CalTech for a kid interested in bio/neuroscience/linguistics?

relaxmon
Mon, 22 Feb 2010 10:01:56 +0000

My son is interested in bio/neuroscience/linguistics, not as much in math (although his Math SAT was 800 and he is in Calc BC AP as a junior, will see how he does). He, for some reason, is interested in going to Caltech (we are on the East Coast) but his college counselor is very discouraging, saying it is really an engineering school for math/physics types and not a good match. I think we may visit anyway, but do you think the counselor is right? Thanks.