No "All-Freshman Dorms"

<p>My son is starting his second year at MIT, where all the dorms are mixed-years. It seems to me this is the best possible arrangement (although admittedly we have no first-hand experience with our kids living in anything but ;)). There are built-in mentors and experienced students who know their way around the school and are already over the homesickness and finally-out-of-high-school jitters. They can serve as guides or just slightly-older friends, can offer advice on profs and courses and the town surrounding campus, and help keep the younger students from self-isolating.</p>

<p>Anyway, I see it as a positive that there are no all-freshman dorms. Others may see it differently.</p>