<p>Memories make me so happy. Perhaps I just have no life at home.. but I think about WTP and all the memories every day. Whether it helps you get in to MIT or not, it is a once of a lifetime experience. And as far as helping you to get acquainted with the school, it definitely helps. If I get accepted-- I won't need anyone to show me around-- I already know the layout of the majority of the school.</p>
<p>What did you mean by getting acquainted with the school? Do you get to use any of the labs there? Do you interact with MIT students? How qualified are the teachers for this program?</p>
<p>You live there for a month-- it's common sense that you'd get familiar with it. The EE class was in an EE lab, the math class in a classroom, and the CS class in a CS lab (Go figure..) Also, the motor building week is in a MechE lab under the infinite corridor. All the tutors, RA's etc. are students. The teachers are women getting their doctorates in whatever subject they're teaching. And they're great, by the way. </p>
<p>Really-- I understand that you're inquisitive about the "eliteness" of the program, and the advantage it gives you in college admissions. But.. that's really not what its about. If you decide to apply and get accepted, you will be surrounded by girls who get excited about learning. Who think it's fun. You will be in an environment that, chances are, you've never been in before. That's what should be most important.</p>
<p>Good luck to all the 2007 WTP alumnae who applied for EA.</p>
<p>Based on the past history, WTP alumnae you have a good chance at getting in if they apply.</p>
<p>Somewhat off-topic, but past WTP applicants, based on whether you were accepted or not, what would you consider as overqualification or too much experience for either the EECS or ME programs? I'm asking because my friend is applying to WTP 2008 and she's not sure whether to apply to EECS. She's already taken APCS + some advanced topics CS, but I dont think she has any EE/ME background. (I was rejected for overqualification last year, but I had 3 years of FIRST Robotics mechanical engineering, 4 years of programming contests, and 6+ years of compsci classes behind me, which was kind of overkill, so I'm not sure what advice to give her on where that boundary falls.)</p>
<p>"Based on the past history, WTP alumnae you have a good chance at getting in if they apply"</p>
<p>...I think that's mostly because of the self-selection of the WTP pool. if you were rejected because of overqualification, you have just as good as a chance. good luck to you!!!!</p>
<p>@rhodium-
I'm not sure (and I'm not one to judge), but I think having AP CS would mean a boring summer if she had to relearn all of it. You might just advise your friend to either leave the choice as undecided (as I did) or choose ME. Even if she got into EECS, I'd say that she would think it a waste because the CS starts from the very very beginning (think "Hello World") and from what I've heard, covers similar material as AP CS does</p>
<p>The comment about the self-selection of the WTP pool seems apt. Here is a comment made by Cynthia Skier, Program Director for WTP, in an old press release.</p>
<p>The accepted girls are "among the top math and science students in the country," said the program's director, Cynthia Skier (S.B. '74, S.M. '81).</p>
<p>Full article:
MIT</a> women give girls tech edge - MIT News Office</p>