Caltech !

College Search & Selection
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<p>I looked on the Caltech website, and they don't really say much. only that there isn't minimum GPA and they look at the SAT/etc scores and what courses of math and science you take, and most people accepted are top graduates in their class. Well, all I know is that VERY FEW, or NONE from my high school ever make it into Caltech, and I REALLY WANT TO GET ACCEPTED INTO THIS COLLEGE. This is my Junior yr, and so far I have a 4.47 GPA. and etc... </p>

<p>I just wanted to know if anyone has a vast knowledge of this college, what they REALLY LOOK FOR in applicants....</p>

<p>Thank you in advance, sorry for any misspellings, please reply. :D</p>

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<p>Try posting this on the Caltech board...the people there will be able to help you.</p>

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<p>As a rough guide, Caltech admissions are similar (in some respects) to MIT admissions, if you're familiar with their standards. Caltech looks in particular for a strong ability in the math and sciences as a strong passion for those subjects. </p>

<p>While there isn't a minimum GPA or SAT, that just means there aren't any hard and fast cutoffs- if either of those are low (by SAT, they mean SAT Math), you better have some very strong parts of your application to make up for it.</p>