M.i.t. Wtp

<p>Ahhh, I'm so jealous of you guys :-) </p>

<p>Congrats to the accepted. And to address some questions. You have a lot of free time, more than you would expect. However, the 4-5th nights of hmwk are really hard...I got wicked worried...but it kinda goes down hill work-wise after week one. Bring a frisbee, we went out into the greens in Boston and had fun. Movies = good idea, you get one free ticket I believe from the program. There's a China Town trip too- which is yummy. </p>

<p>And for whoever was asking about going to WTP even though they were interested in bio...I actually am interested in majoring in biomedical engineering, and I went to the program last year. There are speakers (MIT professors) that talk 2-3 times a week at lunch...and one of them was a biomedical engineer. Even though I'm not going to major in EECS at MIT next year, it's useful and interesting material, and I wish they had a program for seniors! </p>

<p>It also helped me fall in love with MIT.</p>

<p>Umm, also people definitely organized running groups...theres a soccer field and tennis courts as well. I'm a sucker for basketball...and there was a hoop right outside the dorm :-) </p>

<p>And the people who get into the program are not catty :-P You'll find people have amazing personalities, and are very bright (take advantage of working in a group on hmwk!) Admittedly, there are some people who like to sorta stay to themselves, but mostly everyone last year was very friendly (kitchen got rather crowded...) It gets hot in the dorms some times, so remember a fan. Okay, I'm procrastinating...bye, and GO :-) One of my good friends from school is going, and she's an extremely nice & fun person.</p>

<p>sweet!!..........basketball;)
do you guys think we'll have tests even though there are no grades?</p>

<p>I guess we've moved on from APs... but I'm taking English Language, Calc AB, Physics C: mechanics, and Music Theory</p>

<p>At my school we are only allowed a maximum of two APs so I'm taking Physics and Calc AB. I'm also taking some classes at UMass Lowell but only 3 kids at my school can go? How big are your schools having so many APs?</p>

<p>Last summer, I attended WTP. As I had to speak to someone on the phone in order to get in, I can confirm that if you seem to already know what you want to do with your life (and that something is engineering) they aren't going to put you as high-up as those who are not sure. I almost didn't get in because of it...</p>

<p>...on that note, I wouldn't worry too much about whether you get in or not, because, sure, it was a nice experience, but also it was not so life-changing as to be necessary. It taught me a bit about living away from home, and I learned that MIT is NOT the place for me and that electricity is evil. </p>

<p>(my time would have been better spent at Stanford or Cornell summer college where you actually get credit, not just craploads of homework and estrogen overload from a bunch of antisocial nerd girls)</p>

<p>The girls who have been posting here do not sound like antisocial nerds to me. I'm interested in this program as a possibility for my daughter in the near future. She really doesn't have any idea what she wants to do, and I don't think she's considered engineering at all. Even if the program convinced her that engineering was not what she wanted, I'd see it as worthwhile. I'm sorry you were not able to enjoy your experience more.</p>

<p>you know, i've always hated the connection between "antisocial" and "nerdy". can't you be "nerdy" in the sense that you take academics seriously, but also have a life outside schoolwork? It seems that the label "nerdy" always comes with the connotation of "antisocial", which is very frustrating. Just because you care about math/science/etc. does NOT make you antisocial.</p>

<p>excuseeeeeeee me trizzle?? I'm not a very confrontational person, but when someone starts tossing out insults, I get angry. I am far from anti-social, and far from nerdy. I'm somewhere inbetween exceedingly brilliant (modest too hehe), a sarcastic b****, (when I feel that a person has wronged me in some way) a jock, a band geek, and a coffee-a-holic. Oh, and I've been told that I'm kinda crazy and fun to be around. </p>

<p>oh ps. I just won first place in the state (FL) Related Technical Math competition and qualified for nationals!!!!!.. but I cant go because it conflicts with this program :(</p>

<p>I have no idea who you are trizzle, but I'm sorry you didn't enjoy your summer. I know I must not have been good friends with you, cause everyone I know- accepted and rejected from MIT- loves MIT.</p>

<p>and although you don't get credit for the classes, the MIT tutors write recs for you for college- and I know they definately helped me get into MIT. </p>

<p>As I said, there are the "shut-ins", but by no means is everyone antisocial. </p>

<p>Anyhow, there is only one "test" I remember, but it has no bearing on anything- it was in EE, and on the last day. I remember we all sorta freaked out, but it was easy (they're not trying to mess with you :-P)</p>

<p>Plus, if the only reason you were motivated to do a summer program was to get into a good college- thats very sad. I'm sorry you wish you had gotten credit...but that reflects poorly on you, not the program.</p>

<p>Who is this trizzle person? I agree with krica on this one - everyone I know from last summer LOVED WTP, although I do know of one or two who didn't apply to MIT because they realized engineering just wasn't for them. I didn't, however, hear anyone say their time would have been "better spent" elsewhere. WTP is awesome and I DEFINITELY recommend all of you who got in to go.</p>

<p>Erm...I feel kinda strange jumping into the conversation like this, but Hi! I'm Linley and I'm wicked excited to be going this summer!</p>

<p>hey linley! are you ME or EECS?</p>

<p>Hi, I'm one of the EE tutors for the summer. I was a tutor last summer as well. pm me if you want details of dorm life or whatever.
starking about harry potter: I already asked if people can go to midnight harry potter book parties. The answer is currently no.</p>

<p>haha, all this talk is making me so excited about the summer
and i shouldn't be too jumpy before the AP chaos :D
did everyone send out their packets?</p>

<p>I'm ME...you? This is gonna be so awesome!...buuuut...how hard is the homework?</p>

<p>I was in ME last year. The homework was on the difficult side for some people (like me) but wasn't too bad for others. Don't worry, though. The tutors are AMAZING about giving help. They also don't want you up until 5am stressing over homework, so as long as you try your hardest then you'll be fine. They care more about you learning something than finishing the assignments. Hope that helps!!</p>

<p>it does, thanks. do people tend to work in study groups too?</p>

<p>definitely. lots of girls worked together. they would even hold "tutor sessions" in the kitchens to clarify topics that were covered in class. i had never taken a physics course before i went to wtp (along with several other girls) so we had a 3-day physics crash course during the first week. for those that had already taken physics and were looking for something more challenging, some tutors would find another area of the dorm where they would cover more advanced topics. all of these "study sessions" were completely optional and you could come and go as you pleased. they were also really fun and laid back.</p>

<p>i can't wait. i can't believe that school's almost over- basically next two weeks are going to be AP exams (uuuugh), the week after that is final projects, the week after that are senior exams (most of my classes are majority seniors so that's basically my final exam week, and then all those are AP class exams which should be fine after studying for the AP exams!), and then the week after that are regular exams, which i'll only have one (french...). and THEN, SUMMER!!!</p>

<p>and THEN, WTP @ MIT!!!! :)</p>

<p>are you guys doing anything else besides WTP this summer? i have Girls State the week before i leave for WTP. and then after WTP, i have a free week before i start tennis season conditioning.</p>

<p>....i just have to get through AP exams for the next two weeks!</p>