<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2140, 33 ACT
[</em>] SAT IIs:800 Math, 790 Bio, 730 WH
[<em>] GPA: 4.5
[</em>] Rank: 1/700
[<em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: Crap, I spent like 3 hours on them b/c i spent the whole time on MIT app... oh well :)
[<em>] Teacher Recs: Awesome
[</em>] Counselor Rec: ok
[<em>] Hook (if any): Teach a class at my school i guess?
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: CA
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] major strength/weakness: No special EC's, not very many awards. Pretty much my strneghts were from physics activities (such as teaching course) and longterm church involvement
[li] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: TBH i wasnt too excited to go to caltech (why i spent only like 5 hours on the app), so i think they saw that i didnt care and rejected me. That's not to say thats the only reason i didnt get in, but its cool. Can only control what I do, not what they do :) [/li][/ul][ b]Other Factors:**</p>
<p>to kokoda2, how come you already received your letter? you live in MA, right? all domestic applicants who posted their decisions here so far are all from CA, but how come the letter already reach MA?</p>
<p>SAT IIs: 770 math, 740 chemistry, 690 literature :(</p>
<p>GPA: 4.7 weighted 4.0 unweighted</p>
<p>Rank: 1/674</p>
<p>Essays: I spent soo much time on them, and I loved them.</p>
<p>Teacher Recs: Awesome, though with my humanities letter I had to switch instructors because my Language teacher moved :(</p>
<p>Counselor Rec: Awesome! She's the best counselor ever.</p>
<p>Hook (if any): Participated in the 2005 Caltech YESS Program, I also have huge amounts of volunteer work and activities. AP Scholar with honor, National Hispanic Scholar, but honestly, I don't even know what AIME is......</p>
<p>[ *] State or Country: California! yea
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: Mexican
[ *] Gender:female
[ *] major strength/weakness: strengths: mathematics, chemistry, writing capabilities, dance.
weaknesses: history, mechanical sciences, decision making (like choosing a college!)
[ *] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: hm... no idea! a lot of VERY intelligent people were deferred and wait listed.... but I'm excited!</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2080 new (I know), 1540 old + 800 SAT II Writing
[</em>] SAT IIs: 770 Math IIC, 800 Physics, 770 Chem
[<em>] GPA: 4.43
[</em>] Rank: 1/~480
[<em>] Other stats: Calc AB: 5, Physics B: 5, CompSci A: 3, Eng Lang: 2 :(
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: Not very good. I recycled my UC essay and spent about 3 hours on the others.
[<em>] Teacher Recs: 1 was generic, I'm not sure about the other
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Good
[<em>] Hook (if any): Not much. I've competed in regional competitions. I tutor people for minimum wage. I'm 16.
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: CA
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] major strength/weakness: I'm not sure.
[li] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: Low SATs, low APs, only about 100 hours of community service, no research or national competitions[/li][/ul]Other Factors: Come from a low income community, school isn't very good (no one has been accepted to Caltech)</p>
<p>I'm not feeling very good right now. Part of me is disappointed, because I wanted to get into Caltech. Part of me is happy, because now my college decision is a little easier. I'm not sure what's going to happen. I'll probably go to a UC. Oh well, good luck to everyone else!</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 800 Verbal, 800 Math, 770 Writing
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800 Math IIC, 800 Physics, 800 Latin
[<em>] GPA: 4.0 UW, 4.8
[</em>] Rank: 1/89
[<em>] Other stats: All 5's= Calculus BC, Latin: Vergil, European History, Art History, Physics C, Latin Literature, U.S. History, Chemistry
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: I thought they were really good. I worked very hard on them.
[<em>] Teacher Recs: Excellent, hopefull
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Great?
[<em>] Hook (if any): Siemens Westinghouse Semi-Finalist ?
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: California
[<em>] School Type: Private
[</em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] major strength/weakness: I'm not sure...
[li] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: Valedictorian, National AP Scholar, Siemens Westinghouse Semi-Finalist, Captain of two varsity sports[/li][/ul]Other Factors: Pleasantly surprised :)</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>]SAT:2120
[</em>]SAT IIs: 800 chem, 740 2c, 730 ushistory
[<em>]GPA:3.9/4.6
[</em>]Rank:2/561
[<em>]Other stats: 5 on ap chem and ushistory.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>]Essays:good
[<em>]Teacher Recs:didn't see them
[</em>]Counselor Rec:didn't see them
[<em>]Hook (if any): muslim overcoming adversity
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>]State or Country:california
[<em>]School Type: Public
[</em>]Ethnicity: Egyptian
[<em>]Gender: M
[</em>]major strength/weakness: low math 2c score.
[li]why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: not enough math and science related extraciruculars.[/li][/ul]Other Factors:</p>
<p>I am very worried... not of the decision but whether they had actually received my application in the first place. After I applied, I heard comformations from every college that they received my application except Caltech. Please tell me what to do I am very worried</p>
<p>Relax as much as you can. If Cal Tech actually does not have your application, it is too late to correct for this year! But it is much, much, much more likely that they have your application and have evaluated you and sent you a letter.</p>
<p>By the way, the same thing (no acknowledgement from Cal Tech) happened to my son. He emailed for confirmation, and found out two weeks later that his application was complete. So I recommend not worrying about the completeness or receipt of your application.</p>