Stats:[ul]
[]SAT: 1580 (800 Math, 780 English)
[]SAT II: 800 Math II, 800 Physics
[]ACT: 36 (36/36/36/34)
[]GPA: 4.65 Weighted, 3.95 Unweighted
[]Rank: 3/403
[]Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB): 138 AMC 12, 15 AIME, 5 on AP Calc BC, Physics C E&M, Physics C Mech, Biology, APES, USH, WH, Language, CS A, 4 on AP Stats, Chem
[/ul]Subjective[ul]
[]Essays: Decent, though I kinda rushed through them last minute eek
[]Teacher Recs: Good, got a research recommendation which probably helped a lot
[]Counselor Rec: Good
[]Supplementary Material: None
[]Hook(recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize): None
[/ul]Personal[ul]
[]Location: New Mexico
[]High School Type: Public
[]Ethnicity: White, Europe
[]Gender: Male
[/ul]Other[ul]
[]Extracurriculars: Two years of math research, Math NHS founding member, Math Club co-founder and president, 3 years of Science Olympiad, NHS, Spanish NHS, Teaching at a math camp 2 summers in a row, Volunteering to train MATHCOUNTS students at the local middle school
[]Awards: 3x USAMO qualifier, USACO platinum, USAPhO HM, 2x Siemens Semifinalist, enrolled in MIT PRIMES-USA, 2x ARML tiebreaks, 2x Harvard-MIT Math Tournament Top 50
[]Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?: My hook was probably my math contest and research experience.
[/ul]
Stats:[ul]
[]SAT: 1580 (800 Math, 780 English)
[]SAT II: 800 Math II, Physics
[]ACT: 36/36/36/34
[]GPA: Weighted 4.65
[]Rank: 3/~400
[]Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB): 138 AMC, 15 AIME, 5 on AP Calc BC, Physics C E&M and Mech, USH, WH, Language, APES, Bio, CS A, 4 on AP Chem, Stats
[/ul]Subjective[ul]
[]Essays: Probably okay, a little rushed though because I wrote them kinda last minute
[]Teacher Recs: Good, got a research recommendation which was probably most helpful
[]Counselor Rec: Good
[]Supplementary Material: None
[]Hook(recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize): None
[/ul]Personal[ul]
[]Location: New Mexico
[]High School Type: Public
[]Ethnicity: White
[]Gender: Male
[/ul]Other[ul]
[]Extracurriculars: 2 years of math research, Math NHS founding member, Math Club co-founder and president, 3 years of Science Olympiad, NHS, Spanish NHS, Teaching at a math camp for 2 summers in a row, Volunteering to train MATHCOUNTS students at the local middle school
[]Awards: 3x USAMO, USACO Platinum, USAPhO Honorable Mention, 2x Siemens Semifinalist, enrolled in MIT PRIMES-USA, 2x ARML tiebreaks, 2x Harvard-MIT Math Tournament Top 50, National Merit Semifinalist
[]Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?: My stronghold was definitely my math contest and research experience. [/ul]
Stats:[ul]
[]SAT: 1590 (800M, 790V)
[]SAT II: 800 Math II, 800 Chem, 800 Spanish (Reading only)
[]ACT: didn’t take
[]GPA: 4.16 UW (my school does it out of 4.3; A+ is 4.3)
[]Rank: school doesn’t rank
[]Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB): All 5’s: Stat, Bio, Calc AB, Chem, Psych, Spanish, Microeconomics, CS A
[/ul]Subjective[ul]
[]Essays: Meh. Didn’t really like them when I turned it in. My diversity one was good. I thought my Why Caltech one was kind of iffy but I guess it worked. I don’t want to give too many details.
[]Teacher Recs: Should be good. Asked my chem and English teachers. I think chem was probably the better one. She told my parents I was the best student she’d seen in a while.
[]Counselor Rec: Probably generic. She had us fill out a survey with things we thought she should know about us, so it probably looked better than the really generic ones.
