Currently in disbelief - so excited to have been accepted. I know how upset some people must be right now, I’ve shared those same feelings but I know that it will add up for each and every one of us in the end!! I’m from NJ, so now I’m dying to visit campus - any suggestions for things to see & do?
Waitlist 
Guys also I was interested how many of the accepted people are GIRLS?
I feel like Caltech gives a boost to girls because the gender ratio of the class is sooo much higher than the applicants…
@grundeis Here are the stats:
SAT 1570/1600; 800 Math, 770 ELA
ACT Superscore 35, from two 34 scores. Math, Science, Grammar 35; Reading 33.
Weighted GPA 4.354 Unweighted 4.000
SAT Subject, Math 2: 770
Sat Subject Bio(M): 750
Class Rank - 1/198
From small rural school.
ECs - Over 2000 hours community service and civic engagement. Adult technology tutoring - 5 years; School assistant webmaster - 3 years. Science Bowl captain 1 yr.and member for all 4 years. Track and Cross Country - all 4 years.
Oh and since you asked he’s a boy 
wooww those are amazing stats!!! So are you a girl or boy lmao?
accepted! still in shock…
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Pick one:
Decision: Rejected
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1510 (790 Math, 710 Reading)
ACT: 35 (36 Math, 35 English, 35 Reading, 34 Science)
SAT II: 800 Math II, 800 Physics, 800 Biology M
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3/467
AP (place score in parenthesis): Environmental Science(5) European History(5) World History(5) Physics 1(5) United States History(5) Computer Science Principles(5) Biology(5) Calculus BC(5) English Language and Composition(5)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: Honors Orchestra, AP Chemistry, AP Microeconomics, AP English Literature and Composition, AP Statistics, AP Spanish Language and Culture, AP Computer Science A, Multivariable Calculus, Math Modeling and Research Seminar
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AIME Qualifier, AMC 12 Honor Roll, Speech and Debate National Tournament Qualifier, Extensive Competitive Debate experience (Degree of Superior Distinction), National Merit Semifinalist, 7th in the state in math in 9th grade, 5 time state math contest qualifier, various regional math placings, various regional science olympiad placings, 3 top-10 placings at states for science olympiad,
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): math club(founder, co-president), Speech and Debate(communications director, event leader), Science Olympiad(executive committee board member), Math III and Pre-Calculus tutor, Middle school math coach, rubik’s cube club, service learning ambassador, NHS, National Spanish Honor Society
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service: Started a program at my local middle school that teaches students math problem solving skills
Summer Activities: Spanish Summer abroad in Madrid, North Carolina Governor’s school east in mathematics
Essays: Common App 8/10, talked about math being akin to a form of art, Why Pratt? 9/10 talked about liking to invent things as a kid and wanting to use it to help others, Diversity essay 8/10 I’m biracial but nothing extraordinary
Teacher Recommendation: Debate Coach 11/10 known him for years even before being on team, Science Olympiad Coach/AP Physics Teacher 9/10 my sci oly partner and I are the most decorated sci oly competitors in our schools history so…, Governor’s school math teacher 8/10 idk what to say about it though
Counselor Rec: 7/10??? my school has 2000 people but I probably had a closer relationship with my counselor than most others in my school
Additional Rec: 10/10 math coach at the middle school that i help coach
Interview: TBA
Other
State (if domestic applicant): NC
Country (if international applicant):
Intended major(s): Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering
School Type: Public, competitive
Ethnicity: White and Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 100K+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
Reflection
Strengths: depth of STEM activities, pretty good amount of awards
Weaknesses: no stellar awards like intel or USAMO
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
General Comments:
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Congrats to all as a person who’s in college right now…quick reminder that everything turns out fine in the end, honestly. y’all should be proud for making it this far. i remember how stressful the college app process was
@Emmi2147 – Hey I actually lived pretty close to Caltech (grew up near there). the food is top notch. Old town pasadena has some really expensive fancy places that I don’t vibe with, but would check out the nearby San GabrielValley because that place has the most authentic east asian food outside of the area, basically. helps that there are lots of east asian immigrants here. LA as a whole is pretty amazing - Griffith Park, Walt Disney Concert Hall, etc. If you need any more recs DM me
Accepted!!! As an international student applying for financial aid!! I’m so shocked…
T-T
Rejected.
