<p>Decision: Rejected </p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2010 (CR 650, W 620, M 740) - 2100 (CR 690, W 640, M 770)
[</em>] SAT I superscore (breakdown): 2100
[<em>] SAT II: MII - 780, Phys - 800, French - 600
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10%
[<em>] A Level CIE (place score in parentheses): Math (A</em>), Phys (A<em>), Chem (A), Further Math (C), French lang (B), Eng Lang (B)
[</em>] Number of other applicants in your school: not sure, probably just myself
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):none apart from through ECs[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):
-Swimming: School varsity (Captain) Junior and senior victor laudaurum, Mauritian nationals (club captain) 4th in 50m/100m back, top 8 in 50m/100m fly, top 12 in 50m/100m/200m free.
-PADI Scuba Diving certified to Rescue diver
-Kite surfing
-Water polo 2nd and 3rd team wings
-Brown belt 2nd cue karate
-Grade 6 Classical Guitar
-Electrically and acoustically trained in guitar
-Rugby
-Cricket
-PPL (Private Pilot’s License)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience:
-Working as an apprentice engineer at a company that is the largest supplier of Let aircraft to Africa, where we help maintain and rebuild these 19 seater planes.
[li] Volunteer/Community service:[/li]-First aid: AED; Oxygen; CPR to infants, children and adults. 75+ hours through rugby and hockey games mostly.
-Helped revamp a community centre for a small village here in South Africa (~20 hours)[/ul]</p>
<p>Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[<em>] Essays (Include Subjects): Don’t remember, but I didn’t feel that they were that strong
[</em>] Common App Main: Could have been better (My sister’s influence on me)
[<em>] EC Short Answer: Great (Kite surfing)
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation #1: (Physics) Brilliant, one of the best in her career
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation #2: (French) Good, not great
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Very good, took difficult course load and pushed himself
[<em>] Additional Rec:
[</em>] Art Supplement:
[li] Research Supplement:[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Other[ul]
[<em>] Date Submitted App: Day due?
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): Living in Mauritius, but a South African and British national
[<em>] School Type: Private
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: no idea… $100k+?
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):Under reprisented country if that counted 
other than that none[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: A Level Results, ECs
[</em>] Weaknesses: ECs, lack of international awards or research papers, relatively low SATs
[<em>] Why you think you were rejected: Not a good fit for CalTech, Low SATs
[</em>] Where else have you been accepted: Steven’s Institute of Technology
[li] What would you have done differently?:Maybe tailored my essays to suit CalTech better, paid more attention to beating the SATs, taken the initiative to take my research/design ideas further [/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>[/list]Other Factors:
**I probably wouldn’t have enrolled as I don’t feel like I would have fit in very well. The area also is a lot warmer than what I have been aiming for, but kinda wanted bragging rights
I am really happy for everyone who did get accepted and wish them the best wherever they go.</p>
<p>To future rejectees and waitlistees: Don’t take anything to heart, learn from the experience, and if they don’t think you’d cope or be a good fit for them, some other great place will!
Best of luck to the future applicants! :D**</p>