Chance me? - Page 2

ayushkhaitan · 04-05-2009, 09:24 PM

Oh. Thanks davezhan.

lucas.tuscany · 04-06-2009, 12:43 AM

Ayush,
you won't need TOEFL if you're applying from Singapore.
Btw, I'm an international too and I've been waitlisted by Caltech ( prob cz I applied for financial aid)

So remember, Caltech is NOT need blind when it comes to financial aid for international candidates. So if you apply for financial aid, that's gonna drastically reduce your chances of getting in.

ayushkhaitan · 04-06-2009, 12:57 AM

Thanks lucas. But I am an Indian, who has been studying in Singapore for the past to years (on full scholarship). SO will I be part of the Indian applicants' pool or Singaporean applicants' pool? Do I still need to take the TOEFL? And which country are you from? Best of luck to you.

ayushkhaitan · 04-07-2009, 09:13 PM

bump...............

ayushkhaitan · 04-09-2009, 02:51 AM

Hey guys. I know I am probably counting my chickens before they hatch, but if I do get accepted to Caltech (I really pray I do) I would just like to know how Indian students are treated there. I have read some reports that International students (specially South Asians) are kind of discriminated against, and infact some Indian graduate students have also been murdered. Would anyone know if there is some truth in the fact that South Asian students are not actively included in the school community?

JNT · 04-09-2009, 03:00 AM

I've never heard of that, what sort of reports are these? One of the things I really like about tech is that people are treated as individuals and there's not segregation between genders or race or anything. The group you are most likely to be identified with is your house. I would say that I have never seen anything that would lead me to believe that there is any truth to the idea that South Asian students are for some reason discriminated against at all.

ayushkhaitan · 04-09-2009, 03:40 AM

Oh. Thanks for replying. These reports do not specifically pertain to Caltech, but to US universities in general actually. Andhra student killed in US, 5th such crime in 1 year - Express India. This link may give you an idea of what I am talking about. What I am interested in knowing is is this trend of discrmination, in want of a better term, prevalent in Caltech too? By what I have heard however, Caltech revels in its multi-national nature. But just confirming.

JNT · 04-09-2009, 04:03 AM

I have never heard of any discrimination on campus. I'm sure it has happened (no place is perfect), but I don't think it is a trend at all. I wouldn't worry about it, but if you are very concerned you could probably email the minority center people and they can give you better information, statistics and stuff.

lizzardfire · 04-09-2009, 08:43 PM

Given that there are roughly 17,000 murders in the United States per year, I doubt that five is much of a trend.

To answer your other question, discrimination at Caltech is virtually nonexistant. No one here cares where you come from or your background. They care about how well you can do math, science, and engineering...

notausername · 04-09-2009, 09:55 PM

"I have in fact developed my own proof for the Fermat's last theorem (a reputed maths conjecture)"

No. Sorry, but you haven't. It was an open problem for 357 years, and it was only proven when a brilliant mathematician (with a PhD) spent 7 years working on it. He had to build on recent discoveries about elliptic curves made by other equally brilliant mathematicians. There is no way that a high school student could prove it.
If you want to get into Caltech, don't make any claim like this. Anyone reading your application will instantly assume you are lying to pad the application.

However, I would be overjoyed if you proved me wrong. Please post the proof. If it really works, you should be able to send it in lieu of an application and Caltech will happily let you in. In fact, I think any school in the world would be happy to have you.

ayushkhaitan · 04-09-2009, 10:37 PM

I am extremely glad and ecstatic that someone finally read that part of my resume. Thanks notausername. Infact, I mailed my proof to the American Mathematical Society, who said there was an error in the last step of my proof. I corrected it, and remailed it again, I have not recieved any reply since. I showed only the last step to my maths teacher than ( I haven't told him I've solved it, as I want to be secretive about it), and he thinks it's correct. SO with full trust in you, I ask for your email id, so I can mail the proof to you. Thanks again notausername.

fizix2 · 04-09-2009, 11:39 PM

nobody really cares how well you can do math, science, or engineering either

or if they do, they're not supposed to talk about it much

ayushkhaitan · 04-10-2009, 12:17 AM

hey. thanks for your replies. Feels really relieved to know that there is racial harmony at Caltech. If you read notausername's post, you would understand that the assertion I have made is phenomenal. I claim to have proven a mathematical conjecture that was not solved for about 357 years, and has been worked upon by the greatest minds to have walked the planet like Euler, Gauss, and all other great mathematicians of the last 4 centuries. So, it is understandable that you would think I am thinking too big for my boots, and probably just faking it. Can I post it(my proof) here, or mail it to any of the Caltech students, so that you could go through it or ask your professors if my proof is correct? I understand that if my proof turns out to be correct, my chances of being accepted would improve slightly (major understatement). And with all probability, my proof could probably be wrong. So no boasting intended. Thanks.

notausername · 04-10-2009, 12:58 AM

I sent you a private message with my email so you can send me the proof. I look forward to seeing it.

ayushkhaitan · 04-10-2009, 01:18 AM

I sent you the mail notausername.