[]Supplementary Material: Had an extra rec from my coach.
[]Hook(recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize): Won a Nobel Prize in 10th grade, went on to get gold for the 100m dash in the Olympics, and then traveled around the world filming for my documentary about monasteries. That’s sarcasm for “no”.
[/ul]Personal[ul]
[]Location: MA
[]High School Type: Public
[]Ethnicity: Asian
[]Gender: F
[/ul]Other[ul]
[]Extracurriculars: copying from commonapp with some stuff omitted
Billiards (Captain), 15hrs/week
Robotics (captain), 8hrs/week
Math Team (Captain), 2hrs/week
Internship (software), 40hrs/week ish during summer
[]Awards:
Women’s 8-Ball National Champion (Highest division)
Jr. National 9-Ball Champion
Went to Jr. Worlds 4 times
AIME Qualifier/AMC 12 Honor Roll (just once)
MAML Finalist
National Merit Semifinalist
Math Prize for Girls Participant (lol tied for like 250th out of 300 so basically one of the worst there but it’s the effort that counts)
[]Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?: Well, I don’t know. Just relax, because worrying won’t make a difference in the decision. If you’re truly worried, do something. That’s probably easier for me to say, but you get the point. Also, for underclassmen, if you really really want to get into college, my opinion is that being well rounded doesn’t really work. Be really good at one thing. It doesn’t matter what it is (drawing, music, sports, video games), as long as you show that you have passion. Of course, take my advice with a grain of salt… I’m not the admissions committee. [/ul]
Stats:[ul]
[]SAT: Didn’t take.
[]SAT II: 760 MII, 700 Physics (weakest part)
[]ACT: 34C
[]GPA: 4.0 UW, 4.8 W.
[]Rank: 1/64
[]Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB): AP Calculus AB (5), AP US History (5), AP English Language and Composition (5)
[/ul]Subjective[ul]
[]Essays: Likely one of the strongest parts of my application. Demonstrated my raw passion for science and my optimistic vision for the future.
[]Teacher Recs: Likely fantastic. Both teachers have nothing short of admiration for me. I’ve had a close relationship with both of them.
[]Counselor Rec: We’ve had a fantastic relationship. We talk often and she has been there to support me in all of my endeavors.
[]Supplementary Material: Siemens Research Paper
[]Hook(recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize): URM? From what I’ve heard Caltech practices race-blinded admissions and focuses solely on merit.
[/ul]Personal[ul]
[]Location: New Jersey
[]High School Type: Small, private school
[]Ethnicity: African-American
[]Gender: Male
[/ul]Other[ul]
[]Extracurriculars:
President/Founder of Model UN (10-12): Gaveled at every conference I’ve attend. Grew our school’s small team of 6 into a dynamic 20-person team. Devised a training regimen for speech and debate tactics.
Captain of Science Olympiad (10-12): Multiple Top 10 State Medals, including two First Place Medals. Through outreach, grew the team from 8 students to 30.
President/Founder of Coding Club (11-12): Teaching the principles of computer science, web development, iOS development, and Python programming to students and teachers alike.
President/Founder of Black Student Union (9-12): Created an advocacy framework whereby students of colors could organize for actions and bring awareness to issues within our community.
President/Founder Political Roundtable (12): Provided a platform for open discourse and debate on politics, economics, and culture.
Peer Tutoring (11-12): Tutored students from middle school upwards on topics in science, mathematics, and Spanish.
Software Development Intern: Interned at a blockchain startup, aided them in smart contract development and server-side development. Worked from conception until ICO.
State Coordinator for 2016 Presidential Campaign (10-11): Organized voter registration drives, fought for ballot measures, recruited delegates to send to the National Convention.
Web Developer for 2016 Senate Candidates (10-11): Developed comprehensive technological solutions for two Senate Candidates.
