<p>tappium: Those numbers are typical for a Caltech applicant.</p>
<p>ghjk: We are of course looking for passion. However, it’s not common for an undergrad, and exceptionally rare for a high school student, to have the ability and opportunity to do something like publishing a paper.</p>
<p>Also, I’d like to add these words of wisdom from my friend who was around when I was writing this and asked what CC is:
“You have so many better things to do. Why the [edited] would you discuss college?”</p>