Official Caltech Class of 2017 EA Results Thread!

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2400
[</em>] ACT: 35
[<em>] SAT II: 800 Math 2, 750 US History, 740 Bio E
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.37
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1 or 2
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): took 12, all 5s
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): national merit, presidential scholar, a bunch from my school
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): cheerleading, environmental club, flute, nhs, tutoring, habitat for humanity, etc.
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: scripps research institute
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: president of jr board of local state park
[</em>] Summer Activities:
[<em>] Essays: I think they were really good, but I also took a perhaps unusual angle. They were pretty personal, just about me in general and why I am such a happy person.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: i think really good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: i think really really good
[</em>] Additional Rec: Amazing, from research mentor
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Florida
[</em>] School Type: private
[<em>] Ethnicity: white
[</em>] Gender: female
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none[/li][/ul]General Comments: SUPER excited that i got in and also rather surprised! didn’t think i had enough involvement in math/science activities but maybe that was an advantage in the end. good luck to those who were deferred and congrats to all others accepted!!!</p>