<p>Yes. It is AA as we know it. This site has just limited its interpretation so drastically that people just exclude the most basic principles of the original act.</p>
<p>Not AA as it’s applied in college admissions for most colleges that are talked about on CC very highly.</p>
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<p>Sorry, I misread. I still don’t think it’s true, but it is much more likely true for CalTech than MIT.</p>
<p>Just to be obnoxious, I walked down my alley and asked a person what their math IIc score was. She had a 680, and still got in. However, she had also gotten 5 on Calc BC, A’s in all her math courses, 800 in math on the SAT I, and taken college level math through DiffEQ. Some people just have a bad day, and one bad score (and 770 is certainly not bad) is not going to ruin an otherwise good application. I think 770 is fine for Caltech, and probably anywhere. Also, your bioinformatics research is very cool.</p>
<p>On to the topic though, I would stress that more important than choosing where to apply EA, is to make sure your application is actually ready when you submit it. Don’t rush your app to meet an optional deadline.</p>
<p>i saw your sat score and my friend got the exact same score, including math, writing, and cr; he is mexican which makes it even more amazing. anyways, i suggest to do it for mit</p>