<p>Has anybody received Axline Scholarship notification?</p>
<p>don't these usually come with the acceptances packages? So, other than EA admitees, no one could have yet.</p>
<p>I think the scholarship and acceptance letter are sent separately.</p>
<p>I'm pretty sure last year they came together?</p>
<p>Why do you ask? Did you get one? Maybe they changed the policy this year...</p>
<p>No, but I am aware that for those early actions, the scholarship notice is in Feb or Mar. I am not sure about regular decision.</p>
<p>From the Caltech website:
<a href="http://www.admissions.caltech.edu/affording/scholarships%5B/url%5D">http://www.admissions.caltech.edu/affording/scholarships</a></p>
<p>"Freshman scholarship winners are selected by the Freshman Admissions Committee and are notified in late March."</p>
<p>momofchris, thank you for the information.</p>
<p>The letters come together with admission letters or separately depending on circumstances, but the scholarship decisions were (during my time) made the day after other decisions are done and are sent soon after that, basically at the same time as the other letters.</p>
<p>Please be careful not to view success or failure in this process as getting or not getting an Axline. That process has even more randomness in it than the regular admissions process (nothing against Caltech -- this is true everywhere, especially with such a small number of awards) -- so it is not a judgment on whether you are "outstanding enough". Many of Caltech's most outstanding recent graduates did not get an Axline, and the Axline process is biased toward certain kinds of accomplishments that are fairly trivial in the long term. It just makes me sad when people hop the incredibly high bar of getting into Caltech and are disappointed about this scholarship. So keep that in mind, and good luck to all in the coming few weeks.</p>
<p>I agree with Ben.</p>
<p>Just an additional note. The admissions office said this would be the first year that scholarships for EA/RD would all be awarded during regular decision time (March). In the past merit ones were given to EA with acceptancess. Guess they wanted to look at the whole pool first. I noted as recently as 2004 only 20% of those offered Axlines took them.</p>
<p>Hmm. They must regret some of last year's EA Axlines.</p>
<p>20% took the Axline offer? That sounds very low yield, even lower than their average yield.</p>
<p>I found it amazing but here was a report on their website that actaully showed statistics about where admits had decided to go and reasons, not just scholarships recipients. S was at a funtion last year where college students were bragging about turning down full rides at Caltech to go HYPS or MIT. Personally I think they are/were nuts or maybe real rich---or actually poor enough to get financial aid somewhere else. Of couse I have this bias toward Caltech, maybe that beautiful weather, small size, the fact that the culture seems more laid back, etc.</p>
<p>The Axline students likely also got into MIT, Harvard, Stanford, Princeton, and so on... (most top students don't get into ALL of them but I'll bet those folks do)--so a 20% yield might be the result, say, of the students getting into 5 or 6 top schools. You'd think the money would really tip the balance, but in many cases the family is rich enough that the money doesn't matter, since you generally have to live in a fairly well-off area to accumulate the kind of experiences in high school that bring the award of an Axline in the first place.</p>
<p>I mean, certainly in my case Caltech vs. MIT (didn't apply the other places) was a fairly easy choice already, and money would've made it ridiculously easy (Caltech's need-based offer was significantly more generous for me, but that's not quite the same thing as a full ride)--so I don't really understand the motivation of those Axlines, but it may have just been an unusually poor year.</p>
<p>Caltech was running a renovation for student dorms over the last two years and some students had to live in trailers, which probably hurt their yield. I was told the renovation has been completed. the place should be more enjoyable now.</p>
<p>That makes a lot of sense. I think the better condition of the dorms should be a big draw.</p>
<p>I liked the trailers. :( Despite the thin walls and lack of singles, they all had really nice furniture/showers and every room had its own microwave and refrigerator.</p>
<p>That said, the South Hovses are damn nice (and pretty too!)</p>
<p>god. oh god. do only 6 people really get axline?</p>
<p>No. (10 char)</p>
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Caltech students admitted as freshmen are automatically considered for Lingle, Axline, and President's Scholarships.</p>
<p>2 Lingles, 25 Axlines, and 25 President's Scholarships are typically awarded each year. Freshman scholarship winners are selected by the Freshman Admissions Committee. Regular Decision candidates are notified with their offer of admission. Early Action candidates are notified by express mail in mid to late March.
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<p>It is kind of strange, but according to the Caltech's Catalog (2006-2007), page 172, there is only one Lingles.</p>