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Top 10 most INSANE Classes at MIT (#1 University in the World)

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today we have to discuss the insane

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classes that the number one school in

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the nation offers to its undergraduate

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students we're going to reveal the top

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10 MIT classes that no other school in

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the world has because they're either

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insanely difficult they require

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expensive resources like forges or Nano

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fabrication that not many schools have

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or the professors are absolutely cracked

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right coming in number 10 we have 6101

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so 6101 is the class that makes MIT

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programmers MIT programmers this class

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is essentially uh 6100a which is the

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intro to python class on steroids so in

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this class there's a heavy focus on

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recursion different search algorithms

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generators um this class was actually

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not even a major requirement for my

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major which which is electrical

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engineering and computer science but I

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still chose to to to take this class

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because it is that good I spent like at

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least 8 hours or more per week working

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on this class so the workload is pretty

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insane but I did end up getting an A in

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the class so it's possible I will say

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after this class it's like I went

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through a semester of doing lead code

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hard questions every week feel like a

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much better programmer after this class

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all right coming in at number nine we've

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got a class that I personally have not

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taken and that is

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27 now what makes 27 so insane is that

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this Mech E class is what the entire

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first robotics program is based off of

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Woody flowers used to teach this class

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and students make robots to literally

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accomplish a game a new game every year

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which is exactly the first program

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unfortunately it's in the mechanical

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engineering department so I haven't been

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able to take this class but it's an

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absolutely insane class for the fact

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that an entire organization spawned out

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of it and it's one of the more fun

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classes that really develops your

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Hands-On skills all right coming in at

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number eight we're going to move over to

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Sloan the business school and we're

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going to give this to 15390 because this

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class is where a number of startups are

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born and become the next most successful

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unicorns and startups in the tech

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startup World in 15390 students

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literally build a company from scratch

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being taught by Bill olette one of the

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most insane professors I have met at

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this school so far he's raised over $500

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million in his own companies and he came

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back to teach as a side hobby so if you

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take this class you're pretty much going

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to be able to launch your own startup

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and they're going to teach you how to

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make it successful too so I'm definitely

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planning to take this class at some

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point all right number seven we've got a

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class that's actually during the IAP

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period which which is only a month long

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at MIT and this class is poker Bots 6963

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the reason this class got number seven

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is because you literally go from knowing

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nothing to building an advanced

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algorithm that can actually play and win

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poker games this class has so much

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funding from various Quant companies and

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it's actually all student run so yeah

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this class is pretty insane and one of

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the more popular things to do over I AP

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at MIT all right coming in at number six

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we've got

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11011 the science of negotiation this

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class is actually under the department

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of urban studies but it's so good that

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it regularly fills up and you actually

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have to apply to get into this class

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because the professor is so good at

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teaching this class counts as a

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Humanities so a lot of people want to

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take it to fulfill their H requirements

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but because the content is so good most

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of the time people can't get in unless

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they're in the department of urban

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studies I haven't taken this class yet

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but if I get a chance I'm definitely

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taking it all right coming in at number

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five we've got daab classes now these

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classes are actually interesting because

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they give you real hands-on experience

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with making something that can actually

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impact people and help communities

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around the world who are struggling who

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need help from Engineers this is one of

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of the classes that is not required for

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anyone but those who take it gain

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valuable leadership skills and work on

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like amazing projects and could

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potentially have the biggest impact on

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the world just from this class so that's

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why daab classes come in at number five

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all right number four is actually an art

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class and that is metal smiting in this

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class they literally teach you how to

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use a forge Weld and make metal and this

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class is under the department of

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Material Science it's pretty amazing to

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be able to take a class like this at MIT

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and it's only possible because of the

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crazy amount of funding that MIT gets to

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be able to invest in classes like these

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where the equipment you need is pretty

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specialized I was able to take the glass

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blowing lab during my freshman IAP which

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is also under the material science

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department that was only a month long

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but it was also an insane experience

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these kinds of classes are truly unique

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and make MIT insane all right coming in

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at number three we have Nano Electronics

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this class is not only insane for the

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fact that very few colleges in the

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entire United States even have access to

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nanofabrication but also for the fact

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that a student that takes this class is

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probably going to end up publishing a

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research paper after it because the

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class has so much writing that It

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prepares you to publish your work on

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what you do in the class this class is

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insane for people who want to do PhD and

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advanced research later on it gives you

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that huge jump start that you could only

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get from a class at MIT all right coming

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in at number two we have

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2009 this is one of the best classes at

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MIT um where students literally come up

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with an idea get in teams they prototype

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their idea this is under the mechanical

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engineering department and they're going

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to pitch it they're going to sell it and

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a lot of these products actually become

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Real World Companies Real World products

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that actually change the world and it's

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all done from a maker space class where

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you come together as a team and solve a

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problem with a product so yeah this is a

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pretty insane class where teams of

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students can literally solve The World's

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problems in a semester and finally

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coming in at number one the best class

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at MIT the most insane class it's it's

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actually under the humanities Department

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who would have guessed and that is

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Bodies in Motion what do I have to say

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about this class honestly I don't know

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how to describe it let me just read off

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the description of the class develops

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alertness in order to work in an

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energetic state of physical

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disorientation self-correcting what

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doesn't work and reinforcing what does

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on the spot discovering physical

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emotional truths and shared moments that

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leave students aware centered incredibly

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present and sharply

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alive there's no other way to describe

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this class except that after you take

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this class you change as a person this

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class is so popular they opened up two

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extra sections so that more students can

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participate and it counts as an art

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class to fulfill the H requirements if

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you ever find yourself at MIT you have

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to take the bod's in motion class the

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truth is once you take this class you

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look at the world in a different way you

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move in a different way you move like

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you are that guy because this class is

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the most insane class at

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MIT all right thanks for watching guys

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Interactive Summary

This video highlights the top 10 most unique and challenging classes offered at MIT, ranging from intense computer science and mechanical engineering courses to hands-on workshops in metal smithing and transformative humanities courses like 'Bodies in Motion'. The list emphasizes how MIT leverages its specialized resources, funding, and expert faculty to provide students with practical, real-world experiences that often lead to startups or advanced research opportunities.

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