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As an MIT student, I can confirm this. I know someone who came back after 5 years to finish his last semester, and one of my TAs this term joined the military

As an MIT student, I can confirm this. I know someone who came back after 5 years to finish his last semester, and one of my TAs this term joined the military and came back after 10 years.

gamble 16y ago
The reason they do this is because dropouts hurt their ranking, while indefinite leaves of absence don't.
- schammy 16y ago
  Wouldn't every school on the planet want to do this then? Why don't they?