<p>Mathmom, Sometimes I feel only you and I are Caltech fans. (And as you know, I was equally in favor of the worm attending CMU"S CS program). I felt Caltech was a perfect fit for a small school, lots of opportunities for research, getting to know professors, being able to be a star in ECs, and the most lenient attitude to dropping classes at last minute, or last week of semester. I can also gush about Wellesley, where I was on faculty, but that is for another thread.</p>