<p>It possible to get “recruited” in the sense that a coach wants you on his/her team and might even mention that to the admissions office but its probably worth less than a good LOR from a research mentor. I think Caltech is the only school where this relationship is true lol.</p>
<p>Athletic recruit at the Ivies or similar means a guaranteed admit.</p>
<p>I was recruited for baseball at Caltech and the following is essentially what the coach told me (paraphrased).</p>
<p>I have very little influence on the admissions process. Essentially, I start with a scan of all athletes who take the SAT and score a 770 on Math and roughly 2250 overall and mark baseball or some other sport as an activity on the test. Then, I send an email to all of these individuals. They must show me some serious involvement and success in science and math ECs before I even bother to add them to the coach’s list. I submit these names to the admissions office and they take note of this. There may only be 1 or 2 of these students per year. In the end, recruitment acts as a tie-breaker, so to speak. If two equally qualified students are in contention over the last spot in a class and one happens to also be an athlete who wishes to play at the collegiate level, then the athlete will be admitted so to add a slight extra dimension to campus and to fill the necessary spots on a team. </p>
<p>Basically, I also agree that the post above was a ■■■■■ as atheletic recruitment at Caltech is, at most, a tap towards admission rather than any sort of hook.</p>
<p>thanks for the clarification, originalthought</p>
<p>am a long-time club soccer player with aspirations towards Caltech but never occurred to me that it could be a quality considered in my application.
actually, it’s hard to imagine semi-competitive teams at Caltech?</p>
<p>Surprised none of you guys played football…</p>
<p>davidthefat! from bb.com? teen misc? i know you…</p>
<p>chubby asian, plays football, lifts hard to get good at it. junior this year?</p>
<p>Anyone got interview letters for Caltech-UC San Diego Med Scholars Program</p>
<p>@Mathemagician: Yes, however, I do not post on there anymore.</p>
<p>david, how is life in CalTech ???</p>
<p>Sort of anticipated though…congrats to guys who get in. You are all truly amazing!</p>
<p>Rejected</p>
<p>It’s okay - I’ll just go to MIT. :-/</p>
<p>Accepted!!!
I was not expecting this at all!!! I literally had to reread the letter twice to believe it:)</p>
<p>Accepted.</p>
<p>Basic Stats:
ACT 35
GPA 4.0
SAT II 800 Math II, 800 Physics</p>
<p>Perfect on AMC 8/10/12
USAMO x2</p>
<p>Published research.</p>
<p>Can give more details if people care. I’m really honored and wish the best of luck to those who didn’t get in.</p>
<p>xjudokax, are you going to the Prefrosh weekend?</p>
<p>I don’t really know much about it, actually. I have actually never been to Caltech, so I should probably visit. I’ve just been traveling so much lately (I’m actually on the east coast right now and I’m from California), that I just wonder if I can afford it (time-wise). </p>
<p>Are you?</p>
<p>Accepted</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>]SAT: 2380 superscored [800 CR, 800 W, 780 M]. Single score: 2360 [760 M]
[li]SAT II: 800 Math 2, 800 Chem, 800 Bio, 760 World History[/li][</em>]ACT: 34
[<em>]GPA: 4.00
[</em>]Rank: School doesn’t rank.
[<em>]Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB): AP - 5s: WH, Bio, Chem, Cal BC. AMC - 90ish?
[/ul]Subjective[ul]
[</em>]Essays: Unknown quality. Put them together really fast, but, then again, I’ve gotten a 93 on an essay I seriously wrote in 3.5 hours the night before.
[<em>]Teacher Recs: Think all three teachers loved me. Hope the letters were good.
[</em>]Counselor Rec: Hopefully good. Not quite sure…I kind of asked for it the week before winter break
[<em>]Supplementary Material: Research summary.
[</em>]Hook(recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize): I wish I had the last…no, seriously. USABO Silver, Siemens Regional Finalist.
[/ul]Personal[ul]
[<em>]Location: Texas
[</em>]High School Type: Public Magnet Boarding.
[<em>]Ethnicity: Asian (Chinese)
[</em>]Gender: Female
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>]Extracurriculars: Tutoring, research, piano, played with an orchestra, etc.
[</em>]Awards: USABO Silver Medal, Siemens Regional Finalist.
