chances @ caltech ED

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Junior in good public school uses block schedule (4x4), rank: 25/900
-GPA UW: 3.6
-GPA W: 4.12
-Under represented Minority Group
-SAT I: Taking Nov 5, let you know when I get it
-SAT II: Chemistry:6 70, World History: 630, taking US History, Physics, Math I, and Math II this year.</p>

<p>Transcript
Freshman:
-English 9 Honors- A/A
-World Geo/Health- A/A
-Algebra 2 Honors- A/B
-Engineering A- B/A
-Japanese I - A/A
-Intermediate Computer Technology – A/A
-Biology Honors- A/B
-PE 9- A/A</p>

<p>Sophomore:
-English 10 Honors- A/A
-AP World History- B+/B+/B/A- (all year long course)
-Pre-Cal Honors- A/B
-Engineering B- B/B
-Weight Training- A/B
-PE 10- A/A
-AP Chemistry- B/A</p>

<p>Junior: (Current)
-AP Physics- A
-Calculus I- D (extremely difficult class taught by an insane professor at local community college….what do I do?)
-AP US History- B
-Building Trades I- A</p>

<p>Classes Yet To Take
-Calculus II (night school next term)
-AP Language (next term)
-Engineering C1 (next term)
-Japanese II (next term)
-I HAVE AN OPEN CLASS NEXT TERM….WHAT SHOULD I TAKE????
-Calculus III (next year)
-AP Lit (next year)
-Japanese III (next year)
-Japanese IV Honors (next year)
-AP Government (next year)
-AP Economics (next year)
-AP Music Theory (next year)
-Engineering CII (next year)</p>

<p>APs
-Chemistry (3 on test)
-World History (4 on test)
-Taking Physics, US History, Literature, Language, Government, Economics, Music Theory, Psychology (self study…)</p>

<p>ECs
-Engineering and Building Trades Academy (will graduate with S-Block special honors at graduation)
-Math and Engineering Science Academy (MESA)- (11th, 12th)
-California Scholarship Federation- (11th, 12th) (President-11th, hopefully retain it next year).
-Mathletes (11th, 12th)
-Science Olympiad (11th, 12th)
-Keyclub (10th, 11th, 12th)
-National Honors Society (11th, 12th)
-Academic Decathalon (11th, 12th)
-Currently doing research with American Lung Association and Professor Cahill from UC Davis on air quality assessment project.
-Will attend program at NASA, Caltech, or Calpoly this summer.</p>

<p>Ok…
Now I’m applying to the following schools:
-California Institute of Technology (Early Decision)
-Rice University (Early Action)
-Boston Univeristy
-UC Berkley
-UC Davis
-UC San Diego
-UC Los Angeles
-Cal Poly SLO
-MIT</p>

<p>Ok…how do I get into these schools??? I really really really want to get into CALTECH…how do I get in?? I also want to get into Rice if not Caltech…
For what schools should I do ED/EA???</p>

<p>Thanks for responses!!!!</p>

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<p>oh i forgot to mention:
200+ hrs of community service for Ec's.</p>

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<p>please leave responses..................</p>

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<p>To put it bluntly: you won't get in. </p>

<p>They will worry if you get a B+ in a science/math course. How are you going to explain that D in Calc I and that 3 on AP Chem exam? URM status doesn't weight that heavily at Caltech.</p>

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<p>wow ok so caltech is definitely out huh?
wat schools should i be applying to for engineering?
would rice ED be possible?</p>

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<p>doubt it. aim lower like ucd or cal poly or comm. college if u want to.</p>

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<p>CalTech really doesn't care about URM status. If you're interested in JPL, it might even hurt you.</p>

<p>Almost nobody with more than a B in any math/science class has a poor shot. Oh, and 96% of Techers go in having performed research at some university. It's unlike ANY other school. I'd apply to MIT instead.</p>