MIT and gap years

Colleges and Universities A-Z Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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<p>I've started to look into the possibility of doing a gap year (not seriously, at least not yet…), and I'm wondering how gap years affect MIT admissions decisions and how they are reported.</p>

<p>I know that MIT is okay with students taking a gap year, and will hold their spot for that time, but is there a deadline before which you need to tell them your plan, and if you do so before RD decisions are released, will it have any significant bearing on your admissions decision?</p>

<p>Advice from any students at MIT that have taken a gap year? Or, for that matter, from any college.</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>You should apply to MIT first and, if you get in, tell them you’re doing a gap year. I guess if you don’t get in you could also just apply during your GAP year – but regardless, there’s no reason to tell them you’re taking one now :)</p>

<p>I took some time off in the middle of my MIT education (family/health issues, I went home), so if you want to ask me questions, feel free to.</p>

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<p>Yep, what piper said: </p>

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