| "Getting into Caltech proves only that he was the real thing in the way the Caltech defines the "real thing." "
Well, people were saying that the kid was probably not really an outstanding intellect and that his recs were probably lukewarm. Since Caltech only cares about academic talent and work ethic, I was saying that Ghosh must be the "real thing" in that respect.
But yeah, if we were talking about leadership or athletic ability, something which the ivies value, I agree that Caltech admissions doesn't say anything about that. |