Simmons Hall

Side of Simmons Hall with many windows covering the size, blue sky with clouds in the background.

Welcome to Simmons Hall

A Note from Current Residents:

Welcome to the Sponge!

Known for its porous architecture, lighthearted and supportive culture, and fantastic facilities, our dorm is home to students of various cultures, interests, and backgrounds. Within our curvy concrete walls, you will find artists, gamers, musicians, theater nerds, varsity athletes, American Ninja Warriors, MLB recruits, Grand Integrators, National Yo Yo Champions, and more importantly, family.

Our home is interspersed with spacious lounge areas that come equipped with beanbags, couches, floor to ceiling windows, video game consoles, and even more curvy walls! They are often the sites of chalk wall drawings, smash tournaments, pset parties, and all sorts of resident-inspired craziness. You can also work out in the gym, get artsy in the crafts room, build a trebuchet in the woodshop, or prototype some circuits in the EE lab!

Because the building is architecturally discontinuous, Simmons has developed unique ways of fostering friendships and community among residents. Any resident can join up with friends throughout the building to create a “Lounge”, which Simmons funds to do awesome things like eating out or purchasing copious amounts of video games!  Additionally, Simmons has a unique town-hall style government in which any resident can propose and vote on whatever they want. In the past, we’ve bought massage chairs, created a ball pit, ordered thousands of buffalo wings on a whim, and had all sorts of crazy fun!

The Simmons Hall House team is a group of dedicated people who are here to ensure your health and happiness throughout your MIT career.  You can think of them as your parents in this home away from home, and they’re here for you 100%. Our Heads of House make the rounds at their famous study breaks, and our graduate resident assistants host activities that might include eating yummy treats, popping bubble wrap, getting advice from upperclassmen, or going out to see plays.

We hope you will come to live and love the Sponge as we all have in this fantastic and welcoming community!

Facility Information

Air Conditioning
No
Capacity
368
Carpeting
none
Coed
Yes
Dining Program
meal plan required
Elevators
Yes
Pets Allowed
no pets (except fish)
Room Cost per Semester
$7,498 - $6,397
Room Types
Singles (40%) - $7,498
Doubles (44%) - $6,807
Triples (16%) - $6,397
Shuttle Stop
Yes
Style of Building
suite and corridor style
Tax
$85 (For AY24-25)

From the Residents

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