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We interviewed several current freshmen (the closest to this user population as possible right now). They all reported a lot of difficulty finding information about dorms when deciding among them for their preference list, and difficulty using the Housing website as well. Additionally, they said that over CPW they weren’t able to interact much with current MIT students or to get a good feel for which dorms would be best for them. Several of them reported that they selected the wrong dorm when they first came to MIT and then subsequently entered the re-adjustment lottery once they had a chance to talk to more MIT students.
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MIT Students
Characteristics:
- 18-23 years old
- otherwise same as above
Ash wants to share his MIT experience with newcomers so that they may get the most out of MIT. He wants to impart his wisdom to the young’uns, warn them of perils, inform them of the best locations on campus.
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