Caltech (2022-2023)

[lament dew]

not polisci

[inner pond]

did you submit the fine aid form?

[lament dew]

i can’t think rn it’s 1:38am

public policy

[buoyant grail]

i'm 60% performing arts 20% english 20% science

gotta love thespians

[flint sedge]

apparently caltech has a student-run community garden lol

[lament dew]

most of my stuff is astro/math/physics and the rest is just policy and arts

[tall fable]

random

[lament dew]

that’s very neat tbh

[inner pond]

The flower is pretty though

[buoyant grail]

do you mind sharing ur stats in dms if you want to :p im curious now

[lament dew]

i know a lot of theater people but i haven’t been as involved recently

yeah sure

[flint sedge]

yess

[buoyant grail]

the design of modern robots always makes me feel comfort in them for some odd reason

[inner pond]

@fading harbor dude?

[buoyant grail]

they're so friendly looking

[tall fable]

ikr

[buoyant grail]

like look at that thing with legs

[flint sedge]

is it like

just legs

[tall fable]

esp the one veritasium covered on yt recently

[tall fable]

lmao yes

i just want to be part of the caltech robosub team T_T

[lament dew]

veritasium is so cool

i didn’t know who he was when i met him

i kind of regret that

[tall fable]

Wait you met him?
When

Damn that's soo cool

[rare shadow]

veritasium not cool

so many mistakes in his videos. does like research solely to make a video on one topic lol

[lament dew]

ssp!

he was a guest speaker at my campus

[rare shadow]

i think he majored in English

[lament dew]

it was actually kinda funny. he had this graph on the stages of knowledge and confidence (child’s hill, the valley, and then gaining more actual knowledge)

and he was kind of saying outlandish things

but i thought he was really cool

[rare shadow]

sure, he def seems like a charming guy

[lament dew]

he said he really liked researching new things and didn’t want to be constricted to one so that’s why he did youtube

[rare shadow]

admirable

[flint sedge]

oh is that the pop science guy

[lament dew]

https://youtube.com/watch?v=RwReD2UkJQQ&si=EnSIkaIECMiOmarE

[rare shadow]

What’s that one prestigious summer program

RSI or something

Oh it is RSI

[fading harbor]

Which form?

The CSS or something else?

Actually I didn't even submit the CSS as I got an email that said, "It is okay to wait until you hear from Admissions before submitting the CSS Profile. If you are admitted, we will be able to work closer with you."

[tall fable]

Damn ssp is so cool

[amber flame]

when are decisions going to / speculate to come out?

[inner pond]

4th march

[amber flame]

speculated or confirmed?

[inner pond]

spec

[amber flame]

I see

[tall fable]

Guys please stop😭

[fading harbor]

@inner pond

[inner pond]

look internation aid page and deadlines

[fading harbor]

Ig it's only the CSS and Non-Tax Filer(if applicable)

[inner pond]

ya so you aren't gonna fill that?

[fading harbor]

I didn't submit the CSS yet to Caltech because of that mail.

I thought I'd get to know earlier if I'm getting in if they ask for it before admission decision release.

[inner pond]

haha

cool

[meager bison]

what are yall gonna do after caltech decisions (i.ie how'll you guys cope with rejection / celebrate acceptance)

[lament dew]

ib exams

[buoyant grail]

spend my weekend coping and seething

[meager bison]

̶l̶e̶t̶s̶ ̶n̶o̶t̶ ̶g̶e̶t̶ ̶r̶e̶a̶l̶

[finite oriole]

if i get rejected i shal cope by getting laid, i get in i shall celebrate by getting laid

[spice sigil]

FRC Robotics competition. I'm considering just waiting until after to view my decision so it doesn't prove distracting, but I doubt I have the self-control to do that.

[buoyant grail]

real answer is i'll prolly be focusing on other stuff like catching up in classes or considering where to go

when would the caltech email come out today if it did btw?

[lament dew]

based as fuck

shashtag with the rizz

[tall fable]

I've always wanted to do FRC😭

[quiet gorge]

after MIT rejection I'm going camping with some friends

[lament dew]

nice

so yeah the non filer form is part of intl applications

[inner pond]

hmm

just to let you all know

[buoyant grail]

caltech is looking like it won't be this weekend

[floral silo]

Heck yeah rust

[floral silo]

Also odds are it’ll be the 11th

4th is def a bit early

[empty summit]

cant be 4th

they said they’d let us know a week in advance

[floral silo]

Iirc, (e: when it's time for the decision to be released) the checklist thing disappears from the (e: everyone's) portal, and Caltech sends out an email 48-72h in advance (e: usually around the same time)

If you don't hear anything by like Thursday, it's def not happening

[candid shale]

@floral silo no portal astrology pls, ty

[candid shale]

RULE 5

u also said iirc, so its not a fact

[buoyant grail]

i uploaded a resume, it's pretty late but i thought something more comprehensive might help if theyre still considering materials so w/e

i don't think it would hurt anyways

[inner pond]

What does iirc mean?

[buoyant grail]

iirc = "if i remember correctly"

[inner pond]

thanks

[tall fable]

18489203981th reason why I want to attend Caltech 😭

[inner pond]

Caltech date yet?

[fading harbor]

You have prolly got it!

[inner pond]

what?

[fading harbor]

Wait did you get that email from Caltech or it was a reply?

