Official Decisions Thread!

Colleges and Universities A-Z California Institute of Technology
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<p>Feels weird posting here but...</p>

<p>...Rejected. My application all together was terrible; I felt the entire time like I didn't know why I was trying to graduate a year early from high school and jump into something way over my head, and I know it showed in my essays. I don't feel like posting stats because they're just plain silly.</p>

<p>Anyway, I decided I made a mistake in trying to get out of high school early, so I'm staying an extra year. Going to try again next year, I think, and attempt to look at more than just Caltech and CU-Boulder (a place I don't want to be). </p>

<p>Congrats to those that made it, tho! :)</p>

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<p>Don't understand why you'd apply to a place you don't want to be. There are other options that you should explore to apply to places where you DO want to be--there are over 3000 schools to choose among, surely some of them will want you & be attractive to you.</p>

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<p>No, I want to be at Caltech... I just made a mistake of when. At the end of my junior year of high school isn't for me after all. </p>

<p>Well I guess at the same time next year we shall see if I made it. :D</p>

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<p>I think she was referring to Boulder.</p>

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<p>Agh, sorry, I misread something. Boulder was my safety choice.</p>

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<p>I am young also. I am 16</p>

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<p>Woohoo, poster!!! Has anyone else gotten a Caltech poster? It came in a large white envelope (slightly larger than the acceptance package). </p>

<p>This one's going right under my Cessna instrument panel poster. </p>

<p>-Oren</p>

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<p>Grrr... I want a poster. :D
What does it look like?</p>

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<p>The</a> Poster</p>

<p>Sorry this took so long.... photobucket was being a pain. </p>

<p>-Oren</p>

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<p>I used to get posters every month. Then they stopped coming. I guess they don't like me. :(</p>

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<p>lol...Caltech sent you posters every month? How'd that come about?</p>

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<p>Decision: Rejected</p>

<p>Stats:
SAT I: 1820 (CR 460, M 780, W 580)
SAT II: Math IIC 800, Physics 760, Chemistry 710
GPA: no gpa
AP: doing IB
IB: predicted 38-39 points out of 45
Rank: no rank
TOEFL: 267</p>

<p>Subjective:
Essays: I thought it was pretty good.
Teacher Recs: Very good for math, average for economics
Counselor Recs: dont know
Hook: Invited to BMO1 (top few hundred mathematicians under the british school system)</p>

<p>Location/Person:
Country: Thailand
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Strengths/Weaknesses: good recommendations, good math and science scores, very bad verbal, and pretty by humanity and english grades
Why was I rejected: I am not surprised that i was rejected, I am just not up to the standard.</p>

<p>I will try to transfer there later. Caltech is my dream school, and will forever be!!!</p>

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<p>Sometimes, I wish I stayed in high school... ;) Like, now... To see where I would have ended up in this process. Of course, an acceptance one year might be a rejection another.</p>

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<p>Well, I was just accepted to Harvard, which I'm thrilled about. Unfortunately, because of a committment I made in a letter a few months ago, I have to enroll there- meaning I have to give up one hell of a school.</p>

<p>Thanks anyway to everyone who helped answer my questions!</p>

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<p>Yeah, I love the poster! It's on my door :)</p>

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<p>I got a poster! I'm happy now. But that might also be due to IB oral exams being over...</p>

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<p>i see that poster has my boy feynman on it. way to be</p>

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<p>Status: Waitlisted</p>

<p>Stats:
SAT I: 2220(new), 1520(old) 800-Math, 720-Verbal, 700-Writing
SAT IIs: 800-math IIC, 750-Physics, 690-Literature
ACT: N/A
GPA: 3.95/4.56
Rank: 1/285
Other stats: National Merit Finalist, AP: Calculus BC, Physics B, English Language, US History, For 12th grade: English Literature, US Government, Computer Science A, Biology
Subjective:
Essays: quite good I believe
Teacher Recs: One of them really knows me.
Counselor Rec: Should be good
Hook (if any): Forgot to write down my AP test scores(There wasn't a legit section to write this on tho, lol)
Location/Person:
State or Country: CA
School Type: private
Ethnicity: Korean
Gender: Male
Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: 3-year Swim team(1 year varsity), University of Pennyslvania Physics Camp during the summer, etc
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied:Not relevant now is it? I just wish to god that they will accept me from waitlist. Whats the acceptance rate from wait list anyway?</p>

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<p>BlueElmo
Waitlist has varied from 5 to 50 or so in last few years. Look up some of the old threads. Be sure to send a note (e-mail) about your accomplishments since you applied, your desire to matriculate at Caltech, and possibly additional recommendations.
good luck!</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2290/1550
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800 Chem 780 MIIC 750 Physics 530 German (it's not a good idea to test 2 years after quitting total immersion)
[<em>] GPA: 3.98
[</em>] Rank: unranked
[<em>] Other stats: APs 5: Chem, Euro History, English Lang; 4: American History
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: one about band, one about scio, one about knitting/web design, I think
[<em>] Teacher Recs: one very thorough, one from my scio sponsor
[</em>] Counselor Rec: he's a newbie, so I guess he can accurately say I'm one of his career bests?
[<em>] Hook (if any):
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Michigan
[<em>] School Type: public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[<em>] Gender: female
[</em>] Major strength/weakness: I am a huge procrastinator; I wrote the essay about Caltech the day of, but with all the research I did I ended up becoming pretty obsessed with the place
[li] Why you think you were accepted/rejected: Out of all the apps I did, Caltech's was the best. I don't know what that says though, since I was rejected from every one but my safety.[/li][/ul]Other Factors:</p>