Should I even consider Caltech as a possible college to apply to?

mazewanderer
Thu, 01 Sep 2011 16:47:58 +0000

Here is the common data set for admitted students at Caltech. Again, this is not the composite score, but you see not all students get a 2400, many are in 2300+ range. So there are students who get in with say 710 in Writing or reading.

Test Scores 25th Percentile* 75th Percentile**
SAT Critical Reading 700 780
SAT Math 770 800
SAT Writing 710 780
ACT Composite 34 35
ACT English 33 35
ACT Math 34 36

NOTES:

25% of students scored at or below
** 25% of students scored above

Data apply to first-time degree/certificate-seeking students.
Institutions are asked to report test scores only if they are required for admission.


So high scores are important but 2350 is not a low score at all by Caltech standards or by most college standards.