[inner pond]

reply

I asked them

[fading harbor]

Ahh then nvm

[nova dragon]

wish it was this way all year round lol

[floral silo]

Rule 5: Portal astrology/speculation: "A checklist disappeared on my portal! Does that mean I've been rejected?" Any discussion about whether or not material you've received or a change related to your college portal means you've been accepted/rejected/etc. is not allowed.
Except the thing I mentioned has zero to do with being accepted or rejected, just when the release date is

So this should be outside the definition of Rule 5

Arguably, the etc. covers this edge case, so in my further defense, this wasn't a statement about my (or anyone else's) specific portal, just the Caltech portal in general

[floral silo]

And okay, while I did say iirc, this is the pattern that has legitimately held the past 5 years at least (if not longer, it was a known thing when I was applying in 2018), and I believe Caltech Admissions has confirmed that the disappearance from the portal is an indication that decisions are about to come out, although they have more recently been sending an email much closer to when the checklist disappears that confirms the release is imminent, usually by specifying a time the decisions will come out. If I need to cite my sources on this, I will, but the "iirc" I used is pretty near certainty for me given the amount of time I've spent 1) at Caltech and 2) on A2C

</rant>

[amber flame]

it's funny because that's not even portal astrology 💀

[inner pond]

Ya the mod messed up lol

[lament dew]

this is gorgeous

[fading harbor]

Umm... Benz is not a mod yet.

[inner pond]

Oh yaa

Mb mods are good in this server

[inner pond]

@buoyant grail hey

You got any mail?

[buoyant grail]

wdym by mail

i haven't gotten anything

[inner pond]

Like decision date email

[meager bison]

idt its out yet

[buoyant grail]

it's not

[peak fulcrum]

what time did it come last year?

[floral silo]

Noon pst, but occasionally admissions picks funny times like 6:28, 12:34, etc

They should tell you the exact time when they email about the date a few days before the release.

[amber flame]

probably

[candid shale]

I don’t get how ppl think I’m a mod when Ive literally been campaigning FOR mod. Lmao

[candid shale]

Thanks for clarifying Simon. It’s not explicitly outlined in the rules but it is portal speculation that hints at decisions coming soon. Yea its not a sign of a reject or accept, but it is based off of data from past years.. The whole idea of portal astrology is making predictions off of what happened in the past, regardless of whether it's true or not.

[strong horizon]

fuck @candid shale

me and my homies hate benz

[candid shale]

what have i done to you?

[strong horizon]

you are an opp bro

[candid shale]

you alr said this like 5 mins ago and someone deleted it (not me)

[strong horizon]

i think everyone agrees with me

[lament dew]

@candid shale if you want to bust people for portal astrology you should be in the Yale thread, it’s a 24/7 pity fest with finaid & portal speculation

imo I think simon is in the right here

it wasn’t speculative if it was affirmed by caltech

[strong horizon]

Calypso is my goat

[candid shale]

Well I didn’t know that context before hand.

I’m not flaming anyone. If anything you’re the one doing most of the flaming.

[pseudo kelp]

Benz is that problematic ex

[candid shale]

Notice how you’re replying to my same comment over and over again.

[lament dew]

@candid shale ily but you’re not going to get anywhere arguing with people in this thread

[near garnet]

so as an REA deferral, i'll say what happened before rea decisions

the email was sent on the Tuesday week of decisions (4 days prior)

the night before, for a few hours a "deferred FAQ" popped up, i assume it was a bug because it disappeared later (but everyone who got deferred had that bug)

checklist did not disappear iirc (they also switched portal design this year)

and they released 12/10 8:06am pst so if it's 3/11 it'll be some funny numbers for the time

hope that helps

i think 3/11 is probable but since they added REA this year, they will have a lot more RD applications that usual (those who didn't want to REA but still want to do RD, who would've EAed before)

and given recent trends of admissions numbers i think 3/18 is quite likely too

[peak fulcrum]

7 mins...

[floral silo]

It probably won’t be 3/18, since Caltech always has to beat MIT which is on 3/14 every year

[peak fulcrum]

could be 3/4

we'll know in 8 mins

[floral silo]

..what?

Oh in possible reference to 6:28 pst

No that’s when the actual decisions might be released, admissions sends emails announcing things during pst business hours (9-5)

[inner pond]

nah the date is 02/03 - dd/mm here

we have the whole day

[peak fulcrum]

where?

[inner pond]

in India

[near garnet]

haha i'm crossing my fingers for that, is it a rule that caltech admissions office set? or is it just tradition

but very very unlikely it's 3/4

imo

too many applications and they did say mid march

even with 8 essays and REA i wonder if their numbers still went up... gotta wait 3 years for the CDS to find out i suppose

[lament dew]

I definitely think it won’t be this week

I definitely think it’ll be next weekend though

[inner pond]

Hey guys, not portal astrology

But I am seeing some date changes in my Caltech portal. Is it only me, or does it happened to someone else too?

I know the final decision is the decision. I am just curious.

[pseudo kelp]

What dates changed?

[inner pond]

English exam?

[pseudo kelp]

Oh I didn’t submit that

Anything else?

[fading harbor]

For the English thing yes even my dates are changed

But it is not indicative of anything

[inner pond]

hmm intl

[stable lily]

My application fee date changed

[inner pond]

anyone else?

[floral silo]

Ok this is actually some astrological looking discussion

[inner pond]

nah nah

I am sorry if it felt like that I was just super curious and afraid

[meager bison]

@candid shale trying his best to spot some astrology

[candid shale]

😇

[inner pond]

haha lol

[limber kayak]

So since we didn't get an email from CalTech it's most likely 11th right?

[inner pond]

Anyone else?

[limber kayak]

Same here

It's showing 1st March for TOEFL

[floral silo]

Benz be like

[candid shale]

Bro really made a meme

Lmaoo

[tall fable]

this meme accurately represents politics

ahaha

[inner pond]

hahah

I paid benz a peanut

@steel falcon hey carly how are u? working on that portal?

[steel falcon]

?

[inner pond]

But it's seriously troubling should I contact caltech about it

Also if anyone else facing it?

[runic ivy]

was it just your english test?

[inner pond]

you are facing that too

omg check your dm

[runic ivy]

?

[inner pond]

anyone else wanna join the caltech party?

facing issues no issues?

[inner pond]

@floral silo can't argue

[candid shale]

i think this kid is drunk

[inner pond]

?

