<p>My high school junior is looking for housing in Cambridge (preferable at or related to MIT) for 4 to 6 weeks this summer. I see there was a similar post on this topic in 2009; I wonder if things have changed - that the solution exists?</p>
<p>I was probably the OP for that 2009 thread. In Cambridge you can try summer dorm housing at Lesley University. [Student</a> Life and Academic Development](<a href=“http://www.lesley.edu/services/student_affairs/rl_summer.html]Student”>Information for Students | Lesley University) It’s about a 10 minute walk into Harvard Sq. to catch the Red line to Kendall Sq. (2 stops) where MIT is located. </p>
<p>Only other alternative that I know of is to try the MIT fraternities.</p>
<p>Last summer, my D’s bf at MIT made housing arrangements at a fraternity. Then at the last minute his job fell through so he went home instead. He tried to find someone else to sublet but was unsuccessful. I don’t know if there are any restrictions to living at a fraternity - if a hs student would be allowed? </p>
<p>I assume you’ve already explored the MIT website; there are links to some possible housing (including Lesley):</p>
<p>[Other</a> Accommodations | MIT Housing](<a href=“Housing & Residential Services | Division of Student Life”>Housing & Residential Services | Division of Student Life)</p>
<p>Here are some links to some of the MIT fraternities’ summer housing descriptions:</p>
<p>[Alpha</a> Tau Omega - Beta Gamma Chapter | MIT: Summer Housing](<a href=“http://web.mit.edu/ato/www/summer.html]Alpha”>Alpha Tau Omega - Beta Gamma Chapter | MIT: Summer Housing)
[Sigma</a> Tau Chapter of Delta Kappa Epsilon](<a href=“http://web.mit.edu/dke/www/LivingatDKE.html]Sigma”>http://web.mit.edu/dke/www/LivingatDKE.html)
[Summer</a> Housing | Delta Tau Delta Beta Nu](<a href=“http://delts.mit.edu/summer]Summer”>Summer — ΔΤΔ | MIT)
[Summer</a> Housing at Kappa Sigma](<a href=“http://kappasigma.mit.edu/summer-housing/index.html]Summer”>http://kappasigma.mit.edu/summer-housing/index.html)
[Nu</a> Delta Fraternity - MIT - Home](<a href=“http://web.mit.edu/ndelta/www/smh.html]Nu”>http://web.mit.edu/ndelta/www/smh.html)
[Phi</a> Delta Theta - Massachusetts Gamma Chapter - MIT](<a href=“http://phi-delts.mit.edu/2011summerhousing.html]Phi”>http://phi-delts.mit.edu/2011summerhousing.html)
[Phi</a> Sigma Kappa | Summer Housing](<a href=“http://finance.mit.edu/summerhousing/]Phi”>http://finance.mit.edu/summerhousing/)
[Theta</a> Chi Summer Rooming](<a href=“Theta Chi MIT”>Theta Chi MIT)
[Sigma</a> Nu Housing](<a href=“http://sigmanu.mit.edu/summer/index.html]Sigma”>http://sigmanu.mit.edu/summer/index.html)
[MIT</a> SigEp | Sigma Phi Epsilon](<a href=“http://spe.mit.edu/]MIT”>http://spe.mit.edu/)
[House</a> - Theta Deuteron of Theta Delta Chi](<a href=“http://tdc.mit.edu/tdc/house.php]House”>http://tdc.mit.edu/tdc/house.php)</p>
<p>many thanks!!</p>
<p>A number of these fraternities are not located on the MIT campus and would require a commute on the MBTA. Just so you know this ahead of time and can inquire. I hope you have better luck than I did with getting the frats to return messages/emails. :)</p>
<p>‘On campus’ frats:</p>
<p>[Housing</a> - The Number Six Club - St. Anthony Hall, Tau Chapter](<a href=“http://no6.mit.edu/?pg=housing]Housing”>Housing - The Number Six Club - St. Anthony Hall, Tau Chapter)
[Summer</a> Housing at Kappa Sigma<a href=“also%20listed%20above”>/url</a>
[url=<a href=“http://web.mit.edu/pbe/www/pbesummer.html]Phi”>http://web.mit.edu/pbe/www/pbesummer.html]Phi</a> Beta Epsilon - Summer Housing](<a href=“http://web.mit.edu/stein/www/KSummer/index.html]Summer”>http://web.mit.edu/stein/www/KSummer/index.html)
[House</a> - Theta Deuteron of Theta Delta Chi<a href=“also%20listed%20above”>/url</a></p>
<p>general MIT listing: [url=<a href=“http://ifc.mit.edu/summer.php]Interfraternity”>http://ifc.mit.edu/summer.php]Interfraternity</a> Council at MIT](<a href=“http://tdc.mit.edu/tdc/house.php]House”>http://tdc.mit.edu/tdc/house.php)</p>
<p>Thanks for the head’s up. I’ll let you know if it all works. (I know most are across the river, and that’s not generally going to be a problem for us.)</p>