3 questions related to UG dorms and such

molliebatmit
Thu, 03 Jan 2008 18:57:22 +0000

Lol, why is the student body against dorms with their own dining?

Why would the student body be for dining halls, particularly when they come hand-in-hand with a mandatory dining plan? Ugh.

EDIT: Consider also that using Tech Cash (which is the account into which you can put money and buy things on campus using your ID card) allows you to purchase food in actual restaurants near MIT. If you were adamant about not cooking for yourself, you could eat dinner every night at a restaurant or fast-food joint. If you were on a mandatory meal plan, you could still do that, but you’d be losing money as a result.



Also, what does “room squatting allowed” in McCormick mean ( I noticed that “squatting [was] not allowed” in any of the other dorms)

Squatting is staying in the temp dorm room that you’re assigned during orientation. At all of the dorms except McCormick, even if you choose to remain in the dorm in which you’re temped, you will have to move rooms.