[nova dragon]

guys, please don't do any type of portal astrology, it's not a mentally healthy thing to do. When the day comes, it will come lol

[lament dew]

Nothing financial aid impacts ur decision this early, stop speculating

[inner pond]

financial aid? I asked about the date dude

[lament dew]

changing dates in the portal similarly means nothing

[quiet gorge]

What have i missed, i was too busy failing an abstract algebra exam

[lament dew]

*nothing

bruh why won’t my messages send

you have missed nothing other than portal astrology and simon getting accused

[tall fable]

gollum and failing an abstract algebra exam don't go together

[fading harbor]

+1

[inner pond]

nah I was just afraid lol

Like why did it change suddenly

[lament dew]

they might have mass updated

I don’t know

it usually doesn’t mean much

[inner pond]

who said it means something?

[quiet gorge]

My professor just emailed me "Thank you, this course has been nice, I will get back to you with your scores later" 💀 me probably scoring 4/30

[fading harbor]

If you scored 4/30, I might have got a -1 prolly.

[quiet gorge]

I got a 23.5/30 on the pre exam test which was horrifying because you need to get 25 in order to pass

[lament dew]

out of 30??? lol that’s insane

[quiet gorge]

i smh choked on some problems, i had the right formula and my brain just stopped working 💀

[tall fable]

that's my brain all the time

stops working when you need it the most

[lament dew]

my teacher who’s like 24 and i were talking about discrete math sincd she took the same class and she said it was a joke 💀

😭

i know she’s rlly smart but she’s also my hs art teacher like..

[quiet gorge]

lol no, i sent a thank u email to my professor and i hope he doesnt respond because i made weird jokes about discrete math

[lament dew]

cds is strange

i didn’t know they put so much emphasis on recs

and test scores altho they’re test blind

[tall fable]

Ig this should be for last year

This year it won't be the same

Once they release cds

Yeah but it's strange

They put a lot of emphasis on test scores and then suddenly went test blind

[lament dew]

this is 21-22

so last year

they went test blind in 2020

[tall fable]

Ahh I didn't know that, mb

[spice sigil]

Does standardized test scores refer to AP exams or the SAT when it used to be considered

[lament dew]

they don’t consider ap scores either

[spice sigil]

Are you sure? I never saw that anywhere

[meager bison]

although its interesting how gpa and class rank arent in the most important category but rigor is

[buoyant grail]

i think this emphasizes students challenge themselves as opposed to seeking the top gpa

[meager bison]

makes sense

[lament dew]

maybe they mean english proficiency

yep

mines been on that for weeks

[spice sigil]

That just says they aren’t required, not that they aren’t considered

[lament dew]

hm

do your ap scores show up when you submitted?

[spice sigil]

I’m almost certain they consider AP Scores

But for some schools, it is hidden when you look at the submitted file. That doesn’t mean they don’t consider/didn’t receive it.

[lament dew]

I see

yeah idk then

I barely took any APs because i did a bunch of dual enrollment and IB diploma program

so i just flat out didn’t submit scores

[spice sigil]

Is anyone here competing in the Mathworks Math Modeling Competition this weekend?

[buoyant grail]

i think they only mean something for credit to almost every school

[swift acorn]

the only scores i think that really matter are amc/aime

if you have them

[lament dew]

it’s just proving math competence

[unreal kettle]

Mhm

[near garnet]

slate doesn't show caltech for me

[lament dew]

idk what’s going on with caltech and slate

i’d just leave it

people are being speculative on reddit too

[versed field]

Caltech

[versed field]

MIT be the first choice, but caltech do be the second

[nova dragon]

are you a prefrosh?

[nova dragon]

or is it just a pun in your name, it's probably that lol

[fading harbor]

Caltech and Yale portal astrology 💀

[inner pond]

where?

xD

[fading harbor]

Ig its everywhere now lol

[inner pond]

ya

[lament dew]

just a pun haha

[amber flame]

Idk but my slate for caltech has been like that since mid January

I highly doubt it means anything

[limber kayak]

i just want CalTech to send my rejection already

So that I can move on

[versed field]

what if they give you a waitlist instead

so that you have to wait even longer to move on

[peak fulcrum]

assume you won't get off cause no one got off the waitlist last year

[fading harbor]

💀

[versed field]

just about how many people even manage to get off the waitlists in top schools?

[peak fulcrum]

https://supertutortv.com/videos/so-many-students-got-waitlisted-in-2022-but-what-are-their-odds-weve-crunched-the-data-historical-trends-predictions/

this website has that data

[nova dragon]

Bumping this about portal astrology lol

[nova dragon]

Actually, a few people do get off the waitlist

[peak fulcrum]

that would be the years prior to last year.

[nova dragon]

By last year do you mean like for the people who are first year students now?

[peak fulcrum]

yea

[nova dragon]

If so yeah people did get off the waitlist last year

[peak fulcrum]

This is on Caltech's common data set, for last year

[fading harbor]

Wow so ~0% chance if you're on a waitlist.

[floral silo]

Caltech waitlist odds depends a lot on whether they estimated yield correctly

Some years we’ve had like 15-20 off the waitlist, some years 0

One of the problems we have is limited amounts of space on campus bc small school, and every 3-4 years we get a bubble year, where we get like 250-260 people committed instead of the 235 target, and that makes a surprisingly large difference

Given that we’ve changed to rea this year, I think our yield will be kinda wacky, so I’d hope admissions overestimates yield to not have problems with this, so this might be a waitlist heavy year

[floral silo]

I’m also pretty sure they do consider AP scores. One of the things the prefrosh always stress about is having to do the AP tests end of senior year. Caltech sends some scary email that’s like “you’d better do as well as you’ve been doing on your senior AP tests or we’ll be upset” and everyone freaks out over getting rescinded. Idt it’s actually happened, but I think they might put you on academic probation or in a remedial writing course if you do bad on AP English

[lament dew]

:( Is it bad if I didn’t submit AP scores? I will have IB scores in July (taking exams in may) but my school barely offers any stem APs so i wasn’t able to take any

I took 3 APs prior and am taking ap physics this yr (highest stem ap my school offers)

[buoyant grail]

i don't remember if I remembered to submit ap scores

which is concerning

[lament dew]

My teachers haven’t finished legitimizing predictions yet

[buoyant grail]

i think i probably forgot to fill it out bc when i go to the section it doesn't show me as reporting any scores for some reason

[lament dew]

I’d be 40+ but they’re not in yet so I can’t say anything

[buoyant grail]

so did it reset????

