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The MIT Welcome Center and Admissions Office will be closed on Monday, May 25 in observance of Memorial Day.

How did the blogs get started?

Ben Jones, The Blogfather, started the MIT Blogs in 2004. The idea behind the blogs was to open a window into the lives of MIT students: what they do, think, and feel.

MIT was one of the first universities to have students write their thoughts about life in college in blogs. These honest, uncensored posts reveal a lot about MIT students, academics, and life at MIT that prospective students can review to help determine if MIT is the right fit for them.