Chances plz..

Colleges and Universities A-Z California Institute of Technology
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<p>I'll be applying to caltech in the fall, and i would like to get an early idea of my chances of getting in, so here goes:</p>

<p>Asian Indian, Male
SoCal Resident
High Income Family</p>

<p>GPA: 3.88 UW, 4.22 W (school doesn't rank, but i should be in top 5% of my class, btw my school is part of a very prestigious school district)</p>

<p>SAT I: 710 CR, 800 W, 800 M</p>

<p>ACT: 34</p>

<p>SAT II: 800 physics, 750 math iic, 750 USH</p>

<p>AP scores: Euro(5), bio(5), physics b(5), USH(5), eng lang (4)</p>

<p>Senior classes: ap gov, ap eng lit, calc 2 at UCI, ap chem, ap spanish, jazz band</p>

<p>Extracurriculars-</p>

<p>-Member of science olympiad for 4 years </p>

<p>-member of math club for 4 years (made AIME twice)</p>

<p>-played in school jazz band for 4 years (section leader for one year)</p>

<p>-participated in UCI COSMOS program over summer 07 and did research in the field of astronomy, in which i studied how spectroscopy can reveal information about stars despite their distance from Earth</p>

<p>that's about it, i'm afraid that i might seem too much like a robot to the admins and that i have no life, esp. due to my lack of EC's, but hopefully my passion for the math and sciences will shine through.</p>

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<p>You should be fine. Passion and achievement in science or mathematics is most important. EC is useful to show that you still have some extra capacity.</p>

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<p>b u m p 10 char</p>

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<p>Have you won any awards? What did you get on AIME? You do seem interested in math and science and quite talented, but you aren't a math/sci "beast", which I have heard is what Caltech looks for. It probably gets many applicants who are like you "on steroids" if you catch my drift. I would advise bringing the SAT 2 Math to 800. Apart from that there isn't much you can do at this point so good luck, and if you can't get into Caltech there's always Berkeley...</p>

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<p>my scores weren't terribly high, i got a 3 on the AIME sophomore year, and a 4 junior year. and for awards, i did win a medal for my state's science olympiad competition, however it was only for getting 6th place in designer genes (they gave medals to the top 8 placers out of ~15). my school, as a whole, got 13th place out of 21 schools. </p>

<p>also i'd like to mention there is a chance i will be a national merit semifinalist, unless i miss the cut-off by one point >_<</p>