Official Caltech Class of 2016 EA/RD Decisions Thread

celeron
Mon, 12 Mar 2012 23:23:55 +0000

Accepted

Positng for my son.

Stats:
•SAT: Tot:2290 M:790 CR:740 WR:760
Superscore:2330 with WR: 800
•SAT II: Math II: 800 Chemistry: 800, Physics: 680
•ACT: 35 M:35 R:36 Sc:36 E:34

•GPA: 3.93 Unweighted, 4.4 weighted
•Rank: 12/450
•Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB): Average score of 4 in 5 AP tests

Subjective
•Essays: o.k. not so great
•Teacher Recs: Great
•Counselor Rec: Great
•Supplementary Material: couple of Community college classes in science and programming
•Hook(recruited athlete, legacy, International Olympiads):

•Location: CA
•High School Type: Public
•Ethnicity: Asian
•Gender: Male

Other

•Extracurriculars: Music, good amount of community service, Key club, Science club (Secretary), CSF, NHS
•Awards: AP scholar with distinction, National Merit Commended, 3 yrs of regional Science fair awards, couple of awards in other ECs

•Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?: Can’t believe he got in!!!

[*] Where else have you been accepted/rejected?: Accepted to WUSTL