<p>You really are overstressed, Caltechs pool is mostly self selecting. Last I checked acceptance was just above 20% not too bad really. </p>
<p>As for me I'm an American Citizen whose live my entire life overseas. EC's Boyscouts, Math Team, Chem Tutoring are teh biggest for me.</p>
<p>My letter commented on my "piddling around essay". I wrote about some of the more exciting things I've done.</p>
<p>Congrats to anotherparent I'm new here, missed the post.</p>
<p>For my choice its a 3 way tie (Caltech, MIT, Harvey Mudd)</p>
<p>Oh, the forum was stupid and included the closing parenthesis I had "wrapped" it in. The</a> California Tech</p>
<p>But more notably: "More females are clamoring to get into Caltech than ever before—this year, 34% more females applied via Early Action, an increase Director of Admissions Rick Bischoff calls “very substantial.” The total Early Action pool surged 16% from 683 applicants to 795.</p>
<p>Bischoff says that the increase in applicants parallels the stronger applicant pool from last year. The admissions committee is making its final decisions this week before sending out acceptance letters."</p>
<p>I'll estimate there was a similar increase in the number of accepted students (percent-wise) to the number of applicants.</p>
<p>Its friday morning there right?</p>
<p>@thekonkoe, your last post is at 3:30 pm EST in US. You can calculate from there for your MIT-EA tomorrow (Woops, this is Caltech place).</p>
<p>Whoa, the letters actually comment on your application?! Oh man, I want mine...</p>
<p>DS was deferred, received on East Coast this afternoon. No comments on his letter. My guess is that they want to see his first semester grades for the heavy-duty science and math classes he's taking. Everything else is really strong.</p>
<p>Oh god, what state? </p>
<p>Why haven't I received a letter?! Oh my god. :(</p>
<p>mail truck came.</p>
<p>I'm joining Indian in the caltech rejects group.</p>
<p>Good luck to everyone else though :)</p>
<p>I live in MA, no mail yet...</p>
<p>Rejected :(</p>
<p>@CountingDown: Where do you live on East Coast? (There was a snow storm yesterday in New England, and I hope it won't cause a delay)</p>
<p>Well I guess I'll hear back tomorrow... I'm in New York. </p>
<p>Wonderful. Imagine a rejection from Caltech and a simultaneous rejection from MIT? Nothing could maim my ego more. </p>
<p>Great! On a Saturday no less. </p>
<p>DotA time.</p>
<p>I'm accepted!!!! I kept on asking myself why Caltech would bother sending me a folder with tons of sheets and envelopes inside just to tell me I was rejected. I was definitely NOT expecting this, and now I think I'll party until May! (P.S. I screamed non-stop for 5 minutes, and my neighbor came out of his house and stared wide-eyed as I danced and ran around in circles!!!) Good luck everyone, and be HAPPY!</p>
<p>I was defered also, though I expected it, having screwed up royally on my essays. No big deal, there's another shot and if not them, then theres always UC, MIT, and others.</p>
<p>awww, overstressed, we can be happy in the Reject-but-still-awesomely-cool-people corner :) </p>
<p>On a side note - anyone else overstressed (hehe) for MIT EA tomorrow? All my EA hopes are riding on one website tomorrow at 9...</p>
<p>I got rejected. It's crazy, I went to a math competition all day today and I couldn't stop thinking about whether or not the Caltech letter came in today. I thought I did bad in the competition, but I got 2nd place. Then I come home and get rejected by Caltech. W/e, I have some hope tomorrow. Now Ima go watch I Am Legend. </p>
<p>Congrats to mercurymaster man, you're awesome.</p>
<p>all my friends got their letters.....
either my mail man hates me, or caltech didn't bother to waste 41 cents to sent m rejection letter..
but the acceptance letters are in mainly dark gray and some orange 9 by 12 inch envelops.
1/4 inch thick.. and well... yes they do write in it.... blue ink pen... yeah... thats about it
AHHHHHHHH WHERE IS MY MAIL...</p>
<p>deferred :(</p>
<p>This is all making me so ridiculously pessimistic. :( </p>
<p>Damn College Confidential! I swear... well, no. Damn American colleges for making things so dreadfully difficult.</p>