<p>For the life of me, I cannot find any info regarding non-traditional students, particularly those around, or over, the age of thirty. </p>
<p>Do they exists, or does MIT only admit eighteen, nineteen and twenty year olds?</p>
<p>Just so you know, I will be thirty-five or thirty-six when I apply for transfer. MIT is one school that I would like to try.</p>
<p>Just curious.</p>
<p>I knew a guy who had a community college degree and transferred to MIT at the age of 30. However, he had done work for NASA for like 10 years and he was obviously brilliant.</p>
<p>and seventeen, sixteen, and fifteen year olds too</p>
<p>I know of an older person (30+) who's interested in applying. I guess that's where these non-traditional stories begin. Best of luck to you; I think it's very admirable to try.</p>
<p>In my biology class, there was a woman who looked at least 40 years old among the students.</p>
<p>I know of several people who have attended MIT for a time, taken an extended leave of absence for whatever reason, and returned around age 30. I don't know so much about students appyling for the first time at age 30+, but I'm sure it's possible. At least in the past, I feel that MIT very frequently gives a great deal of consideration to "non-traditional" applicants; and while usually I would mean that in the academic sense, I think the concept applies here as well.</p>
<p>Thanks to everyone for the responses, especially ask-paul. Of course I am going to apply to other schools for transfer, but I was just wondering if I should even bother with MIT (I am a fit for MIT) because of my age. The adcoms don't answer my questions on this topic, so I am not sure if I am supposed to get the hint or something.</p>
<p>MIT Class of 2012 had a 36 year old and a 32 year old student.</p>
<p>Please don’t revive threads that are nearly 6 years old.</p>
<p>This (replies to old threads, and reminders not to revive old threads) occurs constantly on CC.</p>
<p>Why does CC alllow people to revive old threads? They could be automatically locked after a reasonable amount of time transpires since the last post. If threads remain open to replies, they should be fair game.</p>
<p>Technical solutions to social problems?</p>
<p>I’d love if CC locked old threads, but leaving old threads alone is pretty consistent forum etiquette across the internet.</p>
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Yes, yes. Etiquette. Internet. Yes.</p>
<p>:p</p>