Campus Life

The dining plan is expensive and not very good (from what I've heard). I am not on a meal plan since I live in one of the cook-for-yourself dorms.

Bon Apetit serves the food at the dorms and each dorm has its own style. If you want to eat out there are also many nearby places in Kendall Square and on Mass. Ave. The food is generally affordable and great.

SUCKS. Cook for yourself.

The in the dining halls is good. However, it is a bit expensive and meal plans can be kind of limiting.

There are a couple places to eat in the Student Center, and there are dining halls in about half of the dorms, but for college students the prices aren't too friendly. Regardless, there are lots of places to eat in Cambridge and Boston, and there's usually free food somewhere on campus, so you can find lots to eat.

Good food but not much variety

Like I said, you live at home. I happen to be a good cook.

The dining halls serve tasty, if overpriced food. There are plenty of cheaper food options on campus, and if you live in a dorm with kitchens you can cook for yourself. However, if you live in a dorm with a dining hall you will be required to opt-in to the dining plan.

You're right next to Boston! You'll find excellent cuisine. If you don't want to cross the bridge there's also Kendall Square and Central Square in Cambridge. Around campus, the food is pretty decent and you can grab a yummy lunch almost anywhere. Also, if ice cream is your calling Toscanini's is the best gelatto place in New England- and it's only a 10 minute walk away! There's also a dining plan for undergraduate students that wish to enroll. Bon apettit runs the dining halls and there's a total of 7, each one has different food everyday and you can go to whichever one you like. The food here is also excellent.

The food is great, but the system is bad--they don't give you any guest passes and the meals are very expensive.

Better than on any college campus. We're actually focused on academics, and success. That's why a ton of Greek organizations are regarded by their nationals as the best chapter in the nation.

Greek life is awesome and should definitely be considered because it is very unlike the greek life at most other schools.

Around 25 Frats and like 7 sororities a lot of people are involved in greek life, however it is not like any school you don't have to be part of greek life to participate in their events

I honestly couldn't speculate on this either.

MIT's Greek life is pretty busy and almost everyone is affiliated to it.

Very, very popular, but also very different from stereotypes/other colleges.

Fraternities are phenomenal. Over 50% (I think) of the male population is involved in Greek life, and they're the funnest things ever (even for girls), because they're not your stereotypical fraternities. There's Jewish Greek life, geeky Greek life, community-service-centered Greek life, and a dozen normal-person fraternities in addition to those who like to party. As for sororities - give it a shot, they're not your typical sorority either, but there's a much lower participation rate (30%). I'm a perfectly happy non-sorority girl :-)

More than half of MIT undergrads are involved in Greek life, which means yeah, I'm in a frat. You can still look forward to weekend hang outs and parties, but more than that you'll gain a great circle of support and friends for life. After the Greek Griller at school's start, Rush early and Rush hard.

VERY PROMINENT ON CAMPUS. Hopefully you get my drift. Don't let it deter you though. No one is going to force you to pledge or go through recruitment. All anyone ever ask is that you give it a try. If it's not your thing, it's not your thing. Plenty of people have a great undergraduate experience and are not in a sorority or fraternity.

There are over 25 fraternities and 6 sororities on campus; about half of the guys and 1/3 of the girls participate in Greek life at MIT. It's pretty different here than most other colleges - while some fraternities and sororities may be seen as the more stereotypical frat or sorority than others, MIT Greek life is definitely NOT what you might see on that show Greek or in Animal House. Definitely not. It's more than just a social group - it's a support system and a second home away from home. http://www.bestcollegesonline.com/blog/2012/09/04/10-colleges-that-get-greek-life-right/