<p>Optimization,
while you’re on campus this weekend or next, take time to go see “The Winters Tale” its in Ramos Auditorium at 8 pm Fri and Saturday and 2 on Sunday (though I think next weekend on Sunday its at the Huntington). Its a student/community production - go see what else students do besides study. This is a shameless plug from a mom whose freshman is in the production. Yea he’s the kid with black hair. (shock to mom). If he has time for rehearsals, etc, the problem sets can’t be that bad. Last weekend the audience was very small so you other Caltech students - go see the play.<br>
He’s planning on doing the math option. He loves caltech (as far as I can tell). What he did to get in: attended PROMYS & HCSSiM, Berkeley Math Circle & took math at UC Berkeley. He was also active in theater productions in High School.</p>