Will I Even Stand a Chance Now?

rkepp12
Mon, 01 Dec 2014 02:39:57 +0000

Hello everyone,

So as the title suggests, I have already applied for EA at Caltech. It may be a little to think about this, but I’m concerned about how my SATII scores will affect my chances to the university.

During October, I scored 760 on Math II and 770 on Physics (didn’t have a great testing day due to the night prior). During November, however, I received my scores earlier this week and got an 800 on Math II and 790 on Physics, a significant increase when it comes to prestigious universities like this. The importance of this, however, is that the university will consider my November scores, and only my October scores (since they came after the EA deadline).

I was looking through posts from previous years on here, and it seems like all of those who were accepted/deferred had perfect Math scores and near perfect science scores. Those rejected had scores similar to mine in October. My ACT composite is a 33, but with a 36 in math.

Basically, I’m wondering if, with these scores in mind, I have a reasonable chance of being accepted. At the very least, I’d like to be deferred so that my November tests can be considered. Would it be beneficial to try and defer myself to RA by contacting the admission office? Or should I leave it how it is and see what happens? Thanks in advance for the help!