How old are you?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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<p>This sounds like a dumb question, but, uh, my mother won't let me go to college next year (yeah, awesome, I know)... Because I'm only 17 and won't turn 18 until February. She doesn't want me to be the youngest (I am at my high school). </p>

<p>However, I've been told that a lot of people going to MIT are young. </p>

<p>So here's the poll? How old are you? I want to know even if you're going to be 18/19 so I can get a feel for percentages. :)</p>

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<p>proud to be 18. holla.</p>

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<p>gonna be 18 by the time i get there.</p>

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<p>I personally am 22 (hee), but it's quite true that a lot of people at MIT are young.</p>

<p>I'm a February birthday, so in high school I was in about the middle of my class age-wise, but when I came to MIT I realized I was probably closer to the 75th age percentile.</p>

<p>EDIT, in case I was unclear: I mean that I'm toward the older (elderly?) end of my class at MIT.</p>

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<p>im 19, one year older :P</p>

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<p>19 baby.</p>

<p>Oh and I'm older than some juniors here. So yeah. Age distribution is a little whack.</p>

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<p>same boat as you mango. just turned 17 last month. so you're alright ;)</p>

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<p>I beat all of you. I just turned four and a half.</p>

<p>(Feb. 29). ;)</p>

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<p>haha. crazy prodigies :P</p>

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<p>I'm 17 and my birthday is late October... So I'll be 17 when I start college. haha young'uns are cool.</p>

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<p>I'm 17. I'll actually be turning 18 on April 9th at CPW.</p>

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<p>i'm 17, may 17th is my BDAY</p>

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<p>17, Oct 18th.</p>

<p>Mango - don't let your mom hold you back a year/waste of year of your life. One of my good friends was born January 26th, 89 and if going to the Naval Academy next year. As you get older, Age matters LESS, not MORE. So if you survived high school, college should be no problem.</p>

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<p>"As you get older, Age matters LESS, not MORE."</p>

<p>I know! I think my mother's crazy... and I feel like I'd miss school if I took a year off to go do community service or something -- I'd probably forget everything. haha, well hopefully not, but still -- I want to go to college!</p>

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<p>lol, im 16 (and will graduate high school that way)....</p>

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<p>im 18, i guess im going to be the residential grandma</p>

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<p>in a lot of states people with fall birthdays start 1st grade at 5-1/2 and graduate at 17. Lots of people skip a grade or graduate a year early. Starting MIT at 17-1/2 won't be an issue at all. Now, if your mom thinks that you personally are not ready for college, that's a different issue.</p>

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<p>18 yrs.</p>

<p>My 15 yr old friend was deferred though =( and he is valedictorian, full IB, etc.</p>

<p>Crazy shyze eh</p>

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<p>There was a junior on my hall who turned 19 this year. I know a freshman who is still 17. And apparently the youngest 09er was 15 (and the oldest was 22).</p>

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im 18, i guess im going to be the residential grandma

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<p>ahh don't wry.. im sure there'll be plenty of "grandmas" and "grandpas" you can chill w.</p>

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I'm 17. I'll actually be turning 18 on April 9th at CPW.

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<p>haha nice. b-day party @ cpw? that's one way to turn 18. =) swweeeet.</p>