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ADMISSION TO UPPER CLASSES
For admission to the upper classes of the Institute applicants
who have been students at other institutions of collegiate rank
must present letters of honorable dismissal, together with statements
showing in detail the character of their previous training,
and the grades which have been received. It is well for students
planning to transfer to send their credentials to the registrar at
an early date. A personal interview is desirable; during the
summer months it may be well to arrange for this in advance.
These students take examinations in Mathematics, Physics, and
Chemistry; except that the examination in Chemistry is required
only of those desiring to pursue the course in Science. Students
must offer courses, both professional and general, substantially
the same as those required in the various years at the Institute
(see pages 135-151) or as soon as possible after admission make
up their deficiencies. In case there is a question regarding either
the quality or the extent of the previous work, examinations in
the subjects concerned may be arranged.
The examinations in Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry
taken by students planning to transfer to the third and fourthyear
classes are the comprehensive review examinations required
of all students of the Institute before they undertake the work
of the third year, and are taken at the same time by students in
the Institute and those desiring to transfer from other institu­
tions. For men planning to enter the sophomore year similar
review examinations covering the work of the freshman year are
required. Copies of previous examination papers will be sent to
approved applicants upon request. From a study of these and
of the content of the courses at the Institute, prospective stu­
dents may judge for themselves which examinations they are pre­
pared to take. Students are not required to take all of the
examinations for admission to the classification of a given year
as junior, sophomore, or freshman, but may take examinations
in one or more subj ects for admission to one class and in others
for admission to the work of another class. Their ultimate classi-