<p>Is it imperative that I get any supplemental things mailed off by Jan. 1? It'd be helluva more convenient if I mailed it on the 3rd...</p>
<p>If I include a stamped, addressed envelope inside the one I send, would Caltech be able to return it so that I get verification that the materials were received?</p>
<p>Ben, I don't know if you remember my Physics C AP scores, but they weren't very happy (3 Mech, 2 E&M). I was talking to my teacher recently, and he straight up told me that he didn't teach 'TO' the AP exam, he just taught us to learn some stuff. Would it help to/should I mention this?</p>
<p>That's all I can think of for now. Good luck to all the other procrastinators still working on their app. :)</p>
<p>Unfortunately, the question about mail dates and the confirmation envelope are things that I'm not directly involved in (the applications are all complete by the time we get them) so you should email <a href="mailto:ugadmissions@caltech.edu">ugadmissions@caltech.edu</a> and you'll get a quick answer.</p>
<p>As for your Phyics scores... I don't think mentioning what your teacher said will help much, and at worst it may sound like whining. I'd say either do or don't send the scores, as you prefer, but if it had been my application, I wouldn't have included that tidbit about not teaching to the exam.</p>
<p>I'll just mail the extra stuff in on Tuesday (Monday if I can manage it), and hope that I won't be upsetting anyone.</p>
<p>As for the scores, I didn't mention it. I didn't think it would help much at all, I just thought I'd ask while I had a thread with a couple other questions.</p>
<p>(Teaching "to" an exam has an extremely negative connotation for most teachers; it implies that they're not in control of the curriculum, that they're just preparing you for a test rather than really teaching. I doubt that many teachers would say they teach "to" a test; even if the overall goal of the class is to cover they AP curriculum, that won't be the phrasing. Just a--now kind of useless--thought.)</p>