<p>Aww. I didn't get a letter today, and I live 10-15 minutes away. Tomorrow then. :(</p>
<p>havent gotten mine either yet, and i live 30 mins away.</p>
<p>Congratz Czar. :)</p>
<p>Your acceptance gives me a miniscule amount of hope. (I had similarly low verbal SAT/similar testing in general, excepting the damn ap's :()</p>
<p>I probably won't find out until Saturday at the earliest though, all the way out in Alabama.</p>
<p>Congratulations guys!</p>
<p>I'm glad you're both excited - and rightfully so!</p>
<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2300 (800math, 750v, 750w)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800 math2c, 800 korean, 780 physics
[<em>] GPA: 3.98 uw, 4.57w
[</em>] Rank: 1/700s
[<em>] Other stats: 5 on ap calc a/b
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: hella bad. i think i messed up here
[<em>] Teacher Recs: should be good
[</em>] Counselor Rec: should be good
[<em>] Hook (if any): none. actually, i had an anti-hook. i applied for comp sci but i had no activities related to comp sci.
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: CA
[<em>] School Type: public
[</em>] Ethnicity: korean
[<em>] Gender: male
[</em>] major strength/weakness: no activities related to comp sci.
[li] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: bad luck?[/li][/ul]Other Factors:</p>
<p>good luck to all you mid/east coasters</p>
<p>i'm sorry to hear that, hereiam, but do you consider to be on the waiting list for caltech.</p>
<p>how many people responded to be put on waiting list last year? how many of them eventually were accepted?</p>
<p>Hereiam
Be patient; I've known kids to get in off of waitlist. Make sure you send back postcard circling you wish to stay on waitlist, then think if there are things you'd like to update (some award or a project you've been working on), or an additional letter of reccommendation. I wouldn't bombard the ad committee with insignificant data, but in the past 4 months, you may have something to add to application.
Your stats are certainly good. If you truly want Caltech, your enthusiasm will show thru.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted!!!</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2300 (800 math, 760 writing, 740 verbal)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 770 2C, 740 Bio M, 730 US
[<em>] GPA: 4.1 weighted (freshman year I had like a 3.5 though, so not counting that its way higher!!!)
[</em>] Rank: n/a
[<em>] Other stats: umm 5 AP US, 4's on Bio and French and a 3 in MEH
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: My why caltech one I dont think was that good, it was really hard to write, but my other one was my favorite, I sent it to almost every college I think it was pretty good
[<em>] Teacher Recs: I think they were really good, my math teacher told me he said I was one of the most talented math students hed ever taught
[</em>] Counselor Rec: ummm probably good
[<em>] Hook (if any): I interned at a research institute last summer.. and I have a legacy but I think that's meaningless at Caltech.
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: CA
[<em>] School Type: private, selective but new
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] major strength/weakness: I dont really know..
[li] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: I dont know!! Im excited/amazed though!!![/li][/ul]
good luck to everyone who hasn't heard!</p>
<p>Decision: Rejected</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: 2400/1520 on old(v780m740)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800 math IIC, 800 Chem, 780 Bio E, 780 Literature, 700 French
[<em>] ACT: N/A
[</em>] GPA: 4.00/4.69
[<em>] Rank: 1/173
[</em>] Other stats: national merit finalist, ap: 7 subjects-5, 2 subjects-4(going to take 7 more) AIME-7
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: good
[</em>] Teacher Recs: They should be good.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: She likes me!lol
[</em>] Hook (if any): NIH intern
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: MA
[</em>] School Type: private
[<em>] Ethnicity: Korean
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: valedictorian, NMF, great ECs with leaderships, internships, test scores, took some college courses/No sports, too typical, Asian
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: No hooks
[/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I am not depressed because I got accepted to many good colleges and still waiting for a lot.:) Though it hurts a little.</p>
<p>kokada2 -- you rock. you'll do well wherever you end up. : )</p>
<p>Wow. I'm really sorry kokada2. Kinda makes me feel bad, because I have no real hooks either. Oh well, good luck everyone!</p>
<p>Ben Golub, how many girls were accepted this year?</p>
<p>I didn't count them. Those stats will be out by prefrosh weekend :-)</p>
<p>
Yeah, I second that. You seem pretty amazing actually. I hope you end up at a school that you absolutely love!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted!!!</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2310 (800, 800, 710) screw writing ;-)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800 IIC, 770 Chemistry, 770 US History
[<em>] GPA:4.0/4.7
[</em>] Rank:1/415
[<em>] Other stats: some math competitions, nothing national though
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: Awesome! I really felt they conveyed the true me.
[<em>] Teacher Recs: Couldn't be better
[</em>] Counselor Rec: pretty good
[<em>] Hook (if any): LOL. I guess I'm considered an athletic recruit. Other than that, nothing.
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: CA
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity:Asian
[<em>] Gender:Male
[</em>] major strength/weakness: all round academics and decent ECs/nothing mindblowing when it comes to awards
[li] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: I have no freaking idea!!! [/li][/ul]Other Factors: Too happy to come up with anything else</p>
<p>Are decisions only by mail? No place to check online?</p>
<p>Oh and what do you mean by hook?</p>
<p>Thanks everyone. I really don't feel bad much because I got accepted to Amherst, Williams, UCLA, and UNC-CH also got a likely letter from Columbia and Dartmouth. And I'm still waiting for a bunch of colleges(MIT, Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Stanford, and so on).</p>
<p>royrules22: A hook is basically something that sets you apart from other applicants. It could be winning a national competition, doing research, etc. Some hooks are better than others, but eh.</p>
<p>I'm not an adcom, but I like to think of hooks as a person's most unique or significant or noteworthy achievement. Consequently, I feel that everyone has a hook of some sort, but clearly not all hooks are equal - and some Caltech applicants have some ridiculously amazing achievements. </p>
<p>Way to go ramsfan! What sport(s) do you play? Also, which Rams are you a fan of?</p>
<p>Haha, I play tennis...and my sn is more a play on words, although I do like the St. Louis Rams to a degree.</p>