Does Caltech like slightly nerdish students?

<p>I don't mean to generalise.....I was just submitting my application, and everyone is telling me that while all my essays are pretty good, they are rather nerdish ( hobby of building palaces using UNO cards, etc.)....Would that count against me?</p>

<p>You should probably look into a school’s culture before you apply as a general rule of thumb. To save you from the hassle, nerdy is good here. Also, good luck!</p>

<p>@chewydog‌ thanks…also is a 2230 SAT good enough for an international…I have heard that the average is 2300…also I have 800 in both my SAT 2’s</p>