Accepted
Stats:[ul]
[]SAT: 2340
[]SAT II: 790 Math II, 790 Bio E
[]GPA: 3.97 UW, 4.6 W
[]Rank: 9 of 857
[]Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB): Full IB Diploma, so far I’ve taken 8 APs, AP Human(5), AP Chem(4), AP Lang(5), APWH(5), AP Lit (4), AP Bio (5(, AP Calc BC (5), APUSH (5)
[/ul]Subjective[ul]
[]Essays: I thought they were just okay but maybe they liked them! I had this weird metaphor about flowers and stew for the diversity essay. I liked my Why Caltech essay though.
[]Teacher Recs: Good
[]Counselor Rec: I’m sure it was good.
[]Supplementary Material:
[]Hook(recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize): I would say race but apparently Caltech doesn’t do affirmative action.
[/ul]Personal[ul]
[]Location: Southern California
[]High School Type: Big public high school with lots of IB and AP offerings
[]Ethnicity: Black
[]Gender: Female
[/ul]Other[ul]
[]Extracurriculars: They’re my weak point. Math Club Treasurer, Astronomy Club, Garden Club, Readers Club, “Math Team” Member, babysitting brothers (one is severely autistic), helping with my mom’s business sometimes…,learning piano (just for fun)
[]Awards: Nothing special
[li]Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?: See, you don’t have to be super extraordinary to get in! Good luck guys![/li][/ul]