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ZigZag is a collection of video podcasts about the MIT experience.

Life & Community at MIT.

Women at MIT.

Minority Community at MIT.

Read about "hacks" and traditions at MIT.

The Undergraduate Association is one of the main student government bodies at MIT.
Housing
  • Housing is guaranteed for all four years.
  • 90% of undergraduates live in residence halls or in MIT-recognized fraternities, sororities, and independent living groups.
  • All first-year students are required to live in one of MIT's eleven undergraduate dorms.
  • View types of housing available.


Food
  • Check out the food at MIT by looking at their numerous dining options.
  • Check out Steam Café, a café designed and developed in part by MIT architecture students, where anyone can submit recipes that chefs will include on the menu.


Student Life
  • Learn about the issues that are important to MIT students, and get a sense of the character of campus life by checking out MIT's student newspaper, The Tech.
  • Learn more about the 400+ student groups and organizations on campus, including 65 ethnic, language, or international groups, 50 performing arts groups, 29 religious organizations, 34 service groups, and 14 student government groups.
  • MIT is an NCAA Division III school, and has 41 varsity sports teams (21 men, 17 women, 3 co-ed), over 30 club sports teams, and more than 19 intramural programs. Earning 11 Academic All-America honors during the 2007-08 seasons, MIT surpassed its previous record of 10 picks in 1999. MIT is the Division III all-time leader in Academic All-America honors with 145 accolades. Learn more about MIT athletics.
  • Both Music and the Arts add to the vibrancy of student life at MIT. There are numerous ways to get involved, including a cappella groups, a musical theater guild, the Student Art Association, and much more.
  • The Boston/Cambridge area is home to over 80 colleges and universities and 250,000+ college students. Known as "America's College Town," Boston is an exciting and diverse city, the largest in New England.


Articles and Interesting Tidbits
  • At the MIT Media Lab, researchers and designers work on cutting-edge inventions and technologies to make the world a better place.
  • Read about MIT instructor Amy Smith and the D-Lab, where students develop and design simple and effective solutions for problems in the developing world.
  • Learn more about MIT's robotic competition.
  • Read about the latest research at MIT.





The Cambridge-MIT Exchange program allows MIT juniors to study for a year at the University of Cambridge, England, while Cambridge undergraduates spend a year at MIT.