<p>RacinReaver, your post address points that really have nothing to do with what I was talking about.</p>
<p>Let me clarify my previous post first, then I will address your points. If I were to break down my post into points, it would read like this:</p>
<p>1) Caltech wants people who are focused on math, science, or engineering (MSE).
2) If you are not sure what you are passionate about, you may eventually care more about pursuing some passion unrelated to MSE, and if that is the case you will probably not be happy at Caltech because you will find it hard to fully pursue that passion.</p>
<p>It’s totally fine for someone to have multiple passions–I certainly do and I imagine most Caltech students do. For instance, I am very passionate about SCUBA diving–but I can’t dive as much as I’d like to because of school at Caltech. I made a choice to come to college to study electrical engineering–I could have just as easily taken dive lessons and become a dive instructor. Realize though that coming to Caltech means that you’re placing MSE above virtually everything else–and if you’re not really passionate about MSE, passionate enough to sacrifice time that could be spent on other passions, you won’t be happy here. </p>
<p>As for your final point, I totally agree with you that you can enjoy MSE without enjoying Caltech. That’s not my point. My point is that you can’t enjoy Caltech without enjoying MSE.</p>