[li]Awards/Honors:[/li]
1st Place in Computer Science at Regional Science Fair
2nd Place in Computer Science at State Science Fair (ISEF qualifier)
Multiple Top 10 Awards from State Science Olympiad
Numerous Model UN Gavels (ranging from regional to national)
Cum Laude Society
Xerox Award in Innovation and Information Technology
Provisional Patent for AI/ML predictive analysis software (in the process of obtaining utility patent)
Invited to present my ML predictive analysis software at Emerging Technologies Showcase in front of VCs, startup founders, and CEOs (currently in the process of commercialization and clearing FDA regulations)
TEDx Speaker
Featured in popular technology magazine for hackathon application (Computer Vision)
[*]Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?: I’m honestly stunned. I’ve been in trance for the last few hours since the decision came out. With my weak test scores, I was certain I would be rejected or at the very least deferred. I suppose Caltech saw something in me that I had not yet discovered myself. Congratulations to all who were accepted. To those who weren’t, do not be discouraged. Regardless of where you end up, you will succeed and thrive. Without risk there is no reward. If I didn’t take a risk, I wouldn’t have been accepted to Caltech. [/ul]
Stats:[ul]
[]SAT: Nope.
[]SAT II: Physics 790; Math II 800
[]ACT: 36
[]GPA: 4.0 UW; 4.3 W
[]Rank: 10 of 600+
[]Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB): 4’s on Physics 1 & 2. 5’s on US History, Seminar, Chem, Enviro, Gov, Comp Sci A.
[]Senior year course: Science research & ya basic AP classes
[/ul] Subjective[ul]
[]Essays: Trash. Wrote about the weather my Why Caltech Essay.
[]Teacher Recs: Awesome. Have a close relationship with all of them.
[]Counselor Rec: Probably fine.
[]Supplementary Material: Research! I did some (unpublished) swaggin biomedical research last year and this year I’m doing amazing computational biology research that will be published.
[]Hook(recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize): Research and woman in CS.
[/ul]Personal[ul]
[]Location: Ohio.
[]High School Type: The most basic public school. Not bad, not good, extremely white.
[]Ethnicity: White.
[]Gender: Female
[/ul]Other[ul]
[]Extracurriculars: Science Olympiad, Speech & Debate (went to States last year), & NHS. Tried some other stuff Freshman year but this is all I do now.
[]Awards: 2nd place at one science fair, Superior rating in another fair (advanced to States), National Merit Semifinalist, UoR/Bausch & Lomb, & National AP Scholar
[*]Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?:[/ul] Pfffft I have no idea how I got in. Absolutely lost it when it happened, screamed in a crowded cafeteria and everyone stared at me so I yelled “I got into Caltech” and they all applauded. I’m on top of the world rn.
Stats:[ul]
[]SAT: 1520 (800 Math, 720 English)
[]SAT II: 800 Math II, 780 Chemistry
[]ACT: 35 composite (35 Math, 35 Science, 36 English, 33 Reading)
[]GPA: 4.0 UW, 4.17 W
[]Rank: School doesn’t rank, but I’m pretty sure 1/250
[]Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB): 7 on IB Math SL, 6 on IB Spanish SL
[/ul]Subjective[ul]
[]Essays: I spent quite a bit of time on them over a few months. I think they were a great representation of who I am and how I would contribute to Caltech. I admit that the “Why Caltech” essay was a bit unoriginal, but I still think I did a decent job on them.
[]Teacher Recs: Both were teachers that I really liked and liked me in return. I think that their recommendations were nothing short of exemplary.
[]Counselor Rec: Doesn’t know me very well, was probably pretty generic.
[]Supplementary Material: Submitted my Extended Essay that I did for IB, was a research paper on chemistry.
