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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  History of the Brass Rat with pictures of the bezel design from 1930 to today

  

  Ring. They couldn't decide whether to put the beaver or the Dome on the ... committee strives to design a ring that we, as students, can take pride in ... of the bezels from '01 to '08. An updated version was published in 2008

  • by Erick P. '17
  • April 23, 2015
• Blog / Events

  2022 Ring Premiere! ring alert: it SHINY

  

  'm very excited to get my own copy of this ring in April. It might just be a ... this information off the website. So if you want to know more, you should ... really fun to see everyone from our class all together, and realize how

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • March 3, 2020
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  suggestions for MIT merch but they're bad

  

  want to channel your inner Tim the Beaver. Or if you just don't want to ... Villain Swivel Chair – In case you use your degree from MIT to become an ... the Beaver Diploma Frame – Somebody decided to sacrifice their rational

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • December 10, 2021
• Blog / Athletics

  Beaver Nation An intro to athletics at MIT

  

  comes to mind when think of MIT... I don’t blame you. In some ways, it ... important thing I can say is, in my 3 years on campus, I have never had to ... ’t tell you how much this means to me. Immediately having a group of friends

  • by Taylor V. '19
  • November 12, 2017
• Blog / Class Projects

  We made a website this is a filler post

  

  from knowing very little to making this website, in [annotation note="in ... website! I teamed up with Dylan L. ’23 and Emma Q. ’23 to make em7.io. You ... for feedback. Work on the website began in the middle of week 2. A

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • January 31, 2020
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The Brass Rat

  

  Technology Ring. The committee's first decision was whether to use the beaver ... decided to adorn the bezel of the ring with the beaver and have a three ... I get a chance (maybe when I next answer questions in a day or two?) I

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 28, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Opening doors How being an MIT cheerleader can help you get a job.

  

  to do it in high school, but I was afraid I'd get homesick and wasn ... of cute, in an eager beaver sort of way.) The NIH website encouraged ... freshman year. It's sort of another "how to do everything wrong" story

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 23, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT launches AI Education website I worked on this cool thing for my UROP!

  

  's...so...beautiful...[/caption] In my last post, I mentioned how therapeutic it felt to be able to drag ... Syndrome, but I cannot explain how satisfying it was to see this website ... though. We had a big push to get this website out ASAP when we realized

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • April 6, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Photograph-athon Because anything can be a catchy title if you add -athon to the end!

  

  Photo Contest, in which I objectively judged photos sent to me by CPW ... 've decided to abandon my usual rhetorical grace in favor of simply insulting ... parse it in the imperative mood. As in, “Welcome MIT families to our

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • April 29, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Battle of the Bands "Rock on and come to CPW!" ~ Thomas Jefferson"Chris, you made up that quote from…

  

  ). Plus, I heard a certain Tim Beaver is planning on being there to get his rock on. He's been known to get a little crazy. See you there ... student center to battle it out for a shot at glory! So how much would you

  • by Chris M. '12
  • April 7, 2010
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  DRAW TIM (the beaver) behold the artistic talents of MIT staff

  

  further ado, I present to you DRAW TIM (the beaver) by MIT Admissions and ... your own Tim to this collage, please do in the comments of this post ... ), because how else are you going to distinguish him from a regular non

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • April 5, 2023
• Blog / Events

  Brass Rat 2017 revealing our class's Brass Rat at the 2017 Ring Premiere

  

  the same 24 hours in a day. It's how we choose to spend it that ... and get it done while to "punt" a pset is to not do it or not hand it in ... booing. Some roared in disbelief. Others murmured to their friends. I saw

  • by Erick P. '17
  • May 8, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  It rocks to be me. I put on my Sunday clothes and see the whale!

  

  are two ways to get to New York from Boston, both departing from South ... 't already have high school friend coing to college in NYC, you're bound to ... make you happy when you win them? Well, I wanted to get a picture of

  • by Sam M. '07
  • January 16, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A bevy of beautiful Brass Rat bezels More on the evolution of the MIT class ring.

  

  's first decision was whether to use the beaver or the Great Dome on the ring ... a beaver? Another interesting story. In 1914, Lester Gardner of the ... To go along with Chris' entry about excitement for the unveiling of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 9, 2009
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The Years of the Rat More about MIT's famous class ring: the "Brass Rat."

  

  committee decided to adorn the bezel of the ring with the beaver and have a ... features a beaver on the front. Why a beaver? Another interesting story. In ... the unveiling of the class ring. The design process begins in freshman

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 21, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Stephen, I’m Putting You On Notice!

  

  besides reading applications to MIT. One of the things I enjoy doing in my ... recently coauthored a book on how higher education is failing in America ... down on education in America today - had some very kind words to say

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • April 30, 2012
• Blog / Events

  Weekend Adventures Part One the first of several "a day in the life of Cyd" posts

  

  decided to chronicle my weekend! This will be the first of several "a day in ... another friend 2 while friend 1 was in a meeting 7:15 pm – took the bus to ... activity 9:54 pm – went to a Salsa Night at Ryles Jazz Club in Cambridge

  • by Cydnie T. '12
  • November 23, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  April Questions Omnibus 2

  

  answered, but how do we send in our replies to get it in by May 1? Can we fax ... we prefer to get it in the mail since it is easier to read. Sylvia ... for the MIT Class of 2009. Also, we're happy to get you in contact with

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 20, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The 2011 Brass Rat! Can I turn this in in lieu of my blank lab report for tomorrow?

  

  continues to maintain our website. In addition, later on we formed a few sub ... sophomore blogger will get to blog Ring Premiere! So I must admit, I didn ... ), and I am proud to present this year's Ring Premiere to you in words

  • by Chris S. '11
  • February 9, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The ‘How to College’ Masterpost A comprehensive guide for frosh, from all corners of the interwebz.

  

  , etc. I feel that it’s important to have knowledge on how to be safe in ... ; Academics   How to Study (well, how I study...) Putting the Organs in ... students, but it’s still great, would highly recommend) How to do Laundry

  • by Selam G. '18
  • August 13, 2015