<p>It’s often confused with a two-year technical college <em>facepalm</em> or Calpoly. </p>
<p>Size definitely factors into it. Not that many people get into it, and not many people graduate from it. I’m the first person from my high school to ever go to Caltech, so most students haven’t even heard of it. Tell tale sign: when they ask me why I didn’t choose to go to my state school instead. Anyway, everyone who matters knows about Caltech, and that’s all I ask for.</p>