[lament dew]

could be

I’m not entirely sure

if I did submit, I just submitted a 4 in human geo

and said that i’m taking my ib exams + an ap physics exam this yr

[floral silo]

If you didn't take the classes, then no

It's like adding an additional grade for the course basically

I think they won't count it against you if you don't submit them, but like, submitting a bunch of fives in addition to excellent grades should reenforce the academic qualifications

[lament dew]

should I have submitted my dual enrollment transcripts?

most of my dual enrollments (all but one) are listed on my hs transcript

[floral silo]

Great question

It's prob too late at this point

But I think generally you're supposed to

I'm sure they figured it out tho

[lament dew]

I take them directly at a CC, although I took discrete math 2nd semester and my hs didn’t put it on my transcript. They also massively fucked up my midyear, which my counselor emailed all of my schools about, but it hasn’t been updated either RIP

I think my counselor only submitted my college transcripts to MIT

[lament dew]

hopefully

my theory is that if they wanted them they’d ask

[unreal kettle]

Do they even receive ap scores via common app?

[fading harbor]

Yeah ig it is in the application(check the pdf)

[unreal kettle]

It doesn’t show any test scores there

[fading harbor]

I sent them in the STEM honors and awards section along with other awards cause Caltech was the only college which had an extra section for this stuff.

Other colleges acceptrd AP scores through the CommonApp directly.

[buoyant grail]

i remember there's a section for it on common app but it didnt show for me either

just being weird

[unreal kettle]

Yeah there's a section to add AP scores on CommonApp but I'm very sure Caltech doesn't receive them per their test blind policy

[buoyant grail]

oh interesting

[unreal kettle]

That's was more so meant for AMC and what not iirc

[buoyant grail]

that makes a lot more sense honestly

it seems odd schools would consider AP test scores for anything other than credit + drastic drop in effort

[unreal kettle]

Mhm

Caltech doesn't even accept AP credit

[buoyant grail]

thanks for clearing it up tbh i thought i fucked up on my ap scores section of the common app

[unreal kettle]

Yeah no worries

[fading harbor]

Yeah along with my other scores I just put the AP scores as well😅

[tall fable]

While submitting the common app, it said that AP scores, even if submitted won't be visible on the submitted pdf

[nova dragon]

Oh that’s Fall 2021 lol

Fall 2022 is last year

[inner pond]

Decisions out yet?

Damn this rejection letter

[meager bison]

a) aren't out today
b) if they were they'd be coming to you the next day cuz time zones exist

[buoyant grail]

^

no email means it probably is the 11th

[inner pond]

Or maybe they forget?

[buoyant grail]

not likely tbh

[inner pond]

Haha jk

[buoyant grail]

it would be funny if true though

[inner pond]

Ya

[next fossil]

hey everyone, do we know when caltech comes out

[buoyant grail]

there's no date yet but it's predicted to be next saturday, caltech will release an email 48-72 hours about the date before decisions release

[next fossil]

ah cool thanks

[spice sigil]

I hope they actually release in the 11th and not later like they 18th. I really don’t want to keep waiting.

[unreal kettle]

Same

[lament dew]

they will 99% be releasing next weekend

they never release after mit

[pure lake]

ok

[gritty harness]

Anyone know what time next weekend?

[peak fulcrum]

6:28pm pst

[next fossil]

I thought it was am?

[empty summit]

it’s our today

at 6:28

got info from friends mom whose an alumni

[lament dew]

what

wdym our today

??

[lament dew]

it won’t be out today…?

they didn’t send an email

[buoyant grail]

how is it

today???????????????

is it EST????

that would be in 3 minutes 😭

[lament dew]

i don’t think it would be 6:28 EST

if anything it would be 9:28 EST

but i seriously doubt it’s out today lol

my checklist is still in the portal

[empty summit]

no pst cal tech is pst

[lament dew]

it won’t be out today

how do you know this info is real

i would legit have a heart attack if they came out today (but they won’t)

[spice sigil]

There's no way it's today, that person was probably joking or something.

[buoyant grail]

@empty summit how do you know???

how does this alumni even know LOL

[spice sigil]

Just FYI, I don't think slate means anything. It still shows complete but not decided for an application where the admissions decisions were already released.

[buoyant grail]

i've heard slate is just wrong for people

oh nvm you just said that i didn't read it

but yeah there's been people who have been accepted to colleges and it still shows as undone

[spice sigil]

Yeah, this is the second time this has happened to me. I had another one where slate said my application was still "in progress"(it still does).

[spice sigil]

Nothing changes when I do that

[buoyant grail]

like they said it's not accurate

i think it's wrong

[lament dew]

mine says accepted too 😎

(this is a joke)

[unreal kettle]

If a decision has been made and said decision has been updated on Slate (notice the and operator), then it'll say something like "decided" or "decision made" it seems

Like "completed" here recently changed to "decision made" for one of my Unis

I can't see the decision tho since it hasn't been posted to my portal yet

[swift acorn]

fr no one from my school has ever even applied much less gotten accepted

[unreal kettle]

But like how everyone's saying, it's clear that a lot of schools aren't updating application statuses on Slate so tbh dw about what Slate says. Just wait a bit more for the decision to be released on portal :)

[swift acorn]

but I'm gonna be a trail blazer and be the first one to be rejected 😎

[finite oriole]

lol imagine if a school made a trolling decision letter

like they would go did you get in? click to find out

and when you click it, it says LMAO no

[unreal kettle]

LOL

[finite oriole]

and then rick rolls you

[next fossil]

whats your stats if you dont mind me asking?

