Official Caltech Class of 2016 EA/RD Decisions Thread

jmgradon
Sat, 31 Mar 2012 18:44:42 +0000

S ACCEPTED

Stats:

* SAT: 2350, 800 CR, 800 M, 750 W

SAT II: 800 Math II, 800 Chemistry, 800 Physics

GPA: Weighted 4.262

AP Physics C Mech, AP Physics C E+M, AP Chem, AP Calculus, AP U.S.History,
AP Computer Science (all 5’s)


Subjective

* Essays:Caltech one was great, I thought. Really conveyed passion for science
and math, but he came across really sounding like himself.

Teacher Recs: Great

Counselor Rec:Super

Supplementary Material: None

Hook(recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize): None


Personal

* Location: Northern Virginia

High School Type: Competitive entry, public STEM high school

Ethnicity: White

Gender: M


Other

* Extracurriculars: Interned two summers in chemistry lab at major research university, named on journal paper stemming from research, professor also wrote great recommendation; member male and coed a capella choirs; Shakespeare acting club

Awards: AP Scholar with Distinction, Presidential Scholar Candidate, National Merit Finalist

Advice? Make sure your passion for math and science comes through on your supplemental essay, but be yourself! Do extremely well on your SAT I and II’s. The internship also really helped. S sent emails to all the professors in the chemistry department at our most prestigious local university saying he wanted to be an intern and three of them offered him slots. It was a tremendous experience for him working on cutting edge research under a full professor and getting his name on the forthcoming journal article reporting on the research.