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the housing lottery
Rooms are chosen via the aptly named housing lottery. Selection
of a room is based on one's lottery pick. The upperclassmen
housing lottery is held in the spring. Each class has a separate
lottery, starting with the incoming senior class. The freshmen
housing lottery is held during orientation in the fall. For
more information on how the housing lottery works, please
visit the housing
information page.
If you are considering a double for your
freshmen year, you will need to find a prospective roommate
during your week of orientation before you move into your
permanent rooming assignment.
singles and doubles
Next House offers both singles and doubles
to all its residents. On average, singles are about 125 square
feet, and doubles are about twice this size. The largest rooms
in Next House are the solar singles and doubles, named for
their floor-to-ceiling windows and corner locations. Most
freshmen will live in doubles, although there are usually
a few singles open in the fall. Because there is crowding
in most of MIT's undergraduate housing, some of the larger
doubles will be turned into triples in the fall.
typical rooms
Here are some pictures of typical rooms
in Next House.
Each resident will be provided a bed, desk,
bookcase, dresser, trash can, telephone, Ethernet connection,
cable connection, and closet space in their room. All other
furniture and accessories must be purchased separately.
While rooms vary in shape in size, all of
the rooms in Next House are large compared to other undergraduate
dorms. Rooms on the river-side of the dorm will have views
of the Charles River. Rooms on the opposite side have a view
of the athletic fields and Simmons Hall.
bathrooms
About seven to ten people will share a bathroom.
Each bathroom has two shower rooms and two toilet rooms with
separate locking doors for added privacy. Residents can store
their bathroom items (ie. shower caddy, toothbrush, contact
lens stuff) in cubby holes in each bathroom.
janitors
Each floor has a janitor who cleans the bathrooms and lounges,
vacuums the hallways, and empties the trash on weekdays.
Residents are responsible for cleaning their
own rooms. Each janitor has a closet, which is located across
from the number four bathroom on the east side, just off of
the elevator lobby.
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