[lament dew]

sat doesn’t matter for caltech

but yeah

mine is decided too, i’m 4.0 UW 4.7 W with 14 natl awards, a few regional, and 1-2 intl

i still don’t think it means anything

did you get rural & small town scholar from collegeboard?

your school should also be listed as “rural” or “rural fringe”

if so, then ur rural

💀

so you’re not rural

[tall fable]

Me: Worst they can do is reject me
Shashtag: We've got better plans

[next fossil]

I’m trying to figure out why some people are in the decided section while others are in the completed section on slate (I’m in decided). Lmao

I’m probably overthinking this we will know in a week lol

[empty summit]

decided means rejected

completed means accepted

[meager bison]

nope. just no.

[limber kayak]

@empty summit you sure it's out today?

[spice sigil]

I did, it says complete

[empty summit]

LMFAO im trolling

nobody knows anything

except them

lmao

[quiet wharf]

hey has anyone's toefl and application fee date changed? i submitted it way earlier, should i contact Caltech if they hadn't received them earlier?

[fading harbor]

Yeah drop them an email. My status changed the day I submitted my Duolingo score.

[quiet wharf]

huh wait what status ? but yes shall drop email , thank you

[fading harbor]

The date

[quiet wharf]

yh its odd, i definitely checked if they had gotten it way back in jan

but it suddenly shows 18 feb

[meager bison]

dont worry, my duolingo dates changed too, its fine

[fading harbor]

It might be because they reviewed the scores then.

Just chill🥶

[quiet wharf]

ok so its everyone

[meager bison]

not everyone, but some yeah,
its nothing tho dw

[quiet wharf]

i have 0 anxiety cuz i have accepted my eventual rejection as intl needing aid

[fading harbor]

Yeah but you could drop an email if it calms your nerves. Anyways Caltech is pretty chill

[fading harbor]

[meager bison]

caltech orz

[quiet wharf]

Ca(L)tech

cuz ik imma gonna get l

[fading harbor]

***Caltech is a myth!! It does not exist. ***

[buoyant grail]

so decisions is most likely the 11th, meaning that we'll get an email on Wednesday or Thursday

it also means it is less than a week!

[versed field]

not 10?

cuz friday

[meager bison]

the faqs do mention it being a saturday

[versed field]

ah

oh wait nah thats UC Davis thats always a friday innit

[nova dragon]

so true bestie

[finite oriole]

guys so umm i went back to 2021 texts

and they did release it the next day

without any notification

[fading harbor]

Ahh man I want to get over with this rejection already.

[verbal pawn]

xd soon

[stable canopy]

Does anyone know what time (PST) caltech releases RD decisions/

[peak fulcrum]

6:28 pm

[stable canopy]

isn't that MIT?

[buoyant grail]

no, i think mit is 3:14

caltech is using tau

[steel falcon]

MIT has done 1:59 3:14 and 6:28

But usually it’s 3:14

[buoyant grail]

why 1:59???

[steel falcon]

Idk

But they did

[amber flame]

3.14159

[buoyant grail]

oh i see

[amber flame]

Definitely pi digits

[stable canopy]

Ik REA was at 8:06AM PST

[spice sigil]

I'm really starting to regret procrastinating/being too lazy to submit a research portfolio despite research being a huge portion of my application. They will certainly think I fabricated or exaggerated things without it and Caltech is my 'dream' school.

[next fossil]

I thought it’s AM from past releases

[peak fulcrum]

rlly? wouldnt that be too early? i mean the Admissions office is closed at that time

[lament dew]

thought so too

i think it’s AM

[buoyant grail]

oh shit

caltech email

saturday march 11th 2023

it's at 8:31 PST

to match the R in PV = nRT

[steel falcon]

Oh ty

[steel falcon]

Yeah I saw the pic didn’t know the answer

[empty summit]

8:31

[buoyant grail]

@lament dew

[empty summit]

thats pv=nRT

T=8:31

[mild wave]

email

[empty summit]

8.31

in the real equation

LMAO

[mild wave]

yeah

[buoyant grail]

isn't T temperature

???

R is a constant

[mild wave]

wouldnt usethe other one

[full moat]

universal gas constant right

[buoyant grail]

ya

[lament dew]

YUP

i got that email

8:31am

[full moat]

Probably 8:31am 👀

[lament dew]

chem moment

[lament dew]

R = 8:31 L atm / mol * k

[amber flame]

bruh

no way

[lament dew]

so likely 8:31am

[amber flame]

they're releasing during my calc class

[lament dew]

a(t)m

[amber flame]

oh wait

[lament dew]

good luck

[amber flame]

senior pictures

[mild wave]

what if they use the other one

gas constnat

🤔

[lament dew]

this is the gas constant

i mean it depends

[finite oriole]

what if they used diff units like in terms of atm it is 0.082 ryt? but ya 8:31 makes most sense

[lament dew]

what units it’s in

8:20

or 8:31

could also be 6:23

[mild wave]

what if its all of them

[empty summit]

no i bet its pm

[finite oriole]

plus est or pst ?

[empty summit]

bro its 8:31

[full moat]

Its probably 8.31 coz SI unit

[empty summit]

that's most common

used

lmao

[vernal snow]

Or .08206

So 8:21

[spice sigil]

I'm assuming AM, PST?

[vernal snow]

L atm / mol K is the one we always used anyway lol

[mild wave]

what is caltech

[lament dew]

it’s am

they release in am

[mild wave]

i applied REA and my decision didnt come out yet

[fiery wind]

fr?

[full moat]

Do u think they’re still finalising decisions like the mail says

[buoyant grail]

definitely are

[mild wave]

slate says decided for me

[lament dew]

not for caltech

[lament dew]

yes

prolly final committee

[amber flame]

my slate's been on decided since like january 10th

[buoyant grail]

my slate does NOT show caltech at all 💀

[lament dew]

yeah mine’s been decided since jan 22

[spice sigil]

Same for me

[lament dew]

i don’t think it means anything

[buoyant grail]

i think it's just weird and random

[lament dew]

slate is just wonky as hell

[mild wave]

slate is cracked tbh

[buoyant grail]

it says my fsu is "complete" but not decided...

