The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1861 in response to the increasing industrialization of the United States, MIT adopted a European polytechnic university model and stressed laboratory instruction in applied science and engineering. The Institute is traditionally known for its research and education in the physical sciences and engineering, but more recently in biology, economics, linguistics and management as well. MIT is often ranked among the world's top universities.
Dorm room 237 was one of the dormitory rooms found at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In the late 2010s, a tattooed student named Emily lived in this room.
Dorm room 237 bears a similar name to that of Room 237, which was a haunted room at the Overlook Hotel featured in the 1980Stanley Kubrick horror movie The Shining.
