<p>here’s a hypothetical for you guys. if you have scores that are at the typical caltech level (i.e. 780-800 on math sat and 2 subject tests), take the hardest available course load and have all A’s with 95+ in math and science courses, and you show quite a bit of interest in math/science through essays, but have, say, only peer tutoring or one or two other math/sci extracurriculars, could athletics tip you in?</p>