[mild wave]

its really good at stitching together application stuff

[buoyant grail]

it was decided like a month+ ago

[amber flame]

half the colleges i have decisions from are still awaiting/completed lol

[spice sigil]

I mean, we may be able to figure out if it meant something after decisions are released.

[lament dew]

doubt but idk

[buoyant grail]

this week is exciting and nauseating because i hope some star aligns in the heavens for caltech to begin to consider me 😭

[mild wave]

word

u also have to click on the colleges

[buoyant grail]

it still doesn't show me all my colleges

[mild wave]

yes

@amber flame

[lament dew]

should be smth like this

[mild wave]

no @amber flame

u need to click

[lament dew]

no you don’t

it’s wonky

it doesn’t say decisions released

[amber flame]

i've heard from UIC, Xavier, Oklahoma, and Tulsa

[mild wave]

yes

but i assure u

[vernal snow]

https://www.tickcounter.com/countdown/3908507/my-countdown

[mild wave]

if u click on caltech

itll say decided

[spice sigil]

Huh, I wonder why it doesn;t show up on mine.

[lament dew]

slate is just wonky

[tall fable]

Did everyone get that email? For the release time?

[meager bison]

yep

[lament dew]

yes

[peak fulcrum]

got email from caltech

[tall fable]

Weird because I didn't

[mild wave]

@tall fable only good candidates

[lament dew]

🗿

[spice sigil]

I emailed the AO asking if Slate meant anything, but she ignored my email lol(it was from an account not associated with my application obviously).

[tall fable]

💀😂

[inner pond]

it would be 7.22 IG

[lament dew]

don’t listen to him

[lament dew]

8:31

[mild wave]

dude why the fuck would u email

[inner pond]

wait listen

[peak fulcrum]

so what time is caltech coming, they did not mention it

[lament dew]

8:31 am

[inner pond]

was it wrong?

[tall fable]

Bruh whag

[inner pond]

damn

[mild wave]

bro what

[lament dew]

what is that math

[inner pond]

lol

[mild wave]

someone send this to his AO

[inner pond]

I got it somewhere

[amber flame]

8-9AM ig

[tall fable]

The math isn't mathing

[meager bison]

my brain hurts, why would you do that

[lament dew]

just enjoy your saturday and don’t speculate

[finite oriole]

the math aint mathing

[full moat]

Those arent ratios its the time lmao

[finite oriole]

shit u made the joke first

[lament dew]

no

[inner pond]

with what?

[lament dew]

lol it’s a time

[mild wave]

ohhhh

bro is onto something

[lament dew]

wait

no it still doesn’t make sense

[buoyant grail]

i think it's probably just 8:31

[lament dew]

The ideal gas law is: pV = nRT, where n is the number of moles, and R is universal gas constant. The value of R depends on the units involved, but is usually stated with S.I. units as: R = 8.314 J/mol·K. This means that for air, you can use the value R = 287 J/kg·K.

[buoyant grail]

8.31 is the most common unit

[lament dew]

WAIT LOL

3/14

[inner pond]

ya but check this "?:??"

[lament dew]

mit moment

8:31 or 2:87

[finite oriole]

nah anah i just saw it twi question marks either they messed up or huh

[empty summit]

bro chill out

its 8:31

now calm down

LMAO

[finite oriole]

istfg caltech AOs are out rthere laughing saying hahahah watch those nerds nerd out over this

[meager bison]

we've gone down the overthinking road

[tall fable]

Any deferred applicants who received that email?

[lament dew]

caltech nerds nerding out in the nerd channel

[buoyant grail]

ong guys it says april 11th

[finite oriole]

no it doesn't it is proably 8:31

[meager bison]

plot twist:
AOs still havent made decisions on some apps and an undercover ao is observing this channel, anyone who cracks the code gets in

[finite oriole]

11th marck

[tall fable]

So @inner pond is getting in?

[finite oriole]

stil dont get where the 60 pop from ?

[lament dew]

it’s simon

[inner pond]

that's hour to minutes

[finite oriole]

hmmmm

[inner pond]

dude

[tall fable]

But why divide💀

[inner pond]

cause there is ":"

lol

[finite oriole]

cuz they gave ratio ?:?? where ?=8.314

[meager bison]

idk, imo its just 8:31 and we're a bunch of overly anxious 17 year olds

[buoyant grail]

ok tbh we know it's at least from 12 am to 9 am

no more caring

[inner pond]

tell me first

[tall fable]

Please save me lord

[lament dew]

guys stop

[inner pond]

we will see

[lament dew]

just leave it

lmao

[finite oriole]

annoyed beaver noises intensify

[mild wave]

dude are u stupid?

[meager bison]

please just relax

[inner pond]

why?

[mild wave]

bro doesnt know time

[finite oriole]

lol i stikk think it is 8:31 was just explaining what some think it might mean

[inner pond]

that's a math

to calculate the time

they didn't just said "?:??" as time

we can replace "?" with the value of R

[meager bison]

pls relax

[full moat]

If u wanna go down that road… a question mark isnt considered a variable 👀

[inner pond]

R = gas constant

pv =nRt

[inner pond]

But they use it in place of R

we will see

[tall fable]

Oh and am vs pm too

[full moat]

Its like a fill in the blank

[inner pond]

ya

[meager bison]

no they didnt, its literally a simple "fill in the blanks with these values" intended as a 5 second science joke and we managed to...

[full moat]

not a math symbol

[inner pond]

I am going for 7.22 you guys come I hours later

[next fossil]

Is Caltech decided for you?

