Chance a desperate but passionate senior !!!!

<p>SAT:2250
SAT 2: chem, math 2, span. (all 800's)
ACT: 35
GPA:3.0 W (dismal, i know)-- due a many health and family issues during sophomore year which killed my GPA--- will explain in essays
AP: 13 AP's so far most self studied because my school doeasn't offer them. -- all 5's</p>

<p>Major Awards: AIME 5x qualifier, USAMO 4x qualifier, IMO (silver medal), IBO, IchO, IphO (all gold), AMC 8/10/12: perfect scores, USABO, USACO, USAPO (physics not philosophy)
Intel ISEF-- semifinalist, Siemens Westinghouse-- grand prize winner in 2009 competition</p>

<p>EC's:
Rbotics, math club, science olympiad( all pres. and founder). Soldering Sonograms for the Navy, Volleyball ( played at the olympics and am the junior world champion), Jeans for Japan (founder)-- donated pairs of jeans to japan after its earthquake, Designed an architectural plan for the capital of India after it experienced floods</p>

<p>Race: Indian
Sex: M
International but live in CA
wILL SUBMIT IN RESEARCH ABSTRACT WHICH I SENT TO MIT AND IT IS BEING THOROUGHLY RESEARCHED OVER THERE AND IT IS ABOUT WINDMILLS</p>

<p>I really really want to attend CALTECH but am afraid my GPA wont let me. I have been passionate about everything that I have done in high school and will try my best to let that show on my essays. I had a heart transplant when I was very young and during sophomore year I got very very sick because of it including family troubles to top that off.
PLease tell me my chances!! Will chance back</p>

<p>anybody??? BUMMMPPP???</p>

<p>have you read these two threads. </p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/california-institute-technology/577759-why-caltech-different-open-letter-8.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/california-institute-technology/577759-why-caltech-different-open-letter-8.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/california-institute-technology/442418-anyone-wanting-know-their-chances-getting-into-caltech.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/california-institute-technology/442418-anyone-wanting-know-their-chances-getting-into-caltech.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Junior world champion??? Okay Harvard for sure! Srry, don’t know anything since I’m a freshman in hs!</p>