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		snikolov on April 10, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: MIT junior dropping out to work on education start... 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 on April 10, 2011 [–]

The reason they do this is because dropouts hurt their ranking, while indefinite leaves of absence don't.

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