<p>Bluebird;</p>
<p>The only thing my D complained about at Simmons was the distance from the main campus. She did not particularly like walking alone back to the dorm at night although she never had any problems. (Simmons is right next to MIT Campus Police). Whenever possible, she would use the shuttle that comes by every ten minutes that she could track on her cell phone. </p>
<p>Except for the remote location she really liked Simmons. It is clearly the most modern, spacious and best equipped of all the undergraduate dorms. Her double room was huge and had its own bathroom. She was next to the laundry room which was convenient. She also had a fully equipped kitchen across the hall (which she hardly ever used). There are study rooms on each floor and TV rooms on some. She generally liked the food and the dining all design was fairly conducive to socializing. She loved the late night cafe where she would often take study breaks. The house masters on each floor would regularly organize events and would sometimes show movies in Simmons own theater. </p>
<p>I don’t think there is a distinct Simmons culture as it is fairly new dorm. It is clearly more quiet than Baker that has much more of a “partying” dorm feel. Many students end up staying at Simmons throughout their time at MIT as they get larger and larger rooms with seniority. (As opposed to Baker which empties out of pretty much all male frehmen who join fraternities.) A number of her friends liked coming over to work on psets at Simmons as they often got more work done without interruption. Juniors and seniors tend to occupy the tower floors at Simmons which offer more privacy with fewer and larger rooms per floor. As a fresman, my D preferred the larger central floors between the towers so she could meet as many students as possible. She ended up becoming good friends with many of the people on her floor. </p>
<p>I think she will probably move back to Simmons as a senior as they are pretty much guaranteed a single room. She was hoping for the new undergraduate dorm (old Ashdown) to be ready by then but the renovation seems delayed by at least year. She currently enjoys sorority living but the living conditions are really cramped compared to what she was used to at Simmons.</p>