Chances at CalTech as a Humanities Major?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hi everyone,</p>

<p>I have recently applied to Caltech with a proposed major of Philosophy, not because it is an unpopular major, but because I am truly passionate about this subject. I understand that Caltech is not an institution traditionally known to have many individuals majoring in the humanities, and I was wondering what chances I may have (if at all) of possible acceptance?</p>

<p>GPA weighted: 3.92 unfortunately.
GPA unweighted: 3.69.
SAT: 750 (CR), 740 (M), 800 (W)
SAT II: 800 (Math IIc), 770 (Bio-E)
I have over 130 hours of community service and have won numerous district and state debate awards. My essays were decent, and I expect my letters of recommendation to be fairly good. Oh, and I am an Asian female.</p>

<p>Thank you for taking the time to read all that.</p>

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<p>If you don’t mind : Why caltech? Not bad stats but don’t you want a university with a well known humanities program? Are you going to Caltech because of the name? If so, my advice dont. But if thats what you want to do … these aren’t too bad but not amazing :)</p>

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<p>Thanks for the quick reply! </p>

<p>I suppose my reasoning for applying is rather convoluted. When I aspired to major in the sciences, I visited the campus and absolutely fell in love with it (the small class sizes, world-class faculty, interesting students etc). Though my proposed field of study has changed significantly since then, the love I felt for Caltech as an institution still remain. (Haha, not a particularly convincing reason huh?)</p>