I was on this MIT registrar’s webpage:
https://registrar.mit.edu/classes-grades-evaluations/examinations/advanced-standing-examinations
And I, a 2020 Freshman hopeful, am confused about what the prerequisite for taking an ASE is? It states “You must submit a petition to take an ASE, and your advisor or registration officer, along with the instructor in charge of the subject or the appropriate department administrator, must sign it.” but as an incoming freshman, does it still apply? Looking around some more, I found this on First-Year Academics:
https://uaap.mit.edu/first-year-mit/first-year-academics/first-year-academics-subjects-and-schedules/advanced-standing-exams
This webpage doesn’t mention a petition, but I am curious to know if I am missing something. What is the process of applying and taking an ASE as a freshman?
If you actually do attend MIT, there is an orientation period. As stated in your links, it is during that orientation period when you would address any ASE to be taken.
Don’t worry about things like this at this point. Spend your time on making yourself a better person and student that a school like MIT would like to have.
So you don’t even have to have taken the class (although if you don’t prepare, the ASE is a waste of time).
Usually there are multiple days set aside for the ASE during August Orientation period. You don’t have to petition, you just have to show up. Usually this was like one day for Calculus/the Math Dept. (18.01, 18.02, 18.03, etc.), one day for the Physics Dept. (8.01, 8.02, 8.03, etc.), and so on. Observe here: http://uaap.mit.edu/countdown-placement-examinations-testing
From recent years, one could just show up at the right place (usually Walker?) at the right time with writing utensil for 18.01, 18.02, 8.01, 8.02.
For 7.01x and 5.11x, you did have to fill in an online form to write the test.
Beyond that, you can do ASE’s for 18.03, 18.06, and petition the appropriate department (e.g., Chemistry for 5.12, 5.13, 5.60; Physics for 8.03, 8.04, 8.033) for more advanced subjects.
Additionally, you can ASE during IAP.
But really, don’t worry about this.