<p>I thought PFW was probably the most fun four days of my life. I didn’t want to leave! Plus I got my official financial aid package while there and it was amazing so needless to say I gave them my forms in person. The school was perfect for me. However, I could definitely see how it could easily not be the right fit for many people. </p>
<p>Before I went, I thought the small size might be an issue but there I realized that’s one of the best things when the secretary at financial aid knew and remembered me from the photocopy of my passport I sent in. I thought the house system was amazing. It seemed like your house was your family and I liked that. Plus having all these special traditions that are specific to your house must be really cool. </p>
<p>I stayed in Ruddock and loved it. I already feel like I’m good friends with a bunch of the kids I met there! I didn’t get to see Page, Avery, Fleming, or Dabney but out of the other ones I did get to see and spend time in I think Ricketts was my favorite. I was afraid from Caltech’s stereotypes that there would be too many socially awkward people, and while I did find a few, they were still people I would like hanging out with and there were way more people that weren’t socially awkward. </p>
<p>My favorite event was Ruddock Greens and their hot tub. I was hanging out with the kid whose room they used all night and morning before that, and he kept saying that he needed to clean out his room at some point but I had no clue why. When I found out it was because they were going to turn his room into a hot tub I was amazed! Deconstruction at Blacker was entertaining but I was far more entertained by their use of liquid nitrogen in food preparation. Ricketts open mic was also very cool except when I sucked at guitar cause I haven’t owned one in a year. Oh well LOL. </p>
<p>I also thought the campus was beautiful. There was so many nice flowers and I loved all the ponds. I thought the Millikan Library was quite a sight. It looked like a skyscraper only with a pond in front. I also liked the architecture for most of the buildings except the north houses but the insides of the houses were amazing because the murals everywhere were really cool. </p>
<p>After I finally got comfortable sometime during the first night, I didn’t have a boring moment. I definitely think anyone considering Caltech should come out to visit PFW even if they live far away. I had to come from the east coast but it was well worth it. I thought it was a really good way to find out if it was a fit because its definitely different from any other school I know or have heard and I could see how someone could easily not like it as notausername find out but if you’re not a fit its better to come for PFW and find out then rather than once you enroll.</p>