<p>Hey everyone! I'm a current high school sophomore exploring early college possibilities. I've been told MIT has a rather prominent program, but can't seem to find any webpage or hint of it anywhere on the internet. Is there anyone who could tell me about it; who it's for, how to apply, how it differs from others, etc.? Thank you!</p>
<p>They do not have a separate early college program. However, you can apply after junior year. You’re treated like any other applicant in general. The only added condition is that you have exhausted your local resources. If you’re extremely advanced but you’re at a magnet school where there is still stuff you could take senior year, you won’t get in early.</p>
<p>As collegealum314 said, you can apply early and you will just be considered part of the normal pool. Students do get in early this way. I have some friends who have done this, though I imagine it’s rare.</p>
<p>One thing I could like to add is that if you don’t get into MIT early, that will have no effect on when you apply as a senior. They won’t look down on the fact that you applied before or they rejected you before - you’re a fresh applicant each year. So you don’t have much to lose (an application fee and some time to filling out the application – and even the fee can be waived in the case of financial need).</p>
<p>Everything said above is true, but if you consider that it is normally challenging to get into MIT, then that is even more so for someone applying years early. You can actually apply at any time (I did a “Doogie Howser” interview a few years back), however, MIT does not really act in loco parentis, and as such, it needs to be sure that you have both the academic skills and the maturity to prosper at MIT. However, if you have exhausted all of the educational opportunities available in your current environment, then MIT will certainly consider you as any other candidate for admission, regardless of your age. About 5 years ago, I interviewed an applicant who was applying one year early (which I don’t count as a “Doogie” applicant), but he had plenty left to do in his skipped senior year. I was not surprised at all that he did not get in.</p>
<p>Speaking of Doogie Howser, there’s an MIT blog post entitled “Doogie Howser, et al.” that you should look at if you’re considering applying early.</p>
<p>For the young people on here, Doogie Howser was a TV show in the early 90’s about a kid who graduated medical school when he was 16.</p>