2020 Caltech Discussion Thread

Rejected

Rejected

waitlisted…

ACCEPTED!!!

Rejected :,(

Rejected after being deferred early :frowning: Kinda expected it

Waitlisted

ACCEPTED!!!
Wow I didn’t think it was possible…
Our school usually only have one person get in every OTHER year, and this year my best friend got in early actions…

I was deferred at first

OH MY GOD.I’M CRYING RIGHT NOW. Accepted.

Please post ur stats for future applicants

Accepted… Wow it shows that you can get accepted to Caltech with seriously crappy test scores

Waitlist

Can someone post the stats for waitlist to acceptance rates in the past

SAT 2330, GPA 3.89, class rank 3/268
5s on AP Chem, Stats, Language and Comp, USH, Human Geography
800 Math 2 and Chem Subject test
strong essays and recommendations
won’t post personal information but also involved heavily in nonprofit work, though not as heavily in STEM extracurriculars, which I guess is where I faltered. Congratulations to all! You all deserve it and I know you’ll all do great things. Wishing I could be among you all, but it’s all right (:

Rejected. Will post stats later. International.

In the past five years, they’ve accepted 0 to 40 of those on the waitlist

Waitlisted
SAT 2340 (780 math, 790 CR, 770 writing), GPA 3.95, class doesn’t rank, public school
5s on AP Chem, Physics 1, Physics C (both mechanics and EM), Calculus BC, US History, Chinese, Stats, Psychology
800 Math 2, Biology E, Physics 780 Chem
USA Physics Olympiad Silver medalist
AIME Qualifier (score of 4)
Summer internship in my sophomore and junior years at a cancer laboratory
My essays weren’t very good because I did them all on the same day I turned my application in. I also think my recommendations were just okay, as my relationship with my teachers was just average.

Congrats to the people who got in!

Accepted. I really wasn’t expecting tbh. Check my post on the Stanford thread for stats if you want them

Rejected. International (Pakistan). I wonder when will Caltech ever take someone from Pakistan.

DD accepted after EA deferral