just asked Caltech about the transfer exams...

ddy
Thu, 05 Apr 2007 15:55:51 +0000

Try not jumping to conclusions. You don’t even have the results back yet, and are already lighting the torches. I don’t know how difficult the questions were, but a 6/8 on a Caltech physics exam could very well be considered “excellent”. In some classes here, the final exam averages have been around 40%.



So I guess even though I aced the math exam, my 6 or 6.5 out of 8 on the physics test wouldn’t qualify as “excellent”, and despite my super everything else on my application, my application would be thrown out without consideration.

For argument’s sake, let’s say you were not accepted due to one subpar test grade, but as in previous years, ten other people are accepted. This means that at least ten people probably had applications as strong, and even higher test scores than yourself. And those people are rightfully admitted. I don’t really understand your complaint.