Chance at Caltech?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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I am planning to apply to Caltech, Stanford, MIT, Cornell, Carnegie Mellon, Georgia Tech and UCs. Of course, I will have a few safety unis.

Here are my qualifications:
Academics:

  • A+ across all subjects in the last 4 years (apart from 1’A’ in G9 for English) – my school does not calculate GPA
  • SAT 2320 (800 Math, 760 CR, 760 Writing)
  • SAT Maths. Level 2 800
  • SAT Physics 800
  • SAT Chemistry 800
  • IB Predicted 45/45 (Higher Level Maths, Physics, Chem; SL Chinese, Literature, Economics; Extended Essay in Mathematics)
  • IGCSE A* across all subjects (Business Studies, Coordinated Sciences, English, Literature (2 separate), mathematics, Chinese, Information Communication Technology) -> 8 A* in total
  • UKMT Gold Medal From G5, Final Rounds from G8 on; Qualified for British Mathematical Olympiad in G11, G12

Extra curricular:

  • MUN for 4 years (attended 10 conferences, 5 as a Chair, 1 as President of ICJ)
  • Maths Club for 2 years
  • Computer Coding club for 4 years
  • Debate club for 2 years
  • Engineering club for 2 years
  • Tutoring Service (in-school) for 4 years
  • Student government for 4 years
  • Camp Euler Maths Research Camp
  • Top 15% for projecteuler.com (a website for solving maths problems using programming)
  • Internship at a firm, helping them to make websites

Given my essays are decent, how do you think I will fare? Thanks in advance for your suggestions!

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I am an international student, from Asia, for your reference.

3

You have an excellent chance, but I would still me cautious because you’re an international student. You stated that your essays are decent, so I would work on those and make them excellent! I have no doubt that there are people with better extracurriculars and qualifications applying from Asia, so your essay is the only place to REALLY stand out. Good Luck!

4

Thanks for your opinion! I was very worried that universities like Caltech are too far a reach for me (all the stories about 4.0GPA and 2400 SAT being rejected and so forth), so I was seeking your opinions. Will definitely work to making the essays excellent.

5

Your stats are pretty strong. Work on your essay and just wish for the best!
Good Luck!