[li]Hook(recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize): N/A[/li]
[/ul]Personal[ul]
[]Location: St. Paul, Minnesota
[]High School Type: Medium-size public, suburban
[]Ethnicity: White
[]Gender: Male
[/ul]Other[ul]
[]Extracurriculars:
Captain of Knowledge Bowl team
Boy Scouts for six years, elected Senior Patrol Leader
Have worked several different jobs since 10th grade
Play electric guitar, have written songs and recorded them on an album
[]Awards: National Merit Semifinalist
[li]Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?:[/li]Obviously, I’m super into academics and have great test scores. However, I wasn’t completely surprised that I was denied. It was a bummer, yes, but Caltech must receive so many applications that it’s difficult for them to decide who to admit. Congratulations to everyone admitted, and no worries to everyone denied! There are plenty of fantastic schools out there. Hopefully I’m admitted to MIT on Thursday
[/ul]
Good job everyone who got accepted! And don’t worry if you didn’t get accepted because I truly believe that it’ll all work out as cliched as that sounds.
[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *]SAT: 1560
[ *]SAT II: 800 math, 800 physics
[ *]GPA: 4.4 w
[ *]Rank: not sure
[ *]Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB):
[ /list][ b]Subjective[ /b][ list]
[ *]Essays: pretty good i guess
[ *]Teacher Recs: good rec from 1 teacher and 1 supplemental, not sure about other
[ *]Counselor Rec: meh
[ *]Supplementary Material: research paper
[ *]Hook(recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize): not much
[ /list][ b]Personal[ /b][ list]
[ *]Location: CA
[ *]High School Type: public
[ *]Ethnicity: Asian
[ *]Gender: Male
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *]Extracurriculars:
Cofounded physics club,
secretary in rocketry club
vp in computer science club
marching band
Robosub
All-state band 4 years (first chair 1 year)
PROMYS math camp
volunteer in math circle
[ *]Awards:
Siemens semfinalist, USACO platinum, USAPHO semifinalist, 9 on AIME, AMC 10/12 distinguished honor roll, 1st place mathleague state, first place in Berkeley math tournament, other science awards…
[ *]Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?:[ /list]
RIPRIPRIP I guess I wasn’t good enough of an applicant
[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *]SAT: 1560
[ *]SAT II: 800 math, 800 physics
[ *]GPA: 4.4 w
[ *]Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB):
[ /list][ b]Subjective[ /b][ list]
[ *]Essays:
[ *]Teacher Recs: 1 teacher and 1 supplemental really good, not sure about another
[ *]Counselor Rec: meh
[ *]Supplementary Material:
[ *]Hook(recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize): none?
[ /list][ b]Personal[ /b][ list]
[ *]Location: CA
[ *]High School Type: public
[ *]Ethnicity: Asian
[ *]Gender: Male
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *]Extracurriculars:
cofounded physics club at my school
secretary in rocketry club
vp in math team
vp in computer science club
marching band
all-state band 4-years (1st chair 1 year)
robosub
math circle volunteer
[ *]Awards:
Siemens semfinalist, AMC distinguished honor roll, 9 on AIME (rip), USACO platinum, USAPHO semifinalist, 1st place mathleague state, 1st place in Berekely Math Tournament, other science awards…
[ *]Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?:[ /list]
RIPRIPRIP I guess I wasn’t a strong enough applicant :(:( Congrats to those who got in!
Stats:[ul]
[]SAT: n/a
[]SAT II: MII 800, Chem 800
[]ACT: 35
[]GPA: 3.96 UW (School doesn’t weight)
[]Rank: Top 10% (out of 120)
[]Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB): All 5’s on Bio, Chem, Physics C Mech and E&M, Calc BC, Spanish Lang, Gov
[/ul]Subjective[ul]
[]Essays: I felt like these were very strong. I had a unique perspective on my Common App essay, and I went into a lot of depth on my Why Caltech essay.
[]Teacher Recs: I was told that my recs were some of the best my teachers have ever written. I also received a rec from my research advisor.
