<p>davezhan wrote:</p>
<p>"…compared to other similar caliber schools. "</p>
<p>where exactly is there a “similar caliber school”? That’s a funny one (at least as far as math/science is concerned.)</p>
<p>There is no student body in the world remotely on par (on average) with that at Caltech. The course difficulty has evolved to be challenging to the smartest students in the world.</p>