<p>I love math and science and really want to immerse myself in that particular environment. However, I came from a limited background, and my concern is that I will have to work my butt off and still get bad GPA, and spend more than 15k over the course of 4 yrs than my state school. This is a huge risk. If i screw up in Caltech, everything will be for nothing and I will really regret it.</p>