[mild wave]

?

it definitely works

cuz ur international

[full moat]

am since it’s not specified (24h)

[tall fable]

Yeah I was just being sarcastic

[amber flame]

it's like, either way, regardless of the time, i'm still gonna have a stroke over this 💀

probably not gonna open it until i'm done with my senior pics, need these instagram photos to pop anyways 😭

[lament dew]

oh bruh

it’s going to release at like what

11am

est

[amber flame]

yeah

[lament dew]

i’ll be just out of my work meeting

double slammed

[amber flame]

the back to back is really killing me atp

uchicago releases the day before

[lament dew]

it’s ok

i expect 3 rejections within the next week

expect the worst hope for the best

[full moat]

gonna get the mit mail tomorrow too.. (probably)

[meager bison]

just curious, how many of you guys would rather want a WL over a rejection
(may we all get in but anyways)

[fading harbor]

Ig I don't care about the decision relase cause I'm gonna be rejected anyways.

[lament dew]

i don’t want hope but i’ll take it over a rejection

[fading harbor]

Nope that's just pain

[lament dew]

especially because caltech will probably be wacky with yield this year

[tall fable]

Don't want false hope so I'll go with a rejection

[amber flame]

me

everyone from my school's been rejected so it'd be a slight W?

[full moat]

Kinda depends on the other decisions too tbh... If u prefer the WL college over your best acceptance

[buoyant grail]

i would want a WL because personally i think i am close to one of the first people ever to apply to caltech from my school in the past ~8 yrs

[mild wave]

same

but WL is bad

[lament dew]

my harvard interviewer

said that when he applied to caltech for undergrad

he had a nasa internship and practically nothing else

so i’m hoping my research clutches

but it probably won’t clutch that hard

[peak fulcrum]

when did they apply?

[buoyant grail]

😭

[amber flame]

ignore the one acceptance, counselor confirmed that no one's gotten in yet lmao

[buoyant grail]

LOL so someone just lied

[amber flame]

ig so

[buoyant grail]

i think i tried asking my ao a question a few days ago and no response but i expected it 😭

[full moat]

https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/11klvxv/caltech_coming_out_at_618_pst_this_saturday/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf

We have a new one

[tiny wyvern]

Me

[buoyant grail]

can i read people's essays i haven't read yet 😭 i need an idea of what other people were like!

[next fossil]

Isn’t it 8:31? The 6:18 thing doesn’t work because it isn’t the gas constant

[buoyant grail]

it's def 8:31

8:31 just fits very well

[full moat]

XD

[buoyant grail]

and the decimal point separates it

[next fossil]

Yee

[tiny wyvern]

8.31 pm?

[peak fulcrum]

maybe

[next fossil]

AM

[meager bison]

prolly am

[tiny wyvern]

Ok

[peak fulcrum]

Does anyone else have this on their portal?

[amber flame]

yeah

just popped up

[fading harbor]

I have 'Accepted' lol

[peak fulcrum]

congrats on your 'acceptance'

[fading harbor]

"Thanks"

[steel falcon]

I think it’s a clue

‘Acceptance’ is a string

So maybe it’s code

[fading harbor]

Acceptance into the rejected students club

[tiny wyvern]

Does anyone's portal shows incomplete app?

I mailed them for English proficiency waiver and they said they would review my app without that but they didn't updated my portal with that waive sign

[full moat]

what if the R is for 'rejected' and not the gas constant

[fading harbor]

Call them prolly

[tiny wyvern]

Ok

[unreal kettle]

I love how they release the decision time this way

[full moat]

ikr

[peak fulcrum]

Statistically, only 4 people in this channel are gonna get accepted

[lament dew]

i thought i’d get fucked over but apparently 8 people (4 of which were from my campus last year) got into caltech

[mild wave]

probably less than 1

[lament dew]

just that nobody matriculates

[buoyant grail]

does caltech consider the school's previous stats in application

i.e how many ppl were accepted b4

[amber flame]

i hope tf not

[mild wave]

id bet

[lament dew]

57% of ppl who applied to caltech from my campus got in last year

so i shall be on slight copium

[buoyant grail]

this is literally astronomical chances again 😭

i HAVE nothing to cope with because my school has no t20 people

[spice sigil]

My school has never had a single person go/get into to Caltech or any other top school for that matter. I live in a relatively uncompetitive state, but there is a nationally ranked school nearby that sends ~3-5 kids to Caltech per year, 5-10 per year to MIT, 5-15 per year to Stanford, and a lot to the Ivys. I wonder if this will impact my chances.

[buoyant grail]

except one stanford

[lament dew]

since we’ve had 0 acceptances to caltech so far 😃

[unreal kettle]

Wouldn’t that be part of a consideration to your context?

[mild wave]

same

1 MIT

1 Yale

1 Harvard

[lament dew]

my school has had one dartmouth and that’s it

i’m looking at other metrics

ofc my school is rural title I hs

so we’re not gonna send everyone to a t20

[peak fulcrum]

My school had 2 Stanfords this year, and 1 Harvard last year

[mild wave]

Thats wild

[peak fulcrum]

also im int'l

So its safe to say i wont get into Stanford

[unreal kettle]

My school out in Iowa manages to send at least one person every year to mit, no one’s gotten into Caltech ever though

[buoyant grail]

my school is a private catholic school but we have nobody going to elite schools

[lament dew]

if i can get either mit or caltech id be like

on the floor sobbing

[tall fable]

My school has had 2 to MIT 5 and 9 years ago but none to Caltech

[amber flame]

same

[buoyant grail]

if i got into caltech id be curled up in a ball crying ab the opportunity 😭

cause of how great it would be

unfortunately the vast majority of us will be rejected by nature

[lament dew]

caltech for astrophysics + EAPS 😭

[buoyant grail]

we'll just know in like ~5 days

[mild wave]

ill be on a plane

i think jetblue gives free wifi tho

[buoyant grail]

i'll probably have just woken up

or been awake for a few hrs

depends on if i stay up late saturday

[unreal kettle]

Me too

[peak fulcrum]

getting into caltech is cool, but the mental burden will be insane. You're gonna have to work twice as hard as someone from Stanford or Harvard would

[buoyant grail]

at the same time i really love learning so i wouldn't mind if I got Cs or Bs

it's not an issue if other people do better cause in the end we'll all end up where we want to be and deserve to be

