To give a more recent account of mercaz hatorah than “the ’90s” ( as observeroftheyeshivish so eloquently shared) ,I will share my view on mercaz 2013. I learned in mir yeshiva this past zman and have met numerous mercaz bochurim all of whom are genuine and devoted ovday hashem. Tomo is great yeshiva as well but it should be noted that since mercaz has had more 3rd year bochurim than tomo for the past couple years it has very limited space. You will probably have a harder time getting in to mercaz due to the limited space and the deluge of applicants.
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