<p>I don’t know how to use the quote thing but Cghen, you’re right, my comment was a bit insensitive. Just making the AIME is indeed an achievement, that will definitely help at any college. The point i was trying to make was that it would make you stand out less among the Caltech applicant pool than it would at another school, because the Caltech applicant pool is generally focused on math/science.
Cghen is also right about your score relative to how important math is on your application. If you’re someone who is better at biology than math, getting to the AIME in your “second best subject” is very impressive.</p>