<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>]SAT: 2310: 800M, 740CR, 770W
[</em>]SAT II: 800 Math II, 770 Bio, 770 Phys, 750 US History
[<em>]ACT: n/a
[</em>]GPA: 4.0/4.0 UW, 5.899/6.0 W
[<em>]Rank: 3/495
[</em>]Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB): AP: 5: (Phys B, Bio, Calc AB) 4:(Eng Lang&Comp) i won’t even mention my abysmal amc score…
[/ul]Subjective[ul]
[<em>]Essays: sarcastic… talked about how I fixed instruments in marching band and i how i got rid of skunk using a funky contraption
[</em>]Teacher Recs: Ballin’ my physics teacher’s rec was 5 pages and had pictures
[<em>]Counselor Rec: didn’t see
[</em>]Supplementary Material: research paper, flute recording, rec from gov school coordinator
[<em>]Hook(recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize): LOL GOOD ONE
[/ul]Personal[ul]
[</em>]Location: NJ
[<em>]High School Type: Medium-large average public
[</em>]Ethnicity: asian
[<em>]Gender: XX
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>]Extracurriculars: Marching Band, Jazz Band, Pep Band, Math Team, Science League, stuff like that, a lot of random stuff actually.
[<em>]Awards: nothing huge
[</em>]Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?:[/ul]
deferred from UChicago, deferred from MIT, good luck to everyone else!</p>
<p>@DonnaB my school’s weighted is out of 6.0. Different schools may have different systems. like I’ve seen schools out of 100, 10, 5, and 6. It all just depends on the school’s system.</p>
<p>Just curious how many of the accepted are actually going to accept Caltech’s offer. Unlike the MIT blogs, where everone seems to feel that MIT is their first choice (many since the time they were kids), seems to be a little less of that passion for Caltech. Wondering what type of yield Caltech gets on its ED and RD admits.</p>
<p>Caltech’s acceptance rate is higher than MIT, true, but LOADS of people apply to MIT for the name, not really having the qualifications to get in. That pushes down the acceptance rate a LOT. Those who apply to Caltech tend to be truly interested in that environment, not just applying to see if they’ll get into a large highly ranked school.
As to the yield, ie the number of accepted students choosing Caltech, that varies. Caltech is such a small, close-knit community, which appeals to some but not others. MIT has large dorms and fraternities, Caltech has smaller houses which form families. Berkeley has fraternities and mostly off-campus housing, with crowded classes in many majors. It all boils down to what fits. Caltech is NOT for the student looking for humanities, arts, or sports; Caltech is for the student looking for focused learning from the best scientists in the world in small classes and collaborative clusters.</p>
<p>@bestswimmer
There is no acceptance letter.</p>
<p>@SunDiego
In the past, yield has been roughly 40%. According to an article on Caltech and FinAid which I am too lazy to try to find again, the vast majority of loses to other schools are either to MIT or to Stanford. It seems that either the successful applicants are either not as well suited for acceptance at HYP or that the accepted students care little for HYP.</p>
<p>So Caltech let applicants to view their decision and financial aid package on the internet? I think every other school that I know sends out the acceptance packages… Maybe cuz the small amount of acceptee that Caltech doesn’t feel like it’s worth to invest time in sending out packages?</p>
<p>Other than that they both have incredible reputations, I can’t imagine two more different schools than Caltech and Stanford. Seems odd that people that don’t get into Caltech would fit in at Stanford and vice versa; it’s clear that these two schools are looking for very different students with Caltech being more focused on numbers and “standard” science ECs.</p>
<p>40% yield answers my other question - seems that more often than not, Caltech is not a first choice for accepted students. Of course we also don’t know if the 40% had other options but HYPS do reject a fair number of applicants with perfect SATs.</p>
<p>I actually think a significant part of the crossover is due to both Caltech and Stanford being in California. While the two schools are rather different, they both would appeal to those who only want to remain in (or go to) California and study science at a very high level. The atmospheres of the schools are different but the strength of curriculum is similar.</p>
<p>^ In terms of curriculum, I think Caltech is more intense due to its core. Stanford can be hard too, at times harder if you select hard courses, but you usually have easier ways out due to more freedom in course selections</p>
<p>Can anyone answer my question: Does Caltech let applicants to view their decision and financial aid package on the internet? I think every other school that I know sends out the acceptance packages… Maybe cuz the small amount of acceptee that Caltech doesn’t feel like it’s worth to invest time in sending out packages?</p>
<p>Hey congratulations to all those accepted EA… can anyone please show their research paper would really appreciate it… no plagiarism intended… thank you</p>
Caltech doesn’t do athletic recruit. Sport has no influence on admission decision. ■■■■■? (considering posting history and lack of information in post?)</p>
<p>I suppose it’s not technically “recruiting,” but I got a e-mails from both the volleyball and basketball coaches. Maybe that’s what he was referring to?</p>