<p>Hi. I'm new here and here's my question. Which one is better, SSP or WTP? interested in Chemistry and Biology but not mind Physics. Any tip's appreciated. </p>
<p>The MIT programs?</p>
<p>Well, SSP is a better experience, from what I’ve heard.
Even for those who don’t like physics, I heard that SSP was a great program.</p>
<p>Yes. WTP is an MIT program and I feel that SSP is better. Thanks.</p>
<p>First of all, are you a woman? because WTP is only for females. Second, WTP doesn’t sound like the best fit for you because the two tracks they offer are mechanical and electrical engineering. There’s some relation to chemistry and biology but certainly not the focus of either of these tracks. Yes, reputation-wise, SSP is more high-powered, but they are really different kinds of programs and it really comes down to what you want to get out of it. SSP is based more on independent research and while the program gives you a lot of guidance and advice, it is really for highly advanced high school scientists who already know their field of study and want to go deeper into it. WTP is more of an introduction to the study of engineering for women; in fact, they don’t accept you into the program if you’ve already taken the advanced coursework in programming or the other things that they intend to teach you. They hope to develop you into someone who will pursue engineering or technology whereas SSP it is already assumed that you are a science or engineering nerd and they are going to guide your research in the field. It’s comparing apples to oranges and I doubt there is much overlap in the students who apply to each program.</p>
<p>Oops, ignore everything I just said about SSP above. I mixed that up with RSI, which is the MIT Research Science Institute. I don’t know anything about SSP, so sorry. I noted on the website that SSP is only loosely affiliated with MIT and is not even on campus and doesn’t sound like it is focused on chemistry or biology either. You might be SOL on these programs that is your chosen field of study. </p>