<p>I totally agree that wanting students who are passionate about math and science is a bad way to find good well-rounded students.</p>
<p>Caltech isn’t looking for well-rounded students, though. We want people who primarily are going to focus on math, science, and/or engineering. This isn’t the right school for someone who is still exploring their interests because there isn’t as much opportunity to explore other interests here. By limiting the field to people who are already passionate about math and science, admissions is doing you a huge, huge favor. If math, science, and/or engineering is not your true passion odds are you won’t be happy here.</p>