<p>Haha, yes, it was clear, as signified by the :p Although I'm not going to lie, I got a bit worried there for a brief second! As for grad school, though, yeah, I'm probably being a bit presumptuous. I don't know much about grad school admissions, all I've heard is that lots of research experience (which I know I'll have plenty of) helps quite a bit. So, um, we'll see how it goes, and I'll get back to you in 4 years or so :p</p>
<p>Corranged: I did :) I was just referring to the fact that, from what I've heard, most schools tend not to accept too many of their undergrads into their grad programs. Or at least in astro.</p>
<p>What corranged was saying was, you have already lost. The only way to win is to not have applied/gotten accepted to Caltech for undergrad in the first place. Now that you have failed that, there is no possible way to win...</p>
<p>Anyhow, now I'm curious. Has anyone received an Axline letter that says "tuition" only, making no mention of "room and board"?</p>
<p>Yes. There are two scholarships. One is for tuition, the other for tuition, room, and board. Both are a pretty good deal : )</p>
<p>Duality's right, Guitar. :)</p>
<p>...Why am I in the Caltech forum?</p>
<p>Because you LOVE me, duh. :p</p>
<p>so another quick question--aside from during frosh surfs, it's not a big deal who's gotten scholarships and such, right?</p>
<p>(now that i'm over the initial excitement, the implied expectations are sort of spooking me)</p>
<p>Not from what I've heard. Are you planning on going this summer, if you decide to attend?</p>
<p>No, it's not a big deal, fortunately. It's a slightly delicate subject so people with the scholarship don't flaunt it... but there aren't any expectations hanging over your head except your own. You do have to keep a decent (3.0 if I remember right) GPA once grades start, but that's about it, and that isn't all that hard.</p>
<p>My feeling about students is that they don't talk about SAT scores, $$$ (merit or aide) once they are accepted. The spirit of cooperation, being with others who share a passion for math/science, is dominant.</p>
<p>How many Lingle Scholarships are given out each year? Just the one?</p>
<p>ben & bookworm--great. (that attitude makes sense; i just wanted to make sure.)</p>
<p>& adam--not sure yet, although i probably ought to decide on summer plans soon. which means choosing a college soon... ack. you?</p>
<p>Well, I don't even plan on attending Caltech so I highly doubt I'll be able to SURF there this summer :p (although Ben, if I can, that would be lovely! I could very easily shift my work plans from NYC to Caltech as I have a very close collaborator at IPAC I could work with). But I have a little bit of work to finish and, more pressingly, papers to be published, so my summer will be like last summer--going into the city 5 days a week day--except spending less time doing research and more time writing, and fewer days actually going into work while in the city :) An enormous STS reunion in NYC will be essential this summer, you realize.</p>
<p>Have all the scholarships already been offered?</p>
<p>I ask if only one Lingle scholarship is offered per year because I got one too...</p>
<p>~Majorly confused~</p>
<p>So then Kim isn't the most amazing person ever?</p>
<p>Congratulations neapol1s!!!</p>
<p>I'm not sure why you're asking instead of telling us that there's more than one... unless you think I'm lying, of course. (Did you get the "it is with honor to..." letter? That would mean there are at least two that are exactly the same. Or if they corrected the grammar on yours, they probably just love you more ^.^)</p>
<p>I wonder if there are others as well?</p>
<p>Hey, congratulations to you too!!!</p>
<p>No, I don't think you're lying. I just got a little paranoid at first, because I thought that maybe they sent me my letter by accident. But then I thought about it, and it's probably more likely that they gave out more than one this year. </p>
<p>The grammar on my letter is a little off too. I'm not sure if this is a grammar mistake, but I think the commas around the words "or higher" might be unnecessary. I personally would've used parentheses instead of commas. </p>
<p>I guess it's none of my business if anyone else got the scholarship, even though I am a little curious. But hey, as long as I get my extra $7500 a year, I'm happy.</p>
<p>Congrats nea!! Could you post your "stats"...just a sort of runthrough of what your application looked like, out of curiosity? :)</p>