Special Scenario, Chance me

mazewanderer
Thu, 16 Sep 2010 11:59:16 +0000

CalTech is a school that allows 14 year old’s to join and does not require HS graduation to offer admission, but those are really exceptional cases. My suggestion is you talk to the CalTech admissions counselor for your area before you apply. Remember, applications are due by Jan 1st and you have about 3 months to improve your credentials and you need to improve them. Your SAT scores are on the low side. And make no mistake, they will compare you with all other applicants and not cut you slack as you are a junior. The students who were admitted to CalTEch and were not HS seniors are exceptional and have a great track record. The fairly recent benchmark is Chris Hirata who joined as 14 year old and broke GPA records.

May be you should stay on in HS but take college classes or community college classes in your senior year, rather than apply early.