<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): N/A
[</em>] SAT I superscore (breakdown): N/A
[<em>] ACT (breakdown): 35 Composite, 35 English, 35 Math, 36 Reading, 34 Science
[</em>] ACT superscore (breakdown): 35
[<em>] SAT II: 790 Math Level II, 790 Chemistry, 760 U.S. History, 750 Biology M
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.94
[<em>] Weighted GPA: 4.4
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%, Rank is not given
[<em>] AP (place score in parentheses): 5s on all. AP Computer Science A, AP Biology, AP U.S. History, AP Calculus BC
[</em>] IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Literature, AP Chemistry, AP Physics B, Spanish 4 Honors, AP Statistics, AP Economics/Government
[</em>] Number of other applicants in your school: I’m guessing about 16.
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): MFP Disability Leadership Award[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Founder and President of a global non-profit organization, Former Founder and CEO of a local company, Co-President of School Chapter of United Nations Association, COSMOS participant, Unpaid tutor, NHS/CSF member, Mock Trial Team Witness, Varsity Cross Country (4 years), Varsity Track and Field (3 years), Varsity Soccer (2 years), AYSO VIP Soccer Volunteer, Blog writer for two local newspapers
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Mentioned above
[li] Volunteer/Community service: Mentioned above[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[<em>] Essays (Include Subjects):
[</em>] Common App Main: 8 (A very personal topic)
[<em>] EC Short Answer: 7 (My passion for running)
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation #1: 8. From my AP Calculus BC teacher. I’ve had him for two years and he takes a liking to me.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation #2: 7. From my AP United States History teacher. She really appreciates the passion that I show for the subject.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: 5. Pretty generic I think.
[<em>] Additional Rec: N/A
[</em>] Art Supplement: N/A
[li] Research Supplement: N/A[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Other[ul]
[<em>] Date Submitted App: 12/28/2012
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[<em>] Country (if international applicant): N/A
[</em>] School Type: Public School
[<em>] Ethnicity: Indian
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket: > 150,000
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I was in constant communication with their coaches. That might have helped.[/ul]</p>
<p>Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Extra curriculars. Essays except the Why Caltech were relatively strong.
[</em>] Weaknesses: ORM, Not enough Math/Science related activities
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I truly have no idea
[</em>] Where else have you been accepted/deferred/rejected: I’ll keep this to myself.
[li] What would you have done differently?: Work on essays more. Do more math/science activities. I also would have stressed less.[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: Congrats to everyone who was accepted! Hope to see you at Pre-Frosh weekend!</p>