High School Sports

[krazyforkookies]

<p>Was there ANYONE out there who was admitted to CalTech who participated in school sports or music as their main extracurricular instead of a science club ect. ?</p>

[mazewanderer]

<p>Here is what the Caltech admissions site says</p>

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Academics
We first look for academic ability by evaluating test scores, grades, and recommendations. Caltech students are gifted in math and science and also are good test takers. If you have low math and science test scores, we will look for evidence of abilities in other parts of your application. Even if you have done well on your standardized tests, we will confirm that ability with your grades and teacher recommendations. Caltech students are not only good at math and science; they love those subjects, too. We will look for your love of learning in your curriculum and teacher recommendations. If you have taken courses or done research outside of school, be sure to include those transcripts and, if possible, recommendations from those experiences.</p>

<p>Extracurricular Activities
You should think broadly about how you spend your time outside of academics. List activities like sports, music, summer programs, community service, math and science academic teams, tutoring programs, and whatever else you spend time doing. You might even think about how you spend time with your friends. We are trying to understand how you might be involved in our community.You can detail your activities both on the Common Application and on the Caltech supplement. On the supplement, you can specifically address why you think you are a good fit for Caltech.</p>

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**Who’s a Techer?
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<p>Techer /tek’ er/: a student at Caltech </p>

<p>Caltech is a scholarly and creative community where history and tradition coexist with a passion for innovation, intense intellectual curiosity, and a healthy amount of fun, where it’s relatively easy to find your niche, be known for yourself, and connect with people as colleagues and friends.</p>

<p>Techers are by definition ardent scientists or engineers, but they also have a surprisingly wide range of other passions: sports, music, dance, drama, community service, cooking, art, and much more. Whatever your interest, there’s probably a group of Techers who share it.</p>

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<p>What they are looking for is passion for math and science.<br>
Most Techers have other interests and many are very good at it, but that is not what drives them. So, if Music or sports is your primary focus and you cannot demonstrate your passion for math and science in some way or the other, then Caltech admission will be very difficult.</p>

[HitMan]

<p>Participated in music/sports: Definitely. I’d say 80% have participated in one of these activities.</p>

<p>Their MAIN activity being music/sports: I’d bet a few but you’d still have to show a passion for math/science in something that might not be an EC per say, like an olympiad or in your essays.</p>

[Techersdad]

<p>There are definitely some who participated in sports as a main EC. But you must also show your passion for math/science. My child was a varsity athlete in high school, but also participated in science EC’s.</p>

[poppingpopcorn]

<p>Personally, my main activities all through high school were music. Band, Wind Ensemble, orchestra, private lessons in two instruments, public solo performances, etc. I even considered music as my potential career. Then, I saw the struggles my music teachers were going through just to keep a lousy paying job, and looked elsewhere. Music is still VERY important in my life, just not my future career. I am playing two instruments now at Caltech, and enjoy my goups here tremendously!! But, it is a side-line, not my major (duh…).</p>

[krazyforkookies]

<p>Thanks! Thats kinda what my situation is like. I have sports and orchestra which tend to suck up my time : )
But I do certainly have a passion for science and math and reflect it through my day to day life. Guess my essays will have to be excellent.</p>