I am a community college student in MA. I am thinking of Caltech to continue my education in Fall 19. My major is physics. I was gonna take an internship in the next summer to make my college transcript better. However, my academic advisor told me that some universities do not pay attention to what I do in the community college, only to my GPA. How much does Caltech care about school work, such as internships, volunteers, honors programs, etc.
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However, my academic advisor told me that some universities pay attention not to what I do in the community college, only to my GPA.
You have a 3.5 GPA now in MA. You should speak with your trusted profs and see what and where they recommend someone with your abilities should apply. I would say a program as selective as Caltech isn’t very realistic.
Two years ago CalTech had 150 transfer applicants and admitted 4. http://finance.caltech.edu/documents/394-cds2015_final.pdf Talk to your CC transfer guidance counselor for more realistic options.