[mild wave]

not stanford

successful stanford entrepreneurs probs work the hardest

[lament dew]

fine by me 💀💀💀

[meager bison]

wait, my portal just looks like it did yesterday

[lament dew]

throw me in the pit i’d gladly be in there with a bunch of sharks who’ll turn me into JPL material

[meager bison]

̶i̶s̶n̶t̶ ̶t̶h̶a̶t̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶g̶o̶a̶l̶

[tiny wyvern]

ig it is inspected

[buoyant grail]

actually I think if I went to caltech I would be the first completely deaf student to attend caltech

i'm trying to look up if there were any others but there doesn't seem to be

[mild wave]

this is boutta be me this weekend

except no book

[lament dew]

you on the plane

the second you open your decision you turn into a beaver

[meager bison]

decisions is just a cover up for caltech to study anthropological effects of cross species metamorphosis

[peak fulcrum]

yes but sometimes trying to reach that goal can seriously scar your mental and physical health. For example, the exam curve will be harsh since there's gonna be these math prodigies in your class, so passing will become harder too.

[buoyant grail]

me this weekend

[amber flame]

not lime lips 💀

[mild wave]

alright buddy

[lament dew]

WHY THE LIME LIPS

😭

[amber flame]

i walked away from tiktok and see lime lips still

i should sue

[buoyant grail]

give meh mah lime ;-;

[buoyant grail]

this is like my good luck charm for getting in. whatever i do will be decided by this thing

[lament dew]

if i don’t pull either caltech or mit life is rigged

being fr odds are about 50/50 at both

if i don’t get one i should have a higher chance of getting the other because i said so

[mild wave]

dude shut up

[lament dew]

source: me

[lament dew]

im just joking

[buoyant grail]

i hope you have to choose between both of them tbh

[mild wave]

monkey see

[lament dew]

50/50 because you either get rejected or accepted

50/50 because you either get rejected or accepted

💀

[buoyant grail]

50/50 because you either get rejected or accepted50/50 because you either get rejected or accepted50/50 because you either get rejected or accepted

[lament dew]

why did it send again

[mild wave]

thanks @inland bane

[unreal kettle]

Thank you

Best of luck to everyone here with decisions :)

[buoyant grail]

you should pin this @inland bane 🥰

also yeah same

gl to everyone

[mild wave]

its technically a 33.3333333/33.3333333/33.3333333

[buoyant grail]

caltech is a 50/50 chance: 50 you get in, 50 you don't

[full moat]

Schrodinger's college decisions

[mild wave]

indeed

[full moat]

Will find out on Saturday 👀

[mild wave]

the wave function

[tall fable]

After Caltech chose R over π, Math felt bad and left the chat

[lament dew]

caltech had to switch it up

caltech’s admitting we have chemistry

[mild wave]

when does mit release

[lament dew]

👩‍🔬

[lament dew]

3/14 at 6:28

pm

[mild wave]

what

why isnti t 3:14pm

[lament dew]

because people are still in school

[mild wave]

my friend said it was 3:14pm

what an idiot

[full moat]

They'll officially announce it tmr tbf

[mild wave]

when mit will come out?

[full moat]

Yeah

[peak fulcrum]

I hope MIT gives a fun math problem to solve for the release time too, like finding the derivative at x=13

[mild wave]

i think it should add some cs

or crypto

[swift acorn]

Derivative of (6.28/26)x^2 at x=13

[mild wave]

Haha

[next fossil]

Bruh is this Caltechs way of saying that you need chemistry

Lmao

[inner pond]

Don't care going to get rejected either way

[next fossil]

lmao

[lament dew]

true

[empty summit]

portal astrology time...

LMAO jk

[versed field]

8:31 am or pm?

(and it is 8:31, right? Or did I forget my constants)

[steel falcon]

It’s gonna be am

8:31pm pt is too late latest I’ve ever seen is 6pm pt

Plus they have a history of earlier in the day releases

[versed field]

coolio

[versed field]

finally a decision I get to see on time without ruining my sleep schedule lol

10:01pm to burn my dreams :D

[languid musk]

I'm assuming 8:31 am PST?

yup jjust looked up

feels early

[buoyant grail]

am*

[languid musk]

Maybe 6:24 (mmHg*L/Mol*k) idk

[versed field]

10:01pm IST = 8:31am PST

[buoyant grail]

oh wtf

i did not consider how big of a time gap that was for you

sorry for trying to correct you 😭

[versed field]

thats why I mentioned "without ruining my sleep schedule"

most decisions come out at 3:30 or 4:30am for me 😭

[languid musk]

💀

[versed field]

(including the shift in day light saving saving time that occurs soon, incase it looks off by 1 hour)

[languid musk]

Oh yeah bc for some reason India decided to move their time zone to the half hour

actually can you explain that is there a reason

[versed field]

the same reason every time zone is different?

Its not just india, a significant amount of locations have time differences in multiples of 30's rather than one hour

[languid musk]

No like most time zones are exactly a round number of hours off of GMT

[versed field]

who knows

[languid musk]

Just cause I guess

[versed field]

all I know is, I get to sleep after a soul crushing decision

:D

[languid musk]

I get to set my alarm early to wake up on saturday to what will likely be a rejection

No sleepy for me

[versed field]

Just want one acceptance thats not Utah and not conditional

[lament dew]

11:31am for me

[versed field]

I don't even care which school anymore 💀

[versed field]

all da best

if you get rejected, whats the new name

and if you get accepted, ggs

[lament dew]

mitypso

[versed field]

ofc

[lament dew]

then jhuypso

nuypso

ofc

[versed field]

every universitypso

[lament dew]

manifesting

[languid musk]

northeasternypso

[versed field]

[lament dew]

neuypso

[buoyant grail]

@lament dew what if you get rejected by all of them

[lament dew]

UAzypso

nah I’ll just be

[buoyant grail]

wait when does UA stop rolling admissions even

i need to apply still

[lament dew]

Calypso - UofA ‘27

[buoyant grail]

my parents were like

"fine you can apply i guess but if you don't get good aid/scholarship money 🙄"

[lament dew]