Chances at CalTech?? (:

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<p>GPA (W): 4.02/4.36 (will improve in senior year)
GPA (UW): 3.89 (ditto ^)
PSAT: 214 (commended/maybe semi-finalist…need to wait to find out)
SAT I: 2230 (total), 780 (CR) 760 (M) 690 (W); plan to take again
SAT IIs: Math II-760; Biology M: 790
ACT: 32 (total): 34 (E), 32 (M), 30 (R), 32 (S), 8 (WSub, will not submit ACT)</p>

<p>High School: Religious private school, Norfolk-VA; I am ranked 1/52 in my school, in National Honors Society and International Thespian Society</p>

<p>AP Biology-5; APUSH-5 (school only offers 8 APs)</p>

<p>--Courses Junior Year: Honors College Composition, Honors French IV, Lab assistant for AP Bio/Chem, AP Biology, AP US, Honors Pre-calculus and Honors English 11
--Senior Year courses: AP US Gov, AP Calculus AB, AP Chemistry, AP Lit, AP Psych, AP Euro and Honors Physics</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
--Drama Club (9-12); Secretary/Treasurer(11) and Vice President (12)
--NHS (11-12)
--French Club (9-12); President (11-12)
--Bio-Eco Club (9-12); President and Reviver (12)
--ARK, Animal Rescue Klub (9)
--Missions/4-10 Club (10-12); religious outreach and fundraising for projects in Africa
--Chinese Club (11-12); Helped support our Chinese exchange students
--Young Singers Project (9-12); High School version of the only professional acapella group in VA, audition required
--District Chorus (7-12); All-State Chorus Alternate (11, will try again for senior year)
--District Band (6-10)-Clarinet
--VMEA Honors Choir (12)-open only to seniors and accepts only 30 from all of VA
--Music Director of HomeschoolPlus- 2 shows (Clue and Tick Tick…BOOM)
--Rehearsal/Performance Pianist for 2 Regent University productions (Godspell and Gift of the Magi)
--Piano for 15+ years
--Paid position at my church playing the piano for the Sunday services</p>

<p>Awards:
CITA (Christians in Theatre Arts) – Best Overall Male Actor
Academic Awards throughout High School (English, Science, History, Math, Music)
Piano Accompaniment for a Choir in competition (Best Student Accompanist) </p>

<p>Summer Activities
Theatrix Inc. – Summer Theatre Shows (Performer/Intern/Assistant Musical Director)
NYLF (National Youth Leadership Forum on Medicine) – Georgetown University
Harvard Secondary School Summer Program – Neurobiology (A);
Stem Cell/Regenerative Biology (A)</p>

<p>Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
--First Generation Student
--Will submit the Arts Supp</p>

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<p>Can you please refrain from posting a “Chances at (insert school name here)?? (:” on every prestigous school’s forum?</p>

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<p>Also, to be fair, very low chances.</p>

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<p>I do not normally chance people and you have already had a comment.</p>

<p>I advice people to read two threads (and this link will take you to them) before making a chance me at Caltech post.</p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/california-institute-technology/1182824-suugest-reading-two-threads-before-you-post-chance-me-caltech-type-request.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/california-institute-technology/1182824-suugest-reading-two-threads-before-you-post-chance-me-caltech-type-request.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>However, I will say one thing, if you are going to submit an Arts Supplement, Caltech may not be the place for you. I am not saying “will not”, I am saying “may not” as I really do not know what will be in your application. And why that statement about the arts supplement? Read those two threads and it will be become clear. Caltech is different and makes no bones about it. You have to have a specific inclination to get into Caltech and I am not sure that I see it in the information you have provided.</p>