[]Counselor Rec: Most likely strong. Had context for some personal setbacks throughout my high school career
[]Supplementary Material: n/a
[li]Hook(recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize): I am a recruited athlete [/li]
[/ul]Personal[ul]
[]Location: Texas
[]High School Type: Small private school (lots of diversity)
[]Ethnicity: White
[]Gender: Female
[/ul]Other[ul]
[]Extracurriculars: 4-year varsity athlete, 2-year captain; played club sports all of high school; President/Founder of Baking Club, President of Women in STEM Club, President/Founder of Space Club, Captain of Math Team; completed summer astrophysics research (discovered two variable stars)
[]Awards: Coach’s Award and MVP for my sport (as well as multiple all-region team awards), National Merit Semifinalist, Rensselaer Medalist
[*]Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?: I think that my leadership in the things I’m passionate about really gave me an advantage for admissions, plus I had a lot to talk about in my essays because of it. I started crying when I got in! [/ul]
Stats:[ul]
[]SAT: 1540
[]SAT II: 800 Math II, 740 Physics
[]ACT: n/a
[]GPA: 4.0 UW
[]Rank: 1/+400 (big school I know)
[]Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB): n/a
[/ul]Subjective[ul]
[]Essays: I lived in the College & Career Center for a few days to write these, so I hope they were strong lol. I think my ‘Why Caltech’ essay was especially strong. (Fun fact: I misspelled ‘raccoons’ on my personal statement. Who knew there were two c’s?)
[]Teacher Recs: I hope they were good, one teacher asked me what my GPA was the night before the EA deadline.
[]Counselor Rec: I went through three counselors in the first few months of school for some reason I don’t know, fortunately counselor #3 and I had a meeting, albeit only one. I made sure she avoided writing things that I knew my other recs would already write.
[]Supplementary Material: I had an additional rec from my manager at my internship at Boeing, which concerned me for a while when I remembered that I told him I wouldn’t do the internship for a second time (yikes), but I guess he wrote a good rec! Also, funny story: I totally forgot to self-report my SAT score and my future IB tests, so I had to submit them as supplementary material after I already submitted! I was such a mess lol
[]Hook(recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize): Being gay? I wrote about it briefly in the diversity short answer.
[/ul]Personal[ul]
[]Location: Washington State
[]High School Type: BIG.
[]Ethnicity: Asian
[]Gender: Female
[/ul]Other[ul]
[]Extracurriculars: VP and design lead in Robotics Club, Captain of Math Team, NHS, Black Student Union, Boeing Internship, Volunteering in Fine Arts Program (free piano accompaniment, play keyboard for the drama club’s pit band, etc.) and in Community (Vietnamese school teacher, food packaging for food banks, etc.)
[]Awards: National Merit Semifinalist, AAUW Award for Technology, a few math competition awards
[]Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?: I knew my test scores were pretty good for my school, but I’m pretty sure they’re subpar in comparison to most Caltech applicants. It’s crazy to think that some of y’all have published research papers and I’m struggling to finish a report for my physics class. Hope some future applicant realizes this and realizes that a few small mistakes and imperfect scores can’t stop you! <3[/ul]
Stats:[ul]
[]SAT: 1560
[]SAT II: 800 math level 2, 790 physics
[]ACT: 35
[]GPA: 4.581 W, 3.930 UW (3 Bs; 2 from IB english, 1 from IB mandarin)
[]Rank: 1/400
[]Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB): IB SL chinese (7), AP computer science (5), AP chinese (5), AMC 12s (mid-90s), no AIME (oops)
[/ul]Subjective[ul]
[]Essays: exceptional - definitely the strongest part of my app
[]Teacher Recs: math rec is awesome (i’ve had that teacher for all four years of high school), english rec is good, multimedia/web coding rec is excellent
[]Counselor Rec: very good; i’ve talked with her for hours and she knows me quite well
[]Supplementary Materials: digital drawings, chemistry and math IB internal assessments (research papers)
[]Hook (recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize): none
[/ul]Personal[ul]
[]Location: oregon
[]High School Type: public, extremely focused on humanities
[]Ethnicity: asian
[]Gender: female
[/ul]Other[list]
[]Extracurriculars: programming workshop (founder), summer internships at Intel and CDK Global, website administration part-time job, tumblr (i upload my gifs/edits there), graphic design discord server (founder + admin), android app development, president of math club + robot fight club
[]Awards: national merit semifinalist, ncwit national honorable mention, top ten in state at oregon invitational math tournament, first in state at purple comet! math meet (team competition)
[]Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?: very surprised that i got in despite my iffy grades and lack of awards. i’ve never been exceptional at competitions either. however, i think my tumblr helped a lot because it’s unconventional, and i made sure to share my follower count (for this forum, i’ll just say it’s a pretty big number). anyway, congrats to everyone who got in! to those who didn’t, no worries - there are many incredible schools out there that will suit you better. good luck with the rest of your apps!
