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  • Brandy Baker

    Hi Everyone!

    I’m wondering how one would go about looking at comments posted on this page? Am I the first one, or is there a way we can make this “browse-able”?

  • chrisk14

    You are actually the first comment on this page. The more popular option is to comment directly on peer advisor pages.

  • Brandy Baker

    ANNOUNCEMENT!

    Small changes to Course 2/2-OE and 2-A for this coming Fall:

    Course 2/2-OE

    2.086 is now a Sophomore year subject

    2.003 will have 2.086 as a co-requisite

    2.005 will have 2.086 as a prerequisite

    Course 2-A

    The 2.090 (6 units) + 2.087 (12 units) requirement will be replaced by 2.087 (as a 6 unit subject) + 2.086 (12 units). 2.090 and 2.088 will no longer be offered (both were classes that meet with 2.086). This is exactly the same set of classes/topics and 2.090 + 2.087, but without the half term overlaps with 2.086 that caused unnecessary confusion abotu the requirement.

    Starting in Fall 2013, students can take either 18.03 or 2.087 (to learn ODEs), plus 2.086 to fulfill the engineering mathematics requirement.

  • Brandy Baker

    Thanks, Chris! :)

  • Anonymous

    Dear Peer Advisors,

    I just declared 2A t! My immediate question is what CI-H’s that are NOT writing heavy do you guys recommend? Engaging physical activities like RAMBAX(drum lesson) and Intro to Acting have been recommended .I really want to improve my public speaking skills.

  • chrisk14

    Well, this isn’t a public speaking one, but 21W.789 (Mobile App Development) is a CI-H with really lenient writing requirements. Every CI-H has the required 20 pages, but this class focuses far more on Android app development and while the papers are important, they are very easy to write.

  • clwelch

    Congrats on declaring 2A! If you’re trying to shake off the nervousness of speaking in public, I’ve heard intro to acting is perfect! However, if you want to improve your argumentative speech skills, I would really suggest Rhetoric (21W.747). It does have some writing, but it’s hard for me to see how one could learn how to speak well in public without learning a little bit on how to write well for public speaking, right? I just took it last fall and got A TON out of it. Check it out! http://student.mit.edu/catalog/m21Wa.html#21W.747