[*]Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?: Wish I actually knew what I did right.[/ul]</p>
<p>I’m not sure. I’m visiting another college a couple days after I would get back, so I am also crunched for time. I haven’t visited Caltech, either, so I hope to at least visit for a day.</p>
<p>PM me your facebook and I’ll add you!</p>
<p>Accepted</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>]SAT: 2380 (790 CR, 800 M, 790 W)
[</em>]SAT II: 800 Chemistry, 800 Math II
[<em>]ACT: n/a
[</em>]GPA: 4.0 UW, 4.5 W (thats what I get for taking too many music classes)
[<em>]Rank: Top 10% – school does not rank, but does use deciles
[</em>]Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB): Chemistry (5), Calculus AB (5), Biology (5)
[/ul]Subjective[ul]
[<em>]Essays: Pretty good according to other people. I didnt think they were amazing though
[</em>]Teacher Recs: From AP Bio and sophomore year English teacher. I think they were okay
[<em>]Counselor Rec: Didnt know her that well, since I only went in to complain about the scheduling mistakes they had made.
[</em>]Supplementary Material: Music supplement on flute. Not as good as it could have been, given the hand injuries Im currently dealing with. Also sent in letter from research PI
[<em>]Hook(recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize): Nothing. I took a little higher math at my local UC. Maybe being a girl?
[/ul]Personal[ul]
[</em>]Location: CA
[<em>]High School Type: Public
[</em>]Ethnicity: Eurasian
[<em>]Gender: Female
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>]Extracurriculars:[list]
[<em>] Research Internship: Chemistry Dpt. at local UC with thermoelectric materials (11, 12)
[</em>] Flute and Piccolo: principal stands in two competitive groups (school has an exceptional music program), multiple honor bands including principal chair in one (9, 10, 11, 12)
[<em>] United States Pony Club: 1st place Quiz Team at Regionals, 3rd place at National Championships (9, 10, 11, 12)
[</em>]Jewelry Design: Organized fundraisers for school clubs (9, 10, 11, 12) [/ul]
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: None
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Hospital (11, 12), Local science center over the summer (11, 12) [/list]
Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?: Im in utter shock
Congratulations to everyone!</p>
<p>Accepted</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>]SAT: 2270
[</em>]SAT II: 800 Math II, 770 Bio MC
[<em>]ACT:
[</em>]GPA: 4.0
[<em>]Rank: tied for 1
[</em>]Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB):
[/ul][ b]Subjective**[ul]
[<em>]Essays: Pretty good
[</em>]Teacher Recs: idk
[<em>]Counselor Rec: idk
[</em>]Supplementary Material: research mentor rec and research paper
[<em>]Hook(recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize): come from a school filled with thugs, idk
[/ul][ b]Personal**[ul]
[</em>]Location: AL
[<em>]High School Type: Large public with lots of black ppl
[</em>]Ethnicity: Asian
[<em>]Gender: male
[/ul][ b]Other**[ul]
[</em>]Extracurriculars: underwater basketweaving and other mediocre stuff
[<em>]Awards: Siemens semi, USABO semi for this yr
[</em>]Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?:Congrats to all others who were accepted. For prospective students: two things, show ur passion, and show the adcom that u have the ability to handle Caltech core. I’m pretty sure many of you apply for MIT. Good luck Monday, and a prayer for Japan[/ul]</p>
<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>
<p>SAT: 2400
GPA 4.0
School: Public School</p>
<p>EC: Won Regional Science Bowl and went to DC last year, NHS President, State champs golf team. Lots of debate
Volunteer: All over town and all over the world.
Letters: all pretty good</p>
<p>AP: World History, US History, Econ: 5. English comp, Spanish 4</p>
<p>Ethinic group: Asisan and pacific islander.
Any hooks? No</p>
<p>Reflection: This is a little disappointing, but I guess if you look at my application overall there is really not a strong emphasis on science or math (I got the highest AMC10 score in our little state but our school couldn’t afford to administer AMC 12). Our school AP Calculus BC is a two year course, so maybe I should have taken the AB test last year. I also could’t take the AP Chem because of a conflict, both of which I am positive I would have gotten 5’s. The only real update to Adcom would be my final grades and this year’s AP test in physics c, bio, and calculus BC, but if they close the waitlist by mid May as they did last year, all would be too late. Hopefully I will get accepted to another school I really want to go and this will be a moot point. Congratulations and good luck.</p>