<p>I am a sophomore in hs right now and my math and sci grades have been good. ive been getting a's in precalc and stat, and a+'s in chem and an a in bio last year. but my problem is my english and history grades. im a b+ student in english and b student in world history.</p>
<p>do these grades really hurt my chances of getting into caltech?</p>
<p>i got a 710 on bio sat2s last year. but i think i did better on chem and math 2. i should get an 800 on both. and i also took the ap chem test. bio is not my forte btw.</p>
Someone ought to figure out what forum they're in before posting...:p
And I don't think it should hurt you, especially since you have very good scores on chem and math. I know of people who got in with Bs in science. You ought to get in with a couple of Bs in humanities. But then again, I'm a rising senior who won't find out her chances at MIT till this December (or March 2007).</p>
<p>caltech?! caltech is for losers. are you a loser?... im just messing around, but thats what you get for posting a caltech question on a mit message board, punk. anyways, the admissions for both schools are probably similar, so ill answer your q as best i can. ummm... does the schools see that its a b+ instead of a b? that might help. your sat2 scores are good. take a bunch of APs. do the best you can. you seem so close to an A: try to get one next year. english and history really dont matter as much as sci and math, so it seems like youre in good shape, but it still matters. i think a big thing that helps getting in is if you seem really genuinly into science, engineering or math. u can do this by doing research working for a lab, competing in a science competition like the intel one, or even tinkering on your own and then writing an essay about it when you apply.
oh also, caltech sucks. go other beavers!!!</p>
<p>Caltech doesn't "suck." Caltech is a great school. A lot of people who appky to MIT also apply to Caltech, and I think the cross admits statistics don't prefer one over the other.</p>
<p>heres the feeling i get from caltech: its very pretty, in a quiet lush town. pasadena is a great place to retire. kids work nonstop. mit, however, is pretty ugly, but the kids know how to take a break and have fun. i went to caltech on holloween and after pumpkin drop, everyone went back into their dormrooms to finish their psets. noone was dressed up or looked like they were having fun. at mit, pumpkin drop happens in the middle of a party. everyone is dressed up and having a good time. they then go back to doing their psets the next day. youre only young once and i think that the education at both schools is fantastic. different people like different atmospheres. i like a young vibrant one. the main reason i bashed caltech in my last reply was simply to create a feeling of rivalry. i am enjoying the hackwar between the two schools and rivalry encourages more creative thinking.</p>
the main reason i bashed caltech in my last reply was simply to create a feeling of rivalry. i am enjoying the hackwar between the two schools and rivalry encourages more creative thinking.
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<p>melikes the rivarly and haxxor stuff going on</p>
<p>I looooved Caltech... haha. But I chose MIT. It was a hard choice though, I made lists and everything. </p>
<p>(And then it took me 26 hours to fly home from Caltech, and I was like pssshhhhh I'm never doing that again)</p>
<p>PS Oh and to the person who posted.... get better grades! Just kidding. Seriously, if a high score for the course is a B+, you're fine with that. If most kids are getting As and you're behind, it might not be ok. Remember, they take everything in context. And if your essays/ECs/SATs/recs rock, they definately won't care.</p>
<p>As much as we all wish it were possible to say "your B+ in marking period two of sophomore year English decreases your chances by 0.02%" or whatever... MIT admissions isn't done by a machine. :)</p>