Can I get get into caltech?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Ok here are my SAT scores - CR-650, M -740, W-610</p>

<p>SAT II Maths II - 800
SAT II Physics - 800
SAT II Chemistry - 800</p>

<p>Also I came 1st in Physics, 1st in chem, and 2nd in maths in high school, and I am in the top 5% of my grade, and also I am applying from South Africa. Ive got pretty normal EC's, havnt done anything spectacular, and i sucked in the international science olympiads i took part in (like the australian SIAT)
I just want to know whether its worth the application fee, and when I emailed the caltech people, they said that they cannot gaurantee anything, and that they would look at my application holisticly...or sumthin</p>

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<p>As always, my opinion is unofficial and based solely on my own research.</p>

<p>I would recommend retaking that SAT 1 if at all possible. I'm sure you can raise your score, and as a general rule it's always better to have a SAT score in the range of people the school accepts. According to the Incoming Freshman Profile, you might want to shoot for an SAT score of 2190 - 2320.</p>

<p>Still, your SAT IIs are very, very good. That will definitely get you looked at. </p>

<p>It will depend on your ECs, but judging by the Caltech site, if you can manage to show a depth of commitment and interest in math and science inside and outside of school, it's worth applying.</p>

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<p>you CAN, but the question is whether you WILL
just apply and see - if you really want to go there.</p>

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<p>Well, I think this is your best reference for an evaluation. The following are my achievements and I was only able to get a spot on Caltech's waiting list. I am an international applicant though.</p>

<p><a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/446533-mit-caltech-stanford.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/446533-mit-caltech-stanford.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>PS: please tell me what you think of my chances with other universities.</p>

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<p>The OP (ishwar) is also an international applicant (South Africa).</p>

<p>I agree with Hanajima Arashi;--you'll need better SAT scores (your subject scores are obviously great--since they are all perfect).</p>

<p>The average SAT scores for Caltech are approximately:
CR-735
Math-775
Writing-730
for a total of 2240</p>

<p>Look at the slide on page 2 of this presentation to see the numbers during the past few years:
<a href="http://diversity.caltech.edu/dpg_reports/irvine06-04/Data.pdf%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://diversity.caltech.edu/dpg_reports/irvine06-04/Data.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Since your current SAT total is 2000, you'll need about another 200 points to be competitive.</p>

<p>Best of luck in your efforts to get these scores--and to get into Caltech.</p>