<p>Accepted</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>]SAT: 2350 (800/800/750)
[</em>]SAT II: 800 Math II, 800 Chemistry
[<em>]ACT: 35 (9th grade)
[</em>]GPA:~3.8 uw
[<em>]Rank:14/527
[</em>]Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB): AMC 12: 114, 5s on AP Chemistry, Physics C, Calculus BC, Biology, Computer Science A, 4s on AP Macroeconomics, English Language, Spanish Language, World History, American History
[/ul]Subjective[ul]
[<em>]Essays: good
[</em>]Teacher Recs: 1 very good, 1 mediocre
[<em>]Counselor Rec: didn’t see
[</em>]Supplementary Material: none
[<em>]Hook(recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize): none
[/ul]Personal[ul]
[</em>]Location: Texas
[<em>]High School Type: Public
[</em>]Ethnicity: Hispanic
[<em>]Gender: Male
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>]Extracurriculars: National English Honors Society Technology Officer, Astronomy Club President, Academic Decathlon Captain, Quiz Bowl Captain and President, Science+ Math UIL (Science team took 1st at state and I was 4th individually), multi-year internship at Southern Methodist University, paid summer internship working on a part for the ATLAS detector, Mu Alpha Theta treasurer
[<em>]Awards: National Merit Finalist, Black Belt
[</em>]Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?: I emphasized interdepartmental learning and work in my Caltech essays and in retrospect that may have been a big part of my acceptance, as it fits Caltech as a school perfectly. I’m still stunned I was accepted.[/ul]</p>