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• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

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

  

  the ring, here's a bit of history and background. Each class year at ... freshman picture; once, at the end, for graduation; and once, halfway through ... from their first two years at MIT, and drawing upon suggestions and ideas

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 9, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  I’m in Round 2! Can You Help Me Make the Top 10? Change.org is running a competition that'll propel 10 ideas to the fore of the next…

  

  institutions, governments, businesses, NGOs, and individuals are addressing the ... to Round 2, and the idea to "Establish a 'Global Challenges Wikipedia ... , and now I'm counting on you to get this idea into the Top 10. Let's send

  • by The Humanitarian Blog
  • January 2, 2009
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

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

  

  the ring, here's a bit of history and background. Each class year at MIT ... picture; once, at the end, for graduation; and once, halfway through, for ... two years at MIT, and drawing upon suggestions and ideas of the entire

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

  Memories My first two months at MIT, all wrapped up into one post.

  

  fine institutions across America and the world, I wish you all the best ... Last Wednesday, somewhere between a biology test and a chemistry ... DME, devouring free food and enjoying countless activities during

  • by Paul B. '11
  • October 28, 2007
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  taylor swift songs as applicants emergency evermore post

  

  24 hours ago, Taylor Swift came out with a new album and everyone ... right now and then come back. In celebration of evermore as well as the admissions season, here is every single track on the album and its applicant

  • by Rona W. '23
  • December 11, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Checking My Calendar I know I'll eat my words come late September, but I'm looking forward to three…

  

  University of Cambridge. Typical weeks, honestly. Now clearly, some of this ... Cambridge undergraduates do) and I didn't note when I watched 24 this year ... the clock at MIT and getting several full nights of sleep a week at

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • August 17, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Everyone at MIT should take this class. How often do you get to design toys in class?

  

  .  But for others, it's not so black-and-white.  If you ask them what ... maybe 1" (that's EECS, MechE, and CivilE, for you non-MIT readers). I ... -resistant Cavendish banana strain, enjoyed 7.012, and snagged a nice UROP at Langer Lab

  • by Michael C. '16
  • March 3, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  Ben 2.0 In a world... spiraling on the brink of an admissions cycle... one man had the…

  

  that my name is Dave and I'm the new Communications Manager for ... hand in anything with words in, on and/or around it that leaves the ... brilliant people, some of whom you know from the blogs and others you don

  • by Dave McOwen
  • August 13, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  PSA: new HASS concentration in Computing and Society studying humans? studying computers? porque no los dos?

  

  Care in the United States, HASS-S And, while I'm on this kick, the ... concentration in Computing and Society that I am stupidly geeked about and want to ... scaffold whatever major(s) and minor(s) your little dork heart desires

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 29, 2019
• Blog / Advice

  Two Years and how it's changed me

  

  MIT, and it's inspiring. It gives me hope in a state of the world whose ... returning to East Campus time and time again, and since I was temped here in ... , on Fifth West, which is a wonderful hall filled with cats and friends

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • September 28, 2018
• Blog / Athletics

  [joint post] a guide to mit gyms big brains, big gains 😤

  

  exercise! We lift, run, dance and generally touch grass. One feature of MIT ... students, affectionately known as the Z']Zesiger Center[/annotation] and [annotation note='another institute gym, located on campus proper']Wang Fitness

  • by Gloria Z. '26 MEng '27
  • September 4, 2024
• Blog / Study Abroad

  Thoughts from the Other Side MIT through a different lens

  

  MIT and not Cambridge University, so I've compiled some interesting ... at the other Cambridge, Cambridge University, for the past almost 6 ... took in their fall term (Michaelmas term) and spring term (Lent term) at

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • May 30, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  SO META Being an MIT admissions blogger

  

  History textbook The American Pageant, and my friend Davie ('12) is sitting opposite me, resting on his elbow and playing Words With Friends. He ... asked him whether "Cloudy Apple" is good, and Davie's response was "it

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 29, 2012
• Blog / How to Human

  work // life trying to figure out the balance

  

  garnet unfuses to ruby and sapphire in steven universe, how they were a ... interns wait for someone to pick us up and take us to a welcome and ... policies, and other fun topics. our 'managers' eventually pick us up, which

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • June 17, 2019
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  How to Overcommit Responsibly sidequesting like a pro

  

  , like degree requirements, and a nearly infinite sidequests, like learning ... , traditions, and shenanigans that happen around MIT on a daily basis, it’s easy ... friends I hang out with regularly, decent grades, and 8+ hours of sleep per

  • by Anika H. '26, MEng '27
  • October 6, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Whole 6.270 Story Where LEGOs take over my life.

  

  . It would be him, me, and Dan '11. "Sure, why not?" I replied, and one ... -by-doing class open only to MIT students, in which participants design and build a ... way around the playing surface, recognize other opponents, and

  • by Snively '11
  • February 3, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  “we have the winter olympics at home” the winter olympics at home:

  

  propaganda, and that means more snow shenanigans! This time brought to you by ... summons me at 10:00 pm to accompany her on the most random and hilarious ... of snow. Even better, right outside of the dorm where Siyi and I live

  • by Allison E. '27
  • March 22, 2025
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Untitled "The work is untitled because meaning is always changing in time and place." ⁃ Félix…

  

  concerned with formal aesthetics and those concerned with the political. The ... ;present,” but your identity is “absent.” (Oh, and what about the droll ... Soviet art. Our conceptual point of departure was: Soviet economic and

  • by ARTalk
  • October 8, 2011
• FAQ / QuestBridge

  Can a QB Finalist that didn’t rank MIT still apply for RA?

  welcome to apply. Please email us at [email protected] stating that ... . In the email, please include your full name, date of birth, and the ... Bridge team, you will be asked to create an MIT application account and submit
• FAQ / QuestBridge

  Can I apply as a QB Finalist even if I did not rank any colleges?

  . Please email us at [email protected] stating that you are a Quest ... , and the email address that you used for your QuestBridge application ... and submit our MIT QuestBridge Supplement. We submit your Quest