What to Bring
In Your Room You Will Find:
- extra long twin bed and mattress (38" x 80")
- bureau
- closet
- desk and chair
- bookshelves
- wastebasket
What You Should Bring*:
✔ bedding (sheets, blankets)
✔ bicycle lock (if you bring a bike)
✔ cell phone and computer
✔ clothes (keep in mind local weather - you may wish to pack a coat, gloves, scarf and appropriate shoes)
✔ desk supplies (paper, pens, desk lamp)
✔ dishes and silverware
✔ fan
✔ laundry basket and detergent
✔ message board for your door
✔ pillow and pillow cases
✔ radio or sound system
✔ rug
✔ small refrigerator
✔ soap, shampoo, toiletries
✔ surge protector
✔ towels and wash cloths
✔ umbrella
Prohibited Items NOT Allowed in Student Rooms:
- any cooking devices
- microwaves (permitted in kitchen areas only)
- coffee makers/Keurigs
- hot plates
- instapots or crockpots
- toaster/toaster oven
- candles or incense
- Live Holiday/Christmas trees
- open heating elements
- halogen lamps
- weapons of any kind, including guns and knives
*Many of the items you might want to bring can be purchased in gently used condition for <$10 from the MIT Trash2Treasure reuse sale, held on Registration Day. Visit http://ua-sustain.mit.edu for more information and to learn more about the UA Committee on Sustainability.