generally, dorms that have dining halls won’t have much in terms of kitchens, possibly one centralized kitchen.
For non-dining hall dorms, they’ll typically have kitchens equipped with the usual oven/stove-top, microwave, fridge, and possible other appliances depending on whether the house/entry wishes to purchase. Where I lived, we had a mixer, food processor, a few pots/pans/baking sheets, some common seasonings/spices, etc.
@al1ryt I am not sure if this is still true, but IAP at MIT, the January intersession, used
to offer many cooking classes! I took a class in making yeast breads, macrobiotic cooking, Southern Indian
cooking class, and also cooked with my Spanish language class years ago. IAP is a great time
to learn to cook, if you do come back on campus. Lots of time to do what you want , for
those three to four weeks with no classes for credits. If there are no cooking classes offered over IAP,
you can arrange to teach one if you want ! Undergrads teach classes as well as grad students, alumni
and some professors offer IAP classes. The Indian cooking was offered by wives of graduate students
in the late 1970s.
You can share kitchen gadgets and utensils in the kitchen with others, so the costs will not be that high.
@MITer94 Ah, that’s good to know, thanks! I’d like to have the chance to cook for myself rather than resort to dining hall food and take out every day. Dining hall dorms don’t have “proper” kitchens, correct?
@Coloradomama That’s so cool! I never thought of taking cooking classes during college lol I’ll have to look into that. BTW, did the undergrads do it as volunteers or for credit? I think that teaching a class would be an awesome experience (the world is in desperate need of my vegan omelets )
@altryt I guess I don’t remember that many undergrads teaching at MIT over IAP, it was grad students, wives, professors, alumni but anything is possible.
MIT also offers teaching options for undergrads abroad though, maybe thats what you were asking,
here is the website for the teaching programs over IAP. MIT’s international programs are all listed
on the MISTI web page. That includes the undergrad teaching programs in Russia, Columbia etc.
Pretty much if you want to do something and you are an MIT undergrad, you can make that happen.
IAP gives you time to PLAY! And funds you, quite often but not always.
I don’t know the teaching is for credit, check here. This also lists the career programs in Japan, and other locations.
And study abroad too. So its a three prong program: Research and work experience, teaching or studying.
There are a bunch of different programs in which MIT students serve as teachers. Splash is one of those programs.
You pick any topic, even vegan cooking, and put together a short class for hs and middle school students. You can do this as early as your first semester at MIT.
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