[ size=+1][ color=green][ b]Accepted[ /b][ /color][ /size]
[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list][ *]SAT: 1540 (800 Math, 740 English) I used ACT instead[ *]SAT II: 800 Math II, 800 Chem[ *]ACT: 35[ *]GPA: weighted 4.6/4.0[ *]Rank: 5/639[ *]Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB): eight perfect APs (my AMC score is trash)
[ /list][ b]Subjective[ /b][ list]
[ *]Essays: probably pretty good, my Why Caltech essay is very personal and creative because I used my experience with the people there while visiting
[ *]Teacher Recs: Good (not exceptional though) but each teacher talks about one of my strength (science research and art), I doubt my teachers rated me as "one of the top students in my career)
[ *]Counselor Rec: what you expect from a public school counselor
[ *]Supplementary Material: a maker video about the video games I made and a recommendation from my summer academy professor
[ *]Hook(recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize): recruited for swimming and female in CS?
[ /list][ b]Personal[ /b][ list]
[ *]Location: Pennsylvania
[ *]High School Type: public
[ *]Ethnicity: Asian
[ *]Gender: Female
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *]Extracurriculars: science club, computer science club, varsity swimming captain, Key Club editor, hackathon organizer, class council vice president, school magazine editor
[ *]Awards: state science fair first places, scholastic art silver medal, national french exam platinum medal, local math competition first place, NHS, National merit semifinalist
[ *]Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?:[ /list] Because I don’t have any insane research experience or olympiad awards, I think what sets me apart from other good students is my recruitment. Remember that Caltech recruitment only works if you are as good as your counterparts and more than half of their recruits get rejected.
Stats:[ul]
[]SAT: 1560 (780 on both)
[]SAT II: 800 Bio M, 790 Math II
[]ACT: 36
[]GPA: 4.0 UW, 4.44 W
[]Rank: 3/460
[]Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB): 5 on 14 AP tests (including important ones like Chem and BC), 4 on Physics 1
[/ul]Subjective[ul]
[]Essays: My Common App essay was strong and offered a unique perspective. My Caltech essays were definitely polished, but I wouldn’t say they were the most original. Overall I’m happy with how they turned out though!
[]Teacher Recs: Both were from teachers who have known me for years and who are basically my friends. Definitely a positive component of my application.
[]Counselor Rec: Pretty strong, even though our poor counselors have way too many recs to write
[]Supplementary Material: I submitted a research paper from a project I’ve been working on for 3+ years, plus a letter of rec from the Principal Investigator who supervised the project
[]Hook(recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize): Big name science fair awards (1st in category at ISEF, 1st at an undergrad research conference), if those count?
