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• Blog / People & Identities

  BLÅHAJ: the Internet meme, the trans icon, the world’s favorite plush media analysis on the Swedish shark’s rise to prominence

  

  status.  It helps that Ikea has a long history of supporting LGBTQ ... choking hazard to young children. Blahaj is a meter long, nearly body pillow ... [/caption] But how did this shark plush get so popular? Blahaj’s rise to

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • July 19, 2023
• Blog / UROP & Other Research

  UROPing research, science, and throwing big funnels in lakes

  

  a pressure sensor to measure how much gas collects over time. It also ... finished trap to my sister, Ruby, and explained what it does: [carousel ... do enjoy it now. I love the novelty of this, how every week I

  • by Amber V. '24
  • July 4, 2021
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  what makes fear worth it musical theater and anxiety

  

  lingered in my mind for days after. How was it possible for a group of ... —isn’t this how it happens in our heads, too? It’s this brash inversion of self ... writing early enough that it became a comforting activity long before I

  • by Kai V. '25
  • February 27, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  March Questions Omnibus 3

  

  's how it works. You should accept the offer of admission from another ... people got waitlisted?" Sophia wrote, "Oh yeah, does anyone know about how ... wasn't admitted, though I can understand how it might be easier for

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 20, 2005
• Blog / Events

  This School’s Big Game: a fun way to think too hard (how MIT Mystery Hunt works, now in Up-Goer Five)

  

  works the way it does. It is the best, hardest, and most fun big-game in ... -surprised by how easy it was to give Up-Goer Five names to these groups of hard number-like things. Of course, it would be harder to talk about exactly how

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • January 25, 2024
• Blog / Events

  media we’ve been into recently musicals, food videos, memes, and misc.

  

  heartstrings. We love how hopeful it's tone is! It's a very I ... it is *top secret* stuff for now. So, look out for that post around mid ... recently released a new song!!! And we really like it!! It reminded us a lot

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • November 9, 2018
• Blog / How to Human

  the things i hate and what they say about me

  

  sad yourself. this does not make you robotic or unempathetic; it just ... , regardless of how awful it may be of course the key word in the previous ... head. to be honest it still does, though i think i at least understand

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • November 9, 2021
• Blog / Events

  The Stuff of MIT Legend I'm about to tell you a super cool story. It happened two years ago, but…

  

  maybe one sentence long. But in the context of the culture of MIT, it's like the COOLEST STORY EVER. I don't quite know how to summarize it ... years ago, but it's super awesome and while it's hard to exactly explain

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 23, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  An MIT survival guide

  

  reason to skip class. 13. Kazaa: how do people survive without it? (*NOTE ... give me enough alertness to get me through the rest of my day... plus it ... . Caffeine is great in a pinch, but eventually the piper must be paid. 2. It

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 5, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Religious Discussions Yes, there are non-atheists at MIT. But they still like science jokes.

  

  found intersting. Unfortunately, it wasn't as interesting as I'd hoped ... speakers took turns answers some tough questions, like "How do Christians ... his personal spiritual encounter?" and "As a scientist, how can I

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 24, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  How to decide, when you’re deciding a pretext for productive procrastination

  

  , but it completely changed how i understand the world, and now i'm doing ... is. That’s not very long. It’s going to be as important, as fun, and as ... be closer to or further from home? How should they evaluate perceived

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 1, 2018
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Today A Trader Joe's monologue

  

  how it is cornered against a baseball field, where the local children ... than it does at night. It looks sober. Corporate. The river looks still ... a particularly long time, so I opted to walk down eight flights of

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • April 23, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  Not Much Has Changed except a lot has changed

  

  . Anyday feels like yesterday to me if I think about it long enough. MIT ... Do you know what day it is? Well, one year ago, on September 17th ... first, I started typing this post a few minutes before midnight and now it

  • by Erick P. '17
  • September 17, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Room, A Short Story This story is somewhat weird and slightly dark. Reader's discretion is advised.

  

  she was, and how lousily unworthy an acne-ridden nerd like him was. It ... red and so good and— Conundrum…that’s how you say it, Teddy— No sense ... some fun with it. Writing it was ridiculously fun. Let's dive in now

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • June 2, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Won’t Be Long Now… Some pictures to tide you over.

  

  'm not the biggest fan of paper cuts) but it's rewarding in that it provides a bit of closure to an important part of the admissions cycle. It

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 17, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Little Rectangles Thoughts from Junior spring

  

  -conscious when it takes me longer to understand something than it does for my ... How smart am I? I feel like I’ve asked myself this question a thousand times since I’ve arrived at MIT, but it’s never phrased exactly like

  • by Taylor V. '19
  • May 14, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  The Pink Hair Problem What do you do for your college interview if you have dyed hair and a…

  

  , in general, does not reflect positively on the person. Again, it begs ... in appearance. It does not bother me, but it does draw attention which ... and it is hard to predict how flexible or concerned any individual

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 7, 2008
• Blog / Classes

  The Marks of a Student or, let's catch up

  

  Hi, long time no see. Well, for me it's been a while. I've been ... , to work hard and get that A and spend as long as it takes to get it ... define us, but how we handle the situation and how we deal with it. And I

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 4, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Ask me anything about portfolios Go ahead—don’t be shy!

  

  significant enough to merit a platform of its own. For those students, our ... context of your entire MIT application. Before I continue, it is worth ... to you? Does the work in your portfolio help us better understand

  • by Jeremy W.
  • October 26, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Wrapping Up First Semester Two more weeks to go.

  

  does one box power. I don’t know, but I hope one day I will. It will be ... myself falling behind this goal, so I changed it to finish fifteen books by ... great mathematicians. I always found it pretty neat to learn about the

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • December 10, 2017