<p>Hi all, first post. I was wondering if MIT has many adult undergrads that are accepted for admission. I am interested in going back to school to earn an EE. (BTW I have a CS from the University of Maryland)</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>I'm quite sure there aren't any.</p>
<p>Any idea why not?</p>
<p>Actually, I'm pretty sure there are. I remember Marilee Jones mentioning them. There are not many, but the Institute has no age restrictions, so if someone has no prior Bachelor's degree, he or she can be admitted. I remember Marilee Jones saying something about how she admired their seriousness of purpose, etc.</p>
<p>I know a few people who came in late (23-24), mostly as a result of military service. I don't directly know anyone older, but I imagine they don't socialize much with dorm residents.</p>
<p><em>laughs</em> I think I just got River Phoenix's joke. Stupid me.</p>
<p>silentbob, if I understand correctly, you already have a degree from U Maryland? I remember one of the Admissions officers (Ben or Matt) saying in their blogs (or on the old admissions website -- I can't find confirmation through searching the new site) that if you already have a degree from somewhere, you could not apply for a second undergrad degree at MIT. Before you go too far in the process, I would suggest you contact the Admissions Office and ask how applicants who already have a degree could apply -- it may only be for graduate studies.</p>
<p>And if I misunderstood your initial post... sorry! :)</p>
<p>Oooh now I get my joke too.</p>
<p>Everyone is an adult when they apply to MIT as an undergraduate. ;)</p>
<p>That is roughly the joke spoken of above. Of course, what you said isn't at all true, but is somewhat close.</p>
<p>also, if you're already an adult undergrad, there's no reason to be accepted anymore</p>
<p>I saw a woman who was about 60 or 70 years old in my 14.41 class. I also saw a woman who was about 40 or 50 in 6.003.</p>
<p>Those are probably just listeners</p>
<p>Possibly. The 50 year old woman in 6.003 wanted to work on the MATLAB with me one time and I also saw her two years later in an Athena cluster. So she was probably a student of some sort.</p>
<p>however many "older" undergrads there are or are not I can't imagine a place that would be more open to "older" undergrads ... bring intellectual curosity to the table and you'll fit right in</p>
<p>Don't forget that older people taking classes could be postdocs or staff scientists.</p>
<p>Is that right? If you already have a bachelors from another institution, you can't enter an undergrad program @ MIT? I don't understand the logic behind this...</p>
<p>Mootmom is correct -- MIT does not admit people to do second bachelor's degrees.</p>
<p>Yes, mootmom is correct. The undergrad program is limited to applicants who do not currently hold a bachelor's degree from another school.</p>