chance me -be honest; i can take it

Colleges and Universities A-Z California Institute of Technology
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<p>FROM CANADA (IS THAT AN ADVANTAGE?)</p>

<p>act - 35
sat 2- math 2 800, phy 800, chem 780 (twice), plan to take bio E in october (probs 750+)
AP --- calc ab (5), phy b (5), chemistry (4 ...thisis probably gonna cost me the acceptance)</p>

<p>awards----engineering awards at reg. sci fair, AMC 12 (128), aime (n/a due to ear infection), </p>

<p>ecs-----science club, matheletes... just average science& math activities and couple of non-mathscience related leadership positions </p>

<p>rec-good i have calc teacher that thinks im awesome..
essays-gonna be normal to good</p>

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<p>No. Being from Canada is a disadvantage, and you’ll be considered along with other international students on a much more rigorous scale.</p>

<p>If you don’t like your chemistry score, don’t submit it.
A teacher thinking your awesome doesn’t mean anything. They want to see your passion rather than your “awesomeness”.</p>

<p>Your SAT/AP are ok, but nothing too spectacular comparing to the CalTech applicants, especially the internationals. Same with your awards, not too glaring compared to CalTech applicants.</p>

<p>And you don’t need to take the Bio SAT because you only submit 2 SAT IIs (Math 2 and Physics will probably be good).</p>

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<p>You have an above average chance compared to the rest of the applicants if you’re not applying for financial aid since applying for it can kill your chances as you’re an international. If you have done research work, you should really submit your paper as it will greatly boost your chances. Caltech loves applicants that have done cutting-edge research.</p>

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<p>resillient,
are you talking about not self-reporting the ap chemsitry score? doesn’t caltech see your official ap report or is that only after getting accepted?</p>

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<p>Don’t worry about the Chem AP. You got a 780 on the SAT II so I doubt anyone will care.</p>

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You don’t submit an official score report as you do for SAT. Only self-report. However if you lie on AP reporting, your admission will be rescinded.
So yes, if you don’t want to report an AP score, you don’t have to.</p>

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<p>Read through these two threads, if you have not read it yet. It should help you chance yourself.</p>

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

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<p>How would colleges know if you lied (or hid) AP score?</p>