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• 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 / Academics & Research

  Delayed Reaction A day in the life.

  

  dying to do for years- I went to a kickboxing class! (MIT has kickboxing ... fun. And a really intense workout. I’ll be sore tomorrow, that’s for ... got a job working at the computing help desk last semester- you know, I

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 7, 2006
• 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
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Day in the Life A photographic biography of a Friday

  

  to Random after class, I took a picture for the Internet. What else is ... , Manishika detached herself from my desk and I took a nap while the temperature ... , Katelyn slept for 2 hours and still had a headache at 10:54 pm, according to

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • December 6, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Happy May! Everything I owed you...

  

  moving to and living at MIT becomes more of a reality for you), I want to ... stuff: And finally! Weeee. Now you know why I can't wake up for my ... from place to place. I'm dead serious. --- Happy May! Yay. It's the

  • by Chris S. '11
  • May 1, 2008
• Blog / Athletics

  [Guest Post] A Note to the Class of ‘28 by Andre H. ‘24

  

  yapping from me! The rest of this post is all Andre's words.  I gave a ... always finds a way, so I was still drinking from a firehose trying to ... invite a student leader to help set the tone for the weekend and welcome

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • May 21, 2024
• Blog / Challenges

  there is no time left musings on death and the future

  

  my relationship with death last november i read a blog post where ... about this very hard for a few months, and then in january i read some ... there are many reasons for this: i don’t text as much as i used to, i have

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • March 22, 2022
• Blog / Events

  Pageant and pomp and parade The whippoorwill of freedom zapped me right between the eyes.

  

  you a puppy. I awoke from uneasy dreams on the morning of July 4th at 5 ... foreground is Arup's hair and a little bit above him you can see smoke from the ... official MIT student, so I've always had a little bit of nostalgia for their

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 7, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  It’s 2014! That...that's not a factorial

  

  : I'll go the gym starting tomorrow!! And from this week on, I'll gym 3 times a week. I'll be strong, fit, the works. On Jan 2, it means: ahhhhhh ... ; can't be stressing about working out. I'll start tomorrow. On Jan 7, it

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • January 1, 2014
• Blog / How to Human

  Don’t Neglect Your Creative Side And I don't mean the side of you that thinks up math problems while you…

  

  (because I've been practicing piano). And I have a cheesecake to bake for my ... First off, congratulations to the Class of 2012! From what I hear you guys are amazing. I can't wait to meet you. And to those of you who weren

  • by Derrick B. '08
  • March 19, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Dig if you will a picture. My name appeared in The Tech; now I am immortal.

  

  vegetarian for a month was so I could write about it on my blog. So, you ... ; I don't actually have it and I can't find it online, but if memory ... , but hey, hey look at this: Booya. As most of you know, I'm a

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 10, 2005