<p>Since no one else is responding, I’ll give it a shot. But it’ll only be mimicking what other people in authority have been saying about other people’s chances. (I’m an applicant myself, so don’t think of anything I say too highly.)</p>
<p>Your standardized test scores are fine, but right now what I’d really be doing is perhaps studying to take a few AP tests this summer. I notice that a lot of Caltech applicants have many APs on their record while applying, so I’d try hard to do the same. You have AP Chem and APUSH, but to me, this just doesn’t look like it’s enough, since you’d only have one science/math AP score. Maybe you should try for AP Physics B since you’re taking a physics course? I took a one-semester course on Stats, which was actually rather slow-paced, and got a 5, so if you would want to try that as well, go for it. (Of course, don’t strain yourself too much – if you’re incapable, let it go.)</p>
<p>Of course, if this isn’t possible, there are other ways of doing things. Your ECs aren’t as bad as you seem to think, but here’s what I would do. Use your summer wisely – take classes at a community college or do independent study. Around here, I see a lot of Caltech students telling applicants that the admissions team likes to see independent study… so do so to a decent extent, and when you apply, write about what you did. (And give proof of it – I didn’t do so on mine, and now I’m nervous that they think I made it up or something, which hopefully isn’t the case.)</p>
<p>And of course, sports look good to Caltech, so keep doing that.</p>