<p>I’m particularly interested in MacGregor as a place to live for the upcoming year but I haven’t really seen many people discussing actually living there. If someone could just go over life there in general as well as the personalities of different entries, that would be great.</p>
<p>Any pro/cons would be helpful. Also, I noticed that smoking is allowed in individual rooms. How prevelant is that? Do rooms smell of smoke from previous inhabitants or is it relatively uncommon?</p>
<p>I lived in MacGregor all four years, although I’ve been out long enough that I wouldn’t be comfortable stereotyping the current personality of the entries.</p>
<p>MacGregor has a great balance of community life and personal space – in the entries where I lived (A and D), it was common for people to have dinner together in the entry lounge, goof around and watch TV for a while, then go to their rooms for homework and bedtime. A lot of hanging around in the hallways not doing homework also ensued. 
Where I lived, it was common for people to leave their doors open even when they were doing homework, so other people could drop by.</p>
<p>There’s a lot of variety in social experience between entries, even if you’re talking about social entries. When I lived in A-Entry, we were most likely to spend a Friday night with pizza or Chinese food and a movie in the entry lounge; when I lived in D-Entry, we were most likely to spend a Friday night with beer pong in a suite lounge. I liked both entries, although for somewhat different reasons.</p>
<p>For smoking to be allowed in individual rooms, the entire suite has to agree to allow it to happen. There were no smoking suites in either entry I lived in – it’s not that common for people to smoke in their rooms at all.</p>
<p>I really liked living in MacGregor, and I thought it was perfect for somebody like me, who likes being with friends and being social, but also likes to be able to be solitary sometimes.</p>
<p>Is that informative? I can answer specific questions, too. You can also search my past posts for “MacGregor” – I’m sure I’ve said some more insightful things on CC before. I also wrote a [blog</a> entry](<a href=“http://www.mitadmissions.org/topics/life/residential_life_housing_options/mit_dorms_macgregor_house.shtml]blog”>http://www.mitadmissions.org/topics/life/residential_life_housing_options/mit_dorms_macgregor_house.shtml) about MacGregor that shows some individual rooms and what people have chosen to do with them.</p>