HOUSING OPTIONS

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HOUSING OPTIONS

• On-Campus
• Cambridge
• Boston
• Suburbs
• QA

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Living on Campus
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MIT Sloan
Campus Map
20-25 min walk / Shuttle 7am-7pm
Boston
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On-Campus Family Housing
Westgate
Eastgate
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Apartment Facilities

• Heating
• Hot Water
• Cable TV
• Telephone
• Broadband Access
• Wireless Internet Access
• Movie Borrowing System
• Laundry Rooms
• Storage
• Trash Room
• Playroom
• Playground
• Lounge Area
• Managers Office
• Campus Shuttle/Safe Ride
• Grocery Shuttle (Saturdays)
• Parking (592/year)
• Bike Rental (10/year)

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Living in Westgate
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Living in Westgate
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Living in Westgate
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Living in Westgate
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Living in Eastgate
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Living in Eastgate
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Living in Eastgate
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Living in Eastgate
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Family Graduate Housing Rates
These rates are for the 2007-2008 year. Rents
may be higher for the 2008-2009
year Resident parking permits are
available for 729 per year Source
http//web.mit.edu/housing/grad/residences.html
http//web.mit.edu/facilities/transportation/parki
ng/student/index.htmlresident
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Living on Campus Living in Community
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( Links )
http//web.mit.edu/housing/grad/residences.html
http//web.mit.edu/facilities/transportation/
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Living Off-Campus
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Looking for Housing in Boston and Beyond

• Heating
• Oil or gas?
• Included or extra?
• Double pane windows?
• Lots of types of housing
• Split or independent houses
• Modern apartment buildings
• Apartments with character
• Transportation/parking
• Do you have/need a car
• Distance to the T/bus
• Spots/Residential Permit

• Realtor
• Time v. Money
• Recommendations
• Timing
• June 1, Aug 1, Sept 1
• Look a month before
• Process takes a week

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Where Students Live Map
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Living in Boston

• Allston/Brighton
• 20 minute bike ride to MIT Sloan, long T commute
• Tons of students and young families
• Pricey but for Boston, less expensive
• Back Bay
• Long T commute, shorter bus commute, and walkable
• Cultural mecca
• Quaint lovely neighborhood
• Beacon Hill
• Breezy commute on Red line, or walk
• Fabulous quaint old neighborhood
• Parking impossible
• Kenmore/Fenway
• Easy bike or bus, longer T commute
• Lower rents and often heat included
• Close to Back Bay, but not the quaintest
  neighborhood itself

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Living in Cambridge/Somerville

• East Cambridge/Kendall
• Central
• Harvard
• Porter
• Davis
• Inman

Davis
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Living in the Suburbs

• Arlington
• Watertown
• Brookline
• Belmont

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