<p>hey guyz what did you all send ? I feel like the package i have prepared wont be enough to get me an admission place. you just have to be lucky to get in.
foo182 did you send your research paper ? what is it about ?</p>
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<p>yeah well, on which college it isn't like that, right? it's getting more and more random :))</p>
<p>i didn't send the whole paper, i sent just an abstract, and if they ask me to send them whole, i'll translate it then ;) (i don't know how much will they care about it, cause it's really nothing special, it's just a bit of research about terraformation, planetary habitability, and similar space stuff ;) )</p>
<p>what did you send? </p>
<p>i looked up on facebook,caltech class of 2012, adn there's 240 people registered.. i'm a bit worried, if there will be anybody invited from waitlist :/</p>
<p>240? wow thats like a full class and its hard to believe everyone who accepted a place has a facebook account AND joined the caltech '12 group, which means the actual number of ppl who accepted is a lot greater than 240</p>
<p>i guess you can kiss our chances of acceptance goodbye :/</p>
<p>Description: Everyone who has been accepted into Caltech or is a member of the Caltech community that wants to help our prefrosh around, join this group!</p>
<p>I don't think that all the members are from the Class of 2012 ;-) Remember, this can include other current Caltech students, alumni, random people who wanted to join, and admits who joined but still might attend a different school (I'm a part of the Berkeley '12 group).</p>
<p>for a while one of the "related groups" under caltech class of 2012 was caltech class of 2011</p>
<p>just wanted to point out the irony :)</p>
<p>well lets hope that most of the ppl in that group arent actually going to wind up in the caltech class of 2012</p>
<p>if something is a related group of anohter group does that mean that a lot of ppl in one group are also in the other?</p>
<p>1) but flaming is fun!! i'm on the five-year plan already. couldn't be happier.</p>
<p>2) something like that.</p>
<p>"if something is a related group of anohter group does that mean that a lot of ppl in one group are also in the other?"</p>
<p>yeah that was what i was wondering too.. it could be... yet it doesn't need to... i mean it would be logical to put as a related group "mit class of 2012" or "caltech class of 2011" it would be cool if there could be a poll how many of them are actually 100% sure they're gonna attend caltech</p>
<p>of course, not all of them will enroll.. but if i wasn't considering enrolling, i probably wouldn't join the group heheh.. i'm just stunned that so many people can actuallly refuse caltech ( i mean from a number of 675 to 225.... the other 450 people must be insane heheheh :) )</p>
<p>will they tell us soon after may 1st is there available spots, and how many of us are on the waitlist? and is the "international waitlist" separated from the "domestic waitlist" or we're all in the same poop?</p>
<p>Yes, I think a related group means many people in one group are also in the other.</p>
<p>Also, I think the people in the facebook group are not teh people who have necessarily accepted offers of admission. I joined Caltech, MIT and Harvard's groups so that I could learn more about the schools, see who else who had been accepted, etc., but I'm probably not going to go to Caltech at this point. (I'll leave the group once I've made my final decision...) I expect there are others who are in the group who are in this situation, and also that there are people from caltech class of '11 in the group or something (in MIT's class of 2012 group, there are MIT students who answer questions...) Moral of the story... definitely don't give up hope just because of the size of the Caltech group on facebook! :-P</p>
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<p>If they go to Waitlist this year, most people (if they are accepted) should expect to hear from Caltech before May 5th.
This year they accepted more people than usual and did PFW way before others ... They ARE expecting a higher yield, so the chances of using Waitlist this year are lower than in the past.</p>
<p>That said, keep your fingers crossed! I myself got here from the waitlist. And in general, the vast majority of other waitlist admits are super cool and awesome people; they fit in very well. So good luck to all of you!</p>
<p>I think they don't have as good a feel for what yield will be this year, compared to past years. I think Caltech is lagging behind in fin aid compared to some of the other top schools that are taking drastic measures (e.g, Harvard)</p>
<p>"If they go to Waitlist this year, most people (if they are accepted) should expect to hear from Caltech before May 5th. "</p>
<p>wow, that soon? god, i'm getting nervous! i'm not sure if my new "package" will come so soon.. i didn't realize they're so quick with examining the waitlist, i suppose they don't even look at it till they know all the answers, right? jeez :)</p>
<p>"I think they don't have as good a feel for what yield will be this year, compared to past years. I think Caltech is lagging behind in fin aid compared to some of the other top schools that are taking drastic measures (e.g, Harvard)"</p>
<p>yeah, well that's what i hope too.. i'm not so involved into whole US education systems since i'm an intl, but an overall impression from the stories here, and everything, is that most of the big schools don't have idea what to expect (i mean look at the MIT waitlist this year.. insaaaane)</p>
<p>It does say latest June 15th, I don't see any reason why they should give a false deadline...so don't think that it's necessarily a negative sign if we don't get an answer by May 5th.
Oh and guys, I am wailtisted but I joined that caltech group in facebook...haha...it was just because I wanted to know couple of guys and know more about Caltech...so you can assume that a few in the group aren't accepted and going to Caltech.</p>
<p>I don't see the point why universities waitlist so many people if only a fraction will be getting an offer. I mean past 5 years, Caltech waitlisted 100 to 300 people when only 0 to 67 people have gotten in.
Hope they don't choose applicants at random.
And guys, do you think a majority of the waitlist have tried hard to connect with Caltech and made sure they got an edge over the others. I hope out of the 300 or so, only 100 or something become really worthy in the end.</p>
<p>Oh, another query? In terms of what you can do to kinda product yourself better, how much is too much? What would be the boundary you shouldn't cross?</p>
<p>my friend last year was waitlisted, and he said he accepted a place but didnt send any updates after that. in fact, i dont think he contacted them at all except to confim he wanted to accept a spot on the waitlist. lets hope theres a lot of peple like him this year, because i think at this point they will place a fair amount of emphasis on interest shown</p>
<p>Does anybody know how they'll notify us? Will they call us? E-mail us? Send a letter? Will the notify us sooner if they decide to accept us? Will they notify us in a differnet manner if they decide to accept us?</p>
<p>GleasSpty, I am not sure but we can expect so...Because if you remember for the regular decision, the ppl who got in got their packages through FedEx...atleast this was the case for international students...and since FedEx is faster, people who get in will be notified sooner....I'm guessing</p>
<p>How do you guys think it works?? Can you imagine what exactly is happening in the admissions committee in Caltech? They probably have chosen the most worthy candidates...</p>
<p>Brahmin, are you from the brahmin class that we know from India?
Hope you get in CAltech?
When do they begin to notify waitisted students? How much time do they give you to decide?</p>