<p>[ color=green]**Accepted[ /b][ /color]</p>
<p>[ b]Stats:**[ list]
[ *]SAT: 2320 (720 CR/800 M/800 W [10 Essay])
[ *]SAT II: 800 Math II, 800 Chemistry, 780 U.S. History
[ *]ACT:
[ *]GPA: 4.0/4.0 UW // 4.40 W
[ *]Rank: School doesn’t rank, but my counselor mentioned in the recommendation that if we were to, I’d be #1 out of ~530.
[ *]Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB): 5’s on: European History, Computer Science, Statistics, Chemistry, English Language, Calculus BC, and U.S. History // 4’s on: Biology, Environmental Science</p>
<p>[ /list][ b]Subjective[ /b]</p>
<p>[ list]</p>
<p>[ *]Essays: Common App essay was my best piece of writing ever, I think (9-10/10). Ethical dilemma question went well I think, may have been a tad vague (8-9/10). Unusual way in which I have fun was decent, but nothing too out of the ordinary (I wrote about how I love to book my school’s Performing Arts Center to invigorate normally-mundane school presentations). Caltech community question was probably unique since it spoke about my business experience rather than other expertise. For the “Why Caltech?” question, I mainly just talked about SURF and how I want to collaborate mathematics that I study with other disciplines.
[ *]Teacher Recs: Math recommendation was from Calculus BC teacher. He and I didn’t know each other particularly well, but he seems to like me as a student quite a bit, so I’m sure it was very nice. Humanities recommendation was from my AP Lang teacher, probably great. And, also, I submitted a supplemental recommendation from the advisor of Math Honor Society (of which I am President). I did not read it, but he told me he called me the best person he’s met in four decades of teaching, so that’s a huge plus.
[ *]Counselor Rec: Probably decent, we had a three hour conversation the day before she wrote the rec, so she probably had a lot of stuff to talk about. She also tells me she insinuated my #1 rank in the school despite the lack of rankings.
[ *]Supplementary Material: None.
[ *]Hook(recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize): None.</p>
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<p>[ b]Personal[ /b][ list]
[ *]Location: CA
[ *]High School Type: Public
[ *]Ethnicity: White
[ *]Gender: Male
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *]Extracurriculars: Small business, study of Japanese language, President of Math Honor Society, co-founder of a weather ballooning organization, job at a local math learning center, etc.
[ *]Awards: National Merit Finalist, Some Local Awards, National AP Scholar
[ *]Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?: I am extremely grateful to have the opportunity to potentially attend this fine institution! [ /list]</p>
I’m sure those of you who got in are well suited. Congratulations. To those of you that weren’t, just think of it not as a rejection of you as a person or as a student, but as the adcoms trying to do the best for you and your personality/learning style. :D</p>