Congratulations to everyone who made it in. Perhaps my rejection meant another person now has a spot at such an amazing school.
@mylifeisgone195 - Thank you so much, you’ve made me so excited!! San Gabriel Valley sounds like my kind of place - I can’t wait to try everything out!
DD waitlisted
ACT 36, SAT Math 1 and 2 800, physics 740, GPA 4.75 weighted, unweighted 4.0, local, state and national awards in an individual sport, held positions at school, honor societies, unusual activities. Our school has never sent any student to this school.
Congrats to all who made it. Hopefully these stats will help next years applicants.
Rejected.
SAT 1550
SAT Math2 800, physics 800, USH 780 GPA 4.75 weighted, unweighted 4.0, local, state and national awards in math and computer, 2 times USAMO Qualifie ,usaco gold division.
held positions at school, honor societies, Our school has never sent any student to this school.
Congrats to all who made it. Hopefully these stats will help next years applicants.
Amazing stats. What major? Hoping she gets in!
Dear Licamine ,
Could you please post your stats and also indicate your gender? It would be great help.
Guys I was wondering would anyone be willing to look over my Caltech essays?
I think the essays really KILLED me for caltech…even though I spent months on them.
I would REALLY appreciate if anyone could PM me and look at the essays…
I got a WAITLISTED, even though I was ISEF 3-time consecutive Finalist, Regeneron scholar (top-300), Published scientific paper as sole author, Internships at Stanford and Berkeley, 2 patents pending, 4-time CA science fair qualified with some placements there…
Sorry I just feel very very lost right now…
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I’m posting this to help future applicants. These are my son’s stats…he was accepted EA at Caltech. Bottomline it is very very difficult to predict based on stats alone. The process is subjective. All you can do is make sure your application tells YOUR story the best it can. Everyone will find a great fit.
Stats:
SAT: 1560/1600 (one time)
SAT II: 800 Math I, 800 Math II, 800 Chemistry, and 800 Physics
ACT: 35 (one time)
GPA: 4.0 (unweighted), 4.4 (weighted)
Rank: N/A
Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB): 5: AP World History, English, BC Calculus, Chemistry, US History, Statistics
Subjective
Essays: Very good. He spent time on campus while being recruited for soccer and that gave him a great feel for the school and the kids, which found its way into the essays.
Teacher Recs: STEM rec was probably 10/10, as it was written by physics teacher. Humanities rec was Jr english teacher. Also, submitted rec from university professor (now at JPL) who he was a research assistant for during Jr year.
Counselor Rec: I would think very good. He’s known the counselor for many years (goes to a K-12 private school)
Supplementary Material: Co-authored published paper in the field of Astrophysics with university professor
Hook(recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize): Research Paper, Athlete (soccer)
Personal
Location: Texas
High School Type: Mid-Size Private
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: Male
Other
Extracurriculars: Three Varsity sport athlete, captain on all teams, 1st Chair Cellist and Orchestra officer, various school groups selected by faculty and students.
Awards: Numerous school awards in academic subjects, National Merit Finalist (Semifinalist at time of admission), Cum Laude Society, Nationally ranked in football, no robotics or science fairs of any kind
Other Schools: Admitted MIT (EA), Caltech (EA), Michigan, Univ. of Texas, Columbia (Likely Ltr and Science Research Fellow), Harvard (waiting)
Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?: Regarding athletics, I believe that it does give your application an edge if you are recruited by a coach at Caltech. However, at schools such as Caltech or MIT, athletes are by no means “less qualified” than other applicants; the coach’s power only extends so far as they can allow a qualified applicant with special athletic skills be noticed by admissions. I think the research work he did his junior year and the paper was critical as was his visit to the school.
Literally being first in the world (absolute 1st place at one of the International Science Olympiads) is not enough for Caltech. Being an international sucks… ( + perfect GPA & SAT IIs, 1530 SAT)
@VicVes You won one of the ISOs and were rejected?