Does Caltech Look At Weighted or Unweighted GPA or Both?

Colleges and Universities A-Z California Institute of Technology
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<p>Pretty much the title, I am not delusional, by the end of my Sophomore year, I had a 3.17 WEIGHTED GPA... Pretty pathetic, considering the fact I never really tried and I only took 1 AP. It is going be my Junior year, I believe this is when I bust my ass, I know I am getting into Caltech, watch me, but do they look at the weighted or unweighted GPA? I know they don't give credit, but I believe that I have to take AP classes to get my GPA up. </p>

<p>Damn, if I have to invent an algorithm for robust and efficient real-time object recognition for robots, damn I will do that.(eh... actually I have to do that anyway...) Not getting in is not an option</p>

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<p>They look at both.
Also, quote from [Caltech</a> Undergrad Admission FAQ](<a href=“http://www.admissions.caltech.edu/faqs]Caltech”>http://www.admissions.caltech.edu/faqs):

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<p>You should strive for more difficult APs in math/science.
Might be helpful to look at stats of people from last year: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/california-institute-technology/824654-consolidated-ea-rd-2014-results-thread.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/california-institute-technology/824654-consolidated-ea-rd-2014-results-thread.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Last thing… don’t make CalTech a “not getting in is not an option”. Chances are, even for an extremely qualified student, it’s still a stretch.</p>

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<p>Im taking AP Physics and Math Analysis this coming year as a Junior</p>

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<p>Since I can’t edit the post, so here is a double post, what does differed mean? Rejected or Waitlisted?</p>

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<p>So it’s like this. If you’re dating a girl that you think you want to spend your life with, you can either pop the question now or wait a little longer and then pop the question after your relationship has time to mature. Now, if you ask early and that girl is as in love as you are, she can say yes even though it’s early in the game, because it just feels right. She might also be taking you for a ride and when she sees that you’re really looking for a long-term commitment, she’ll leave you. In between those two extremes, though, the girl might just want some more time to think about it. In that case, you’ll stay in a relationship but not yet engaged, and she’ll defer the act of giving you a decision until the regular time comes around and she’ll give you the definite answer, yes or no. Or she might be even more indecisive, which means that you’re stuck in limbo while she sorts her life out (some people say that if it comes to this, you might just want to move on and see other people).</p>

<p>(As a corollary, this means that if you apply to multiple colleges, you’re a deceitful cheating jerk. Even worse if several of them say ‘yes’, and then you have to explain to all but one of them that you were ‘just kidding’ when you said that you wanted to have a future together. My gosh, what kind of foul beasts have we become?)</p>