Would anyone be willing to take a look at my Common App Activities section?

[maijem11]

Incredibly torn on where to REA... princeton/caltech/mit (physics major)

As the title says, I am super torn on where I should apply restrictive early action. Princeton, MIT, and Caltech are my absolute dream schools, and I’d be thrilled to attend any of them. However, each school has a distinct academic/social culture and I’m not sure what the best admissions plan is for my specific interests/match. Below I’ve included my pros-and-cons list for each school, as well as my profile for context. If anyone has been in a similar situation and/or is willing to offer any advice, I would really appreciate it ! Thank you so much Caltech Pros: high alignment with research culture, incredible internship opportunities, focus on astrophysics/cosmology, collaborations with jpl and ligo, emphasis on theoretical depth, my profile is an extremely good fit Cons: west coast, bad weather (too hot), less aesthetic campus, tiny school MIT Pros: highly interdisciplinary: computer science/engineering/theory, kavli institute, good size, great campus, p…

I’ve included your previous forum link indicating that you are a prospective physics major aiming for the best schools with top-ranked programs.

Remember, admissions people will be reading & evaluating your application, not necessarily instructors, professors, or staff associated with the mathematics or physics department, unlike graduate school admissions.

You need to ensure that admissions will read & understand your list of 10 activities & accomplishments exactly how you want them interpreted during the application evaluation.