Official Caltech Class of 2016 EA/RD Decisions Thread

RawkForGod
Sat, 31 Mar 2012 13:54:44 +0000

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2200 (790 M, 740 CR, 670 W, 7 essay)
[] ACT: 36 (36 M, 36 E, 36 S, 34 R, 8 essay)
[] SAT II: 800 on Math II and Physics
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 9/480
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Computer Science A (5), Chemistry (5), US History (5), English Language (4), Physics B (5), Statistics (5)
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, AP Biology, AP US Gov’t, AP Psychology, AP Macroeconomics, British Literature, Speech, Spanish 3
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist, AP Scholar with Distinction, 1st in School on AMC 10 and twice on AMC 12, qualified for AIME this year (don’t know yet about USAMO), Boys State, Candidate for Presidential Scholars Program
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Teenage Republicans, Quiz Bowl (Co-captain for 4 years), National Honors Society (President)
[] Job/Work Experience: 3 months at Target (seasonal)
[] Volunteer/Community service: Lots of stuff with my church, an essay addressed this
[] Summer Activities: nothing of note–just babysitting my siblings
[] Essays: Pretty Good
[] Teacher Recommendations: Excellent

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): South Dakota
[] School Type: Large public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Low to mid
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none[/ul]