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Spring 2027 · #136 of 150

Olin College of Engineering

Formal leaveReasons: Dean's approval
66BRB
What we could find, not finalRules differ by college and by student, and can change. Confirm with your registrar, dean’s office, financial aid office and (for visa holders) international student office before you act. For tuition, refund and financial-aid deadlines, ask your bursar and financial aid office.
Heads upOlin caps a leave at 180 days. A spring leave with a fall return (mid-January to late August) is about 220 days, which may be treated as a withdrawal. Ask the Office of the Registrar or Student Affairs before you file.
in their words — from the school’s own pages
In their words

What Olin says

Exact quotes from Olin’s official pages, checked word for word on Oct 22, 2026.

How to step away

To initiate a leave of absence, students should meet with their advisor and request a leave of absence form from the Assistant Dean of Student Affairs.

— olin.smartcatalogiq.com ↗
How long you can be away

Students in good academic standing may request a leave of absence (LOA) for up to 180 days in any 12-month period.

— olin.smartcatalogiq.com ↗
Coming back

All students taking an LOA are expected to return in the semester following the leave. Therefore, they will be given a registration time…

— olin.smartcatalogiq.com ↗
Reasons accepted

This type of a leave is requested for a future semester when there is a circumstance that impacts the student’s ability to continue in sequence.

— olin.smartcatalogiq.com ↗
summary — ai
✦ AI summary

Written by AI from the quotes and pages we read. It may be incomplete or wrong; the school’s own pages win.

  • Olin appears to offer a leave of absence arranged through your advisor and an Assistant Dean.
  • No deadline is stated on the pages we found.
  • Leave looks capped at 180 days, which a spring leave with fall return may exceed.
  • Reasons accepted: dean's approval (Leave may be denied; appeal to Dean of Student Affairs).
  • Time away allowed: 180 days.
  • Classes start Jan 20.
checklist — before you decide

Before you decide

Check on the following…

  • Will my spot be held?Check how long your school keeps your place and whether you have to apply to come back.Ask: Registrar
  • Will I graduate later?A term off can push back your graduation. Ask which required classes only run in the spring.Ask: Academic advisor
  • Is there a deadline to ask?Some schools want your leave request before January. Find out the exact date and the form.Ask: Dean’s office or registrar
  • What happens to my scholarships and aid?Ask whether your scholarships and grants pause while you’re away or end, and what you need to do to get them back.Ask: Financial aid office
  • When would I have to start repaying loans?Student loans usually stop being deferred when you’re not enrolled. After a short grace period, often six months, payments can start.Ask: Financial aid office
  • Will I still have health insurance?A student health plan usually needs you to be enrolled. Make sure you’re covered from January to April.Ask: Student health office
  • What about my housing?Ask whether you can leave your housing contract without a penalty and whether you’ll get housing when you come back.Ask: Housing office
  • I’m on a student visa. Does this affect it?For F-1 students, not enrolling usually ends your visa status. Talk to this office before anything else.Ask: International student office
campus — 2 builder groups

Hard-tech team

  • Olin Electric Motorsports ↗Formula SAE Electric team. Competed in 2025 with Mk VII and is building Mk VIII, its first car with aero and an advanced sensor suite.
  • Olin Rocketry ↗Project team that designs and fabricates competition rockets, profiled on Olin's official blog (Oct 2023); it has no team website of its own
index — score breakdown
BRB Score

Why 66

Leave route30/35
Time to decide20/20
Reasons accepted9/15
Published clearly15/15
Pages kept current5/5
Builder scene2/10
180-day cap on leaves-15

How the BRB Score works

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sources — official pages we read
https://olin.smartcatalogiq.com/en/2026-27/student-handbook/academic-policies-and-procedures/leave-of-absence-loahttps://www.olin.edu/academics/academic-calendarhttps://olin.smartcatalogiq.com/en/2026-27/student-handbook/financial-aid-and-student-accounts/student-accounts/refund-policy
Checked by Focal
Oct 22, 2026
Source pages
Current
Newest source change
Oct 2026
Oldest source change
Aug 2026

What we could find (checked Oct 22, 2026). Not final: confirm dates and aid with your school before you act. Source pages look current for 2026–27. We date pages from server timestamps, page metadata, “last updated” text, PDF dates and the Wayback Machine.