Can anybody help me with applying information?

Colleges and Universities A-Z California Institute of Technology
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<p>Hi everybody! i have a question for getting into caltech, the thing is that my case is a little bit different and i couldn't find info anywhere else:</p>

<p>i'm american, i was born in florida, BUT i live outside ot the USA (central america). I have a couple of questions. if you can give me an answer i would really appreciate it:</p>

<p>1- am i treated as an international student or american?</p>

<p>2- Since my school system is different from the american system, what is more important? my SAT or GPA?</p>

<p>3- In my school, every year all the students must develop a research project in groups, depending on the high school major they chosed (in this case Informatics), can those projects be taken as research when applying?</p>

<p>4- my grades system is based on 10. my average grades are 8.5/10 or 9/10 and i chose the most demanding major at school. Plus i have been attending for 3 years to a religious group....what are my chances of been admited?</p>

<p>5-can you give me details about financial aid? it's impossible for me to afford such education. </p>

<p>6- if i get it as transfer....what are my chances to get a room?</p>

<p>7- do i have to pay out-sate taxes?</p>

<p>According to my personality and all i could read, Caltech is the perfect place for me because i really love learning new things every day and im ready to take any challenge necessary. Please if you know anything that can help me say it. Thanks you for your time</p>

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<p>If you are a US citizen, then you should apply as a US student - it is harder to be accepted as an international or foreign applicant. Where you study is less of a criteria than citizenship for being considered as a domestic. </p>

<p>As to your research project - we need more detail to answer that!!</p>

<p>As to SAT or GPA being more important - hard to say - they both are looked at but are not ultimate criteria. Drive and passion for furthering the world’s body of scientific research is what seems to matter the most, and is hard for high schoolers to demonstrate!</p>

<p>Financial aid also depends - Caltech meets demonstrated need, based on family finances and such. If you get in, you can manage to afford it.</p>

<p>Getting a room as a transfer student - highly likely. Caltech has rooms either right on campus or within a block or two (called off-campus housing but still Caltech owned and managed). Transfer students can get into one or the other.</p>

<p>Out of state taxes?? Dunno what you mean. Caltech is a private university, and thus being in-state gives you no monetary breaks.</p>