<p>PSAT: 226 (80(M)/73/73)
SAT IIs: 770(M2C),780(Chem) both Sophomore year
APs: AP Scholar with Honors.
10th: AP Calc BC (5), AP Chem (5), AP Euro (5), AP Comp Sc AB (5)
11th: AP US History, AP Biology, AP Physics C, AP Statistics
She is taking English Hons.(3) but will take AP English Language and AP Env. Science too.
Research:
She is also taking research in her junior year and is working on MSA (Multiple Sequence Alignment) and is fluent in Java.
ECs:
JETS: 9(3rd), 10(1st, Highest score National), and will be participating in 11
Model UN: 9,10,11, Best Research Paper. Hon. Mention Delegate
Speech: 9,10 (Finalist at 2 events)
NHS, > 100 hrs of community service,
Youth Advisor at Health Trust for 2007-2008.
Tai Kwon Do, Piano</p>
<p>I wonder whether they would view the 5 in AP Computer Science AB as an indication that she already had significant exposure to computer science and thus would not be a match for their core mission, which is to expose academically talented girls to EECS who haven't been exposed to it before.</p>
<p>That means she should not mention it or it is a NO-NO applying.
She wants to study medicine but would like to understand more about EECS to see if that fits her interests.</p>
<p>I don't think you should avoid mentioning it, it would be dishonest and could do more harm then good. </p>
<p>I think you should ask someone from the program your question to determine whether the program would be appropriate for someone who already has a 5 in AP Computer Science AB. The last thing you want to do is have your daughter spend an unproductive summer relearning something she has already mastered. I may be way off base with my comment, it's just an issue that struck me from reading the description of WTP.</p>
<p>I think she would also prefer to go to RSI then to MIT WIP but it is again relative to if she has anything better to spend her summer on. This course at least provide her quality input to decide on her major in her undergraduate. She is inclined to medicine but would like to know if EECS is for her. The purpose of taking AP Comp Sc AB was that only but her interest in medicine is very high too.
This program may provide her insight to what it would like to be a EECS professional.</p>
<p>Carnegie Mellon EA/AP program may align better with your goal since she can advanced further in CS but also get an intro to EE</p>
<p>Is CMU EA/PA is as reputed or selective as MIT WTP?</p>
<p>well unless she has some type of research/insane passion she won't be able to get into RSI. there are always exceptions but RSI has a 6% acceptance rate of the best research students in the country</p>
<p>i attended the program last year and can say that i was one of the few who had taken ap physics c. some girls had taken physics b and most had taken calc ab/bc. no one had taken ap compsci before, although a few girls had prior experience in it. </p>
<p>i believe the program is targeted to people who have little/no experience in computer science, and i have heard that sometimes they reject overqualified people. your D's interests seemed more aligned to RSI, although that program really is for people who have done crazy research in the past.</p>
<p>For some top summer programs such as RSI and MIT WIP (RSI is much more difficult to get in and is free, I dont believe MIT WIP is free but people can apply for scholarships for that program), PSAT and GPAs only serve as screening purposes, especially for RSI. Other than rare exceptions, students accepted into such prestiges programs are expected to have top PSAT and GPAs. PSAT scores of 220 vs. 240 make no difference. Research is certainly helpful, but I believe top intellectual ability in math and science carries more weight. Such top intellectual abilities are frequently supported by an applicant's USAMO qualification, achieving significant level in physics, computer science and other Olympiads related completions (just like MIT and Caltech applications, RSI application form has spaces for you to fill your AMC10/12 and AIME scores). However, if you are from California or a state with so many USAMO qualifiers, that help can be limited. I do believe that people at RSI admission committee take some considerations about the regional distribution of students accepted. Last year, 53 students from US and 27 international were offered acceptance at the end of March 2007.</p>
<p>I'm still confused to my D's chances at MIT WTP program. Is there any good probability she would get in?
I don't think she stand a chance at RSI and she is really interested in MIT WTP program. So would like to know if she has any good chances at this program.</p>
<p>She has an fair chance at MIT WTP, but acceptance is more than just scores and grades. (I have been accepted last summer but decided not to go.) She has a better chance at MIT WTP than RSI.</p>