<p>Did anyone apply for the Women's Technology Program at MIT for this summer?</p>
<p>I applied to the program</p>
<p>I'm not sure whether or not, if I'm accepted, I'll do it though. 4 weeks is a lot of the summer and I have other stuff going on like I'm in the school musical and I'm a soccer captain next year, so idk if I can spare 4 weeks of that. I think if I do get accepted and decide to do it I'll try to sneak out on sundays to go to my soccer games. But I shouldn't even worry about that, I probably won't even get in. How about you? Are you sure you'll do it if you get in?</p>
<p>I'm not sure. It's kind of a lot of money but my parents said that they'd pay. And you're pretty much guaranteed in to MIT, or so I've heard.
I'm not that sure if I'd go though because that's basically my whole summer (we vacation in August) and right now I have an amazing job that pays a lot and I could work full time.
I don't know. Honestly, if I did get in, my parents would probably make me go.
Do you live in Massachusetts?</p>
<p>I applied as well. </p>
<p>I'm not thinking about going to MIT, but I applied since I just think the program sounds really...productive, I guess. I definitely want at least some basic knowledge about those topics, even if I don't become an engineer.</p>
<p>Yea, I live in MA about 20 mins from Boston so it wouldn't be a problem to get a car on Sundays but I don't know if they'd like that very much. And it is a lot of money but compared to what college costs it's not much at all. Just a few more thousand in loans to deal with after college. I didn't know it increased the chances of getting into MIT so much but that's definitely a bonus. I don't really know anything about the program, I just found it online a week before the applications were due and thought I'd give it a shot. How did you hear about it?</p>
<p>I'm not exactly sure if going actually increases your chances of getting in, but if you're accepted into the program that you obviously have a good shot at getting into MIT.</p>
<p>I don't really think that I want to be an engineer also. I'd actually like to go into business, but I think it would be interesting to learn about engineering.</p>
<p>I'm pretty sure I'd like to go into engineering but I'm not sure what type yet. I like CS but don't have any experience in EE. </p>
<p>I'm considering just doing an internship over the summer instead that way I can still be at home with my friends and play soccer. Summer '07 I know most people will spend saying goodbyes so I don't know if I can skip most of the last normal summer ever. eh, idk that probably sounds pretty gay but whatever. An internship might even be more beneficial because we'll take classes in college but an internship is more hands-on, more responsibility, idk.</p>
<p>I already have en engineering internship and they offered me a job this summer. I'm not sure if I want to work all summer though. I guess it all depends if I get in or not.</p>
<p>...I have no plans for the summer otherwise. I'm sure I'll find something worthwhile to do, but as of now...meh. I have a question for you two: since you both have engineering internships, does that mean you guys are already pretty good at it? I just have the impression that people wouldn't take you for an internship if you don't have previous knowledge on the topics...so I'm assuming you guys do.</p>
<p>I truly have no experience whatsoever...and if every other applicant has skills worthy of internships, then I better start finding something else to do this summer.</p>
<p>This is random, but I tried to search for WTP on the search bar but it wouldn't show up. I had to type in "summer program" to find it.</p>
<p>Well I don't have an internship yet but I meant that I could get one from this program at school. My friend has done one through them for computer software encryption stuff and he didn't need any experience for it.
I don't have experience either unless AP comp sci counts. And even that's just the basics. As for electrical engineering, I'll learn what that means when (if) I get there. So don't worry about your experience, you're not alone.</p>
<p>I don't have any experience in either computer science or electrical engineering.</p>
<p>Hi- I went to the program last year and it was an amazing experience. If you've taken AP Comp Sci already, you've basically covered everything in their computer science curriculum, but you can work on your own project or something during that class - and it's a good review. As for EE, I knew absolutely nothing going into that class, but that turned out to be my favorite class - you learn how to put together circuits and the technology behind it. As for math, that class was fun, it started out really easy but got progressively more interesting - we started with binary and finished off by learning about encryption algorithms. I see you all talking about how much (or little) experience you have with this stuff, but don't worry about it - most of the girls there had little to no experience with one or more of the subjects, and that's what made it fun.</p>
<p>And about the guaranteed admission thing... they don't exactly promise you'll get in to MIT, but once you get there you feel like they're trying to make you want to stay - you're no longer trying to impress them, instead they're trying to impress you. And I don't know anyone who went to WTP who's ever been rejected from MIT - I think most of us who applied early got in.</p>
<p>Everyone who's been to the program so far (which is basically 2 people on CC) speaks so highly of it. Making me really really really want to go. </p>
<p>Ah, April 15th. How I yearn for thee. </p>
<p>Even if it's bad news. At least I'd be settled and could move on with my summer plans.</p>
<p>I also applied to WTP; I wrote one of my essays on why WTP would be a wonderful change from my entirely-male physics class, where they shared stories of electric shocks from cattle fences and wall sockets... -_- I think WTP will help to determine whether I really want to pursue EE & CS. </p>
<p>Good luck to you all, and I wouldn't worry about the money - a WTP alumna told me the program receives tons of sponsorship, thus financial aid for the accepted.</p>
<p>WTP was amazing -- I went last summer. </p>
<p>It really made me fall in love with MIT, and made me realize that not all the people who go to MIT will be crazy-scary-smart. We had so much fun (c'mon, we were living in boston!) and learned so much. </p>
<p>I'll warn you that out of my friends in WTP, I know several who did not get in Early Action. Maybe (hopefully) they will get in regular action, but it goes to show that WTP doesn't <em>make</em> them accept you. </p>
<p>But it's awesome! So you should all still go.</p>
<p>Question for anyone who did the program last year- is there much free time or non-EE/CS stuff you do there? Specifically on Sundays? Because a big factor in the decision to do it will be whether I can escape for soccer games on Sundays and whether I will have time to keep in shape for preseason while I'm there. Do you think it's possible or will I have to decide between soccer and WTP?</p>
<p>CMD220: I recall that Sunday's were always free. I mean, you'll have homework, but you can schedule your time so that you're free. I know several crazy people who enjoyed running outside in the summer who pursued that to stay in shape; we didn't have access to MIT athletic facilities however. You'll have time to do things like that though.</p>
<p>We also were not allowed off-campus without another WTP person with us -- So I think you'd need to run your soccer situation through with the leaders of the program first. I think it would be possible though, so long as you didn't need to go play everyday for 3 hours or something. </p>
<p>Hope that was useful!</p>
<p>For people that got in last year, what do you think most helped you get in?</p>
<p>I currently (we'll see if it changes on april 17th) have a 700 SAT math, 720 CR, is that too low to get in?</p>