Chances at Caltech??

Colleges and Universities A-Z California Institute of Technology
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<p>GPA:
3.8 unweighted, 5.3 weighted</p>

<p>SAT:
2250 (800 Math, 770 Writing, 680 Reading)</p>

<p>SAT II:
800 Math II, 740 US History, 680 Physics</p>

<p>Class Ranking:
2/475</p>

<p>AP:
5-US History, 4-Microeconomics,4-Macroeconomics ,4-English Literature, 4-English Language, 4-Statistics, US Government/Politics-3, History of Art-3, Physics B-3</p>

<p>IB:
6-History Standard Level</p>

<p>Senior Schedule:
IB History HL, IB Spanish IV, IB English HL, IB Mathematics HL, AP Psychology, IB Physics HL, Theory of Knowledge</p>

<p>Academic Awards:
2008 AP Scholar With Honor, 2009 AP Scholar With Distinction, National Merit Commended Scholar, Biology student of the year 2006, Excellence in Physics (2007, 2008), Excellence in Chemistry (2007, 2008), 3rd place physics Intel ISEF Science fair, 2nd place space science Intel ISEF Science Fair, Honorable Mention: South Florida HS Journalism awards, 1st place declamation-South Florida Spanish competition, 1st place-impromptu-South Florida Spanish Competition</p>

<p>Athletics:
Football (2-year varsity letterwinner), water polo (3-year varsity letterwinner)</p>

<p>Work Experience:
Student corespondent/journalist: South Florida Sun-Sentinel (3 years), Model: Sun-Sentinel and CW TV Show, Official Delegate: Korean Friendship Association-South Korea, Communications Secretary: Korean Friendship Association-USA</p>

<p>Clubs:
Marching band (section leader, co-captain: 3 years), Parade Band (section leader, co-captain: 3 years), BCAA All-Star marching band, Saxophone quartet (Founder, leader), Mu Alpha Theta (president: 4 years), SECME physics and engineering club (member: 2 years), Brain Brawl participant, National Honor Society</p>

<p>Volunteer Work (Over 1000 hours):
2.5 weeks in Ghana helping Malaria and HIV/AIDS patients, Amnesty International participant, Liberty in North Korea participant, Habitat for Humanity worker</p>

<p>Research Experience:
Internship/Independent Research under Dr. H.K. Kim, PHD and Dr. Salahadin Abdi, PHD, MD at University of Miami on cytology of neurons</p>

<p>Summer Programs:
2009 West Point Summer Leader's Seminar</p>

<p>Pending great essays of course.</p>

<p>Thanks!!</p>

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<p>No worries, you have a very good chance, because of your isef awards and research experience.</p>

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<p>Thought it’d be a good time to remember the wise words of Michael Woods…</p>

<p>[For anyone wanting to know their ‘chances’ of getting into Caltech](<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/california-institute-technology/442418-anyone-wanting-know-their-chances-getting-into-caltech.html”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/california-institute-technology/442418-anyone-wanting-know-their-chances-getting-into-caltech.html&lt;/a&gt;)</p>

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<p>EDIT: wrong thread :)</p>

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<p>You look like a really interesting applicant, but you should try to add a near-perfect science SAT II to the mix (and/or a few 5s in AP/IB science/math tests).
Good luck!</p>

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<p>Your senior IB schedule is INSANE. If you don’t get into Caltech then it will be because of your character that they don’t like, not because of your academics.</p>

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<p>just wondering how you could get an Excellence in Physics (2007, 2008) and get only a 3 for AP Physics and 680 for SAT II physics?</p>

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<p>Your stats produce 18.35% chance. Good luck!</p>

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<p>There’s a water polo team in the Miami school district for men? When did that begin?</p>

<p>Also, you need to explain your 3 in Phys B, or at least show that was a fluke somehow. It throws up a lot of cautionary red flags. Your independent research is a big plus though.</p>

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<p>Yeah several schools in the Ft. Lauderdale area have teams.</p>

<p>Well to be honest, I swamped myself with 10 exams all in close proximity of one another…not the smartest thing to do…couple that with football practice</p>