<p>Hi friends. I am 20 year old guy from Nepal and want to join mit as an international student.
I had joined a B.tech(hons) program in my neighboring country India but had to leave that due to my health problems as I had serious depression problem and couldn't continue my studies.</p>
<p>I am in the phase of psychotherapy now.</p>
<p>Am I still eligible for mit? And would it be a problem if I join it at the age of 22 because I haven't recovered completely from depression yet and the psychotherapy is still going on.?</p>
<p>kanflickt - </p>
<p>It is not a problem if you join at the age of 22. You should wait to apply until you feel better - you don’t want to be dealing with the stress of depression in addition to the stress of coming to school in a foreign country! </p>
<p>The bigger question is whether you could apply as a freshman or if you’d have to apply as a transfer student. To discuss the specifics of your college experience and how it changes your application status, email <a href=“mailto:mittransfer@mit.edu”>mittransfer@mit.edu</a>. </p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
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<li>Chris Peterson
MIT Admissions Officer</li>
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<p>I was a twenty-one year old applicant this year. Some schools in the US (UPenn and Columbia, in my experience) have different programs into which they funnel older applicants. MIT does not have a separate school for applicants over a certain age, nor do they discriminate. Some schools admittedly favor life experience, like Harvard, where the average age of matriculation for medical school is several years older than the national average. </p>
<p>As far as mental health issues go, many of my university student friends have had to take leaves of absence due to stress or what have you. Emotional turmoil is an inevitability, and universities here are usually supportive. That being said, it’s probably a bad idea to apply while dealing with current issues.</p>
<p>If you want to know more about applying as an older student, feel free to post here, private message me, or check out [Non-Traditional</a> Students - College Confidential](<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/non-traditional-students/]Non-Traditional”>Non-Traditional Students - College Confidential Forums).</p>
<p>thank you for the help you people extended. </p>
<p>I was actually curious whether I would be eligible to apply as a freshman…rather than as a transfer student.</p>
<p>I am extremely grateful for the links you have provided me…I would certainly send a private message to you/</p>
<p>My doctor says that I would be mentally fit for study again after a year and am intending to join as a freshman in 2012.
Would it be possibly feasible from college side…</p>
<p>Probably best to check with the MIT admissions office. Every situation with credits is unique, and you may or may not be eligible for freshman admission. IIRC, they don’t have any policy that’s really set in stone. So send them an email.</p>
<p>You are eligible to apply as a freshman if you completed less than one year of college.</p>
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<p>[MIT</a> Transfer Admissions](<a href=“http://web.mit.edu/admissions/transfer/apply.html]MIT”>http://web.mit.edu/admissions/transfer/apply.html)</p>
<p>^ I’m not sure if that’s always the case, Inconclusive. You can’t apply as a transfer if you have less than a year’s worth of credits. That doesn’t necessarily make it true that you are eligible for freshman admissions so long as you have under a year’s worth of credits.</p>
<p>I was told to email admissions about applying as a freshman with less than a year of credit… so that’s probably the way to go.</p>