<p>@tomernoa: I know at least two people who have served in the military in my class (one for 2 years, one for 3 years). Simply put, “age is not a factor in MIT admissions” (exact words by Matt McGann). </p>
<p>@emadwilliam: hello there! =D</p>
<p>I am 40 and have a friend who lectures there and a friend who teaches there. I grew up on campus and never went to college. Now I feel the need to have letters after my name…
I have had my own consulting/solutions business for years but was recently robbed of all documentation of my work and real estate that housed it… I don’t feel that starting at a ‘community college’ would be commensurate with my life experiences. Not that I am too good for it, but rather that I might benefit from a shall we say more aggressive academic environment.</p>
<p>Hi everyone! I’m doing an undergraduate program in Electronic Engineering in another country, and I hope to finish it on almost 3 years. I’ve always dreamt of studying at MIT but several reasons have stopped me (money and language), so I think it’s a good idea to finish my career here at my country and then apply to MIT after preparing myself. The problem I find is, I’m 20 years old! I fear it’s going to be a little weird to be a 24-25 years old freshman!! I mean, maybe I would have my electronic engineering degree by that time, but, what do you think? I would love to study Physics there or Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Thanks!!</p>
<p>^ If you have already received a bachelor’s degree, you can’t apply to MIT as a freshman. You can seek to go to grad school, though. People start grad school at all sorts of ages.</p>
<p>Oh I didn’t know that 
So isn’t there any possibility for me to study physics or eecs at MIT? I also would love to start a graduate but I’ve heard it’s so hard, almost impossible, for international students, maybe my current university is not qualified enough for an MIT graduate program and research is not as complete as MIT requirements are.</p>
<p>^ You could try to transfer now. You could look at ocw.mit.edu if you’re just looking for the material. And really, no harm in applying to grad school here – people have gotten in from very un-prestigious schools because they were just that good. But no, you can’t earn a second bachelor’s degree here.</p>
<p>It is generally much harder for an international to be admitted as an undergraduate than as a graduate student. There are just very few international undergraduates compared to graduates and there is a tight quota.</p>
<p>My past few years were spent recovering from severe health issues and legal litigations. </p>
<p>How would you all suggest applying in my situation? As of now, my family and I are setting up conference calls with the top 10 universities.</p>
<p>I started MIT at age 24 as an undergrad. I never heard of any age limit.</p>
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<p>You should start your own thread, not resurrect an old one.</p>
<p>Just apply. Explain it in a positive way in your essays. Don’t need to set up conference calls. Many kids are not ready for college right out of high school. MIT is also a grad school, so there are lots of older people around.</p>
<p>^And there are even lots of postdocs, who are even older!</p>
<p><–is a postdoc, is old</p>