[/ul]Personal[ul]
[]Location: Kentucky
[]High School Type: Large public magnet school
[]Ethnicity: White
[]Gender: Female
[/ul]Other[list]
[]Extracurriculars: Science Olympiad captain, state Junior Classical League VP, SNHS president, and president of a nonprofit STEM outreach organization that I founded
[]Awards: 1st place in my category at ISEF 2017, NJCL 1st place in Classical Greek for 3 years
[]Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?: Application season is a scary time, but I sincerely believe that everything works out in the end
[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *]SAT: 1570
[ *]SAT II: 800 Math 2, 800 Physics, 800 Chemistry, 710 Bio-E, 610 German
[ *]ACT: 35 (36E, 35M, 36R, 34S)
[ *]GPA: 4.49 W, 4.04 UW (4.3 scale)
[ *]Rank: N/A
[ *]Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB): AP Chemistry (5), AP Calc BC (5) AB Subscore (5), AP Physics C Mechanics (5), AP Physics C Electricity & Magnetism (5), AP Computer Science A (5), AP English Language & Culture (5)
[ /list][ b]Subjective[ /b][ list]
[ *]Essays: 9/10 Common App; wasn’t about STEM
8/10 Supplement. My Prank was made up but told pretty well imo
[ *]Teacher Recs: 9/10 English teacher taught me for 2 years and loved me
8/10 Chemistry: I was her best student in many years and 2 years later I still am.
[ *]Counselor Rec: 7/10 She hardly knows me
[ *]Supplementary Material: none. I haven’t done any research
[ *]Hook(recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize): None
[ /list][ b]Personal[ /b][ list]
[ *]Location: NJ
[ *]High School Type: Public
[ *]Ethnicity: Asian
[ *]Gender: Male
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *]Extracurriculars: Varsity XC 1 year, Varsity Track 3 seasons, Marching Band 4 seasons + Section Leader, Environmental Club President, West Point Summer Leader’s Experience, Nationally-recognized FRC Robotics team 2 years, Jazz Band, Intern at an international Drone Service Retailer, FAA-licensed Commercial Drone Pilot
[ *]Awards: West Point Physics & Nuclear Engineering Award during SLE, NHS, German NHS, few local piano awards, regional finalists for FRC Robotics and world championship qualifiers
[ *]Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?: I kind of knew I wouldn’t get it. I don’t have many STEM extracurriculars and don’t do research. The only research available was genetics research and I hate bio…
[/ul][ b]Subjective**[ list]
[]Essays: Spent a lot of time on them, thought they were really good.
[]Teacher Recs: STEM was definitely good, humanities was probably okay.
[]Counselor Rec: Hopefully good.
[]Supplementary Material: Published research paper.
[li]Hook(recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize): Swim team captain.[/li]
[/list]Personal[ul]
[]Location: New Jersey
[]High School Type: Private, very small.
[]Ethnicity: White
[]Gender: Female
[/ul]Other[ul]
[]Extracurriculars: Certified rescue diver, tech internship, lots of community service, Girls Who Code club, robotics club.
[]Awards: AP, National Merit, Governor’s School, Book Award
[*]Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?: I’m very bummed, especially since statistically speaking, a deferral is basically a rejection. Caltech is still my first choice, and I will do everything to show them my interest and qualifications.[/ul]
Stats:[ul]
[]SAT: n/a
[]SAT II: Math 2: 800 Physics 800
[]ACT: 35
[]GPA: 4.2 W
[]Rank: n/a
[]Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB): n/a
[/ul]Subjective[ul]
[]Essays: Spent a lot of time on them, thought they were really good. Visited Caltech over the summer and used personal experiences in Why Caltech? essay.
[]Teacher Recs: STEM was definitely good, humanities was probably okay.
[]Counselor Rec: Hopefully good.
[]Supplementary Material: Published research paper.
[]Hook(recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize): Swim team captain.
[/ul]Personal[ul]
[]Location: New Jersey
[]High School Type: Private, very small.
[]Ethnicity: White
[]Gender: Female
[/ul]Other[ul]
[]Extracurriculars: Certified rescue diver, tech internship, lots of community service, Girls Who Code club, robotics club, drums in jazz band and band with friends.
[]Awards: AP, National Merit, Governor’s School, Book Award
[]Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?: I’m very bummed, especially since statistically speaking, a deferral is basically a rejection. Caltech is still my first choice, and I will do everything to show them my interest.[/ul]
