Now or wait another year?

Colleges and Universities A-Z California Institute of Technology
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<p>I am a HS junior. Is there a reasonably good chance to apply now or should I wait another year? EA or RD? Thanks.</p>

<p>GPA: 3.9+ at a top public HS
SATI: to be taken in October, expecting 2,200+
SATII: MathII= 800, Biology M= 780, Chemistry= 780, Physics= 800
AP: Calculus BC= 5
Biology= 5
Chemistry= 5
Physics B= 5
Physics C= 5
Chinese= 5
Academic Competitions: AIME, USABO Semifinalist
EC: HS Math Team
HS Swim Team
Several HS clubs
CTY and EPGY summer camps
Some local awards in piano
Services and Work: Junior lifeguard
Clerk at pediatricians office
Junior year workload (this year): AP Computer Science AB
AP Statistics
AP Music
AP World History
AP Microeconomics
English Composition
attempt exams toward USAMO and USAPO</p>

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<p>Your numbers are good enough, and with good essays, you would be very competitive.
However, is there anything that you could/are planning to do senior year that would make your application stronger?
I don't think there is anything stopping you from applying next year as well in case you don't get in this year. Go for it.</p>

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<p>If you'll look back a little while in my threads, you'll see I started a thread that should be very applicable to you. In short, the advice I was given was unless you hate life at home, find something fun/productive/both to do senior year, and apply to caltech normal time, because there's no real benefit in being a normal frosh early.</p>

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<p>There are not many more math/science courses in high school left for you to take. You should apply now.</p>