<p>He’s been consistently among the top five for internal examinations. I’m not sure of his board scores but I am pretty certain they are excellent.</p>
<p>A high SAT score doesn’t hurt Mrinal, but it’s significance stops after a certain point. As demonstrated by the the 2390 and 2360 case.</p>
<p>Trust me, your ECs will matter more :)</p>
<p>Congrats everyone! :D</p>
<p>Waitlisted at Caltech. Don’t know whether its worth accepting the spot though :s</p>
<p>Oh and regarding rank and school grades - it should be relative to your school, so in this is case if more people from your school apply abroad, the college will have some experience with what to expect, so they will be able to judge you better.</p>
<p>At my Penn interview, I was told that the Admissions Office keeps a file on every school they receive apps from for future reference so they get more familiar with grading policies. So if you’re from a ‘popular’ or ‘feeder’ school and have a high class rank, it helps more than being the topper from a school that does not have many applicants.</p>
<p>@tizil
i believe that your “accepted at caltech” guy had some awesome ECs
IMOTC
IOITC</p>
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<p>I am screwed then, no one has ever applied from my city to the US, let alone my school.</p>
<p>EDIT: There is one after all from my city, Veerthi from TiT 20</p>
<p>@Mrinal No one applying isn’t to your detriment. You’ll be considered in your context, what I was trying to say earlier wasn’t that being from less known school affects you negatively.</p>
<p>It’s just that when colleges get apps from a school they get a feel of how competitive it is. After all, no one will trust a school where everyone gets 90+, right? In your school profile, make sure you ask your counselor/principal to include average marks of all students from class 9 through 12, and for boards even. That way, your marks will be shown as competitive with respect to your school.</p>
<p>Also, scoring high in boards/SAT/AP/A levels helps in this regard as they can see you have done well in accredited examinations, so you school standards are of a good quality.</p>
<p>@mrinal</p>
<p>tastycles said that it helps more.
so i hope the “screwed” is a hyperbole</p>
<p>I understand that it was an exaggeration 
Don’t mind me…</p>
<p>Are you all sure about all this? Hamilton sent me a mail saying decisions are released on March 23 at 5 P.M. EST. Also I’ve already received my Lafayette decision…</p>
<p>Hamilton decision is on 23rd, Amherst on 30th</p>
<p>One of my knowns got into caltech.
Olympiad gold medallist and GSF semi finalist (asked for aid)
She got into stanford too</p>
<p>^^Olympiad, as in the International ones??</p>
<p>Of course!</p>
<p>so by my,knowledge for caltech
2 accept.
6 waitlist (including me)</p>
<p>wow! caltech is that selective huh!?
or is it the major u choose to study that plays the pivotal role in deciding your acceptance?</p>
<p>Rew, at Caltech, your intended major doesn’t affect your chances.</p>
<p>i dont think major matters.
on average onlya couple of indians enroll to caltech every year.
so yeah … it is tough</p>
<p>A couple??? mysticgohan said that no student from India was admitted last year…didn’t he?</p>
<p>Has anyone received admission decision from any UCs???</p>
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<p>[Facts</a> & Stats - Caltech Caltech Undergraduate Admissions](<a href=“http://admissions.caltech.edu/about/stats]Facts”>http://admissions.caltech.edu/about/stats)
The average number of internationals enrolling at CalTech was 9% out of 967 students. That means about 9 internationals. Assuming that India sends 15% of the total internationals at all schools, the average goes to 2.
But that’s just an average, it can go up or down depending on the strength of the applicant pool…
Irrespective of what I wrote above, I myself don’t like the numbers I mentioned…Only 2 Indians:eek:</p>