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• Blog / MISTI

  Getting MISTI-fied There's a loud boom coming from Lobby 10.

  

  Infinite, I heard a loud boom coming from Lobby 10. Upon closer inspection, I ... " over in Sloan but I won't make it there in time. A later passage down ... Contests, and even a Soccer Tournament I'll try to update this entry as I

  • by Bryan
  • September 20, 2005
• Blog / Community Projects

  [Guest Post] Because Racecar, Friendships, and Family By Monica C. '25: "What I’ve learned about being an engineer, friend, and teammate by…

  

  for your own system. The best engineers I’ve met have a common trait ... and Computer Science (6-2), and I wanted to write a blog about MIT ... passenger racecar. Each year we build a new racecar from scratch, starting

  • by Gloria Z. '26
  • July 31, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  Just Because It’s 2/29 I apologize that this blog has nothing to do with MIT.

  

  : TODAY IS LEAP DAY! Leap Day, I'm sure you already know, comes from the ... life. Going wayy back... (1988) - I was born on a leap year, but I guess ... pretty excited because I can now write the date as "2-0-0-0" rather than "1

  • by Chris S. '11
  • February 29, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Deferred Applicants Q & A Have a question about your MIT EA deferral? Read on...

  

  from a deferred applicant, there's nothing that I see to be lacking ... ? Should I still be hanging around reading the blogs? At MIT, a deferral ... working hard!) as well as a text box for any other updates you'd like to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 22, 2011
• Blog / Events

  Mystery Hunt 2007 A final report from this year's awesome IAP puzzling solving funfest.

  

  I'm finally recovered from the Mystery Hunt... here's the "official ... to Michael Fauntleroy Stopheles (M.F. Stopheles, for short) for a mere ... puzzles therein. This would raise their Evilometers to a level where they

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 16, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Notes From The Middle Of Selection What interdisciplinary fields will exist 100 years from now? What will people be able to…

  

  . Though it's been a lot of work, I've been having a lot of fun. Selecting ... . I only wish we had room at MIT for more of the amazing people on the table. So while we're buried in the committee room, here's a topic I

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 21, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  I O Europe Help me, blog stalkers, you're my only hope.

  

  it. For any reason. I turned away from the screen in utter disgust like ... 'm not too sure, really. Just think about it for a second. I'm getting ... week has been pretty good. Well, I graduated from MIT. I was the most

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 16, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  stupider than ever come with me for a week in 🔥HELL🔥

  

  ’s true for me and probably a vast majority of students, too. Research I ... , I was combing back through code from August and noticed that a ... able to get an A in the class. Shoot me! Sleep I flew overnight from

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • April 5, 2026
• Blog / MIT Life

  Almost Famous You probably think this entry is about me.

  

  ran, and a tour of Random Hall, where I don't live, and an entry that is ... DID YOU KNOW? "This Jesus Must Die" from Superstar really sounds a ... one... ...and although it's a bit unflattering, I still think it

  • by Sam M. '07
  • April 21, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Live Kernel Patching System An MIT alum and graduate student just released a system for applying Linux kernel updates…

  

  This is partially a plug for a friend of mine, but it's also a really cool system that I think some of you might like. Ksplice is system for ... ’o. “Users in the carrier grade linux space have been clamoring for this for a

  • by Evan B. '10
  • April 23, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Process of Psetting And the technicals of technicals

  

  a Wacom digitizer just so that I can both save a PDF to my digital ... spell it? A: A “pset” is short for “problem set”, and it is the most ... agree. However, for the purposes of this blog and my future ones, I will

  • by Joel G. '18
  • February 23, 2015
• FAQ / Transfer

  Can I apply for transfer admission if I haven’t completed all the recommended coursework?

  for calculus) and calculus-based physics. It’s rare that an applicant ... . Fortunately, each decision is made on a case-by-case basis and depends on your
• Blog / MIT Life

  May we offer you a drink of water? Because you're just so thirsty for what I have to say and all.

  

  from a firehose. Now that I look back on it, that letter was asking me if ... Stata Center, I just HAD to take a picture. I've been here for only a ... . (Only 23 hundredths of a year for the same time to come around already

  • by Ana V. '15
  • September 25, 2011
• Blog / Classes

  since i’ve been home

  

  stared at the long island sound for an hour from the driver's seat. i ... involve mindless daily chores and where much of the charm comes from social ... advance them at a snail's pace. i made a point last fall in only bringing

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • April 3, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Re-introduction A summary, for those of you just tuning in.

  

  closest friends are the people in my entries (I lived in A for three years ... you have a personal blog that you can use for we readers to be updated ... Spanish I for an easy A, and the Spanish profs figure it out in about 5

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 26, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  College Interviews a survival guide for the high school senior

  

  I looked my interviewer in the eye, blinking away sweat from my ... have any questions for me?" I came prepared but wasn't expecting to ... , lots of chemical engineering, and oh, a fraternity. I tried to stifle a

  • by Connie H. '15
  • October 15, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I should’ve started this earlier A statement exemplifying my first month as a Junior

  

  class is infamous for taking a lot of time to do the work (but like I said ... anything...) Since I'm a visual person, I drew this little photo to explain ... a lot of work all the sudden, and it's terrible. Ask my roommates, I

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • October 5, 2013
• Blog / About Decisions

  Waitlist and transfer: quick update No decisions yet, but some notes & reminders.

  

  I know that with all the hubbub for admitted students, some of the ... can admit. For now, we are waiting to see how many of the 1597 admitted ... reconvene and discuss the waitlist. You can see a lot of answers about the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 27, 2009
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Memories I know this feelin', yes I know it very well (Thutmose)

  

  helped admit. It felt poetic, in a way. I embarked on a new career as a ... : "Don't you think it's time to leave MIT behind?" A question I know many ... against a window. I predicted with my students when decisions would be

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • January 25, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Vaccine Externalities Health economics applied to the decreased odds of my getting the flu, courtesy of my…

  

  (decreased odds that I'll get sick) in a way for which I do not compensate him ... Gabe '08 got one today, but I didn't end up getting one for myself. In 14.21J: Health Economics, a class in which I had an exam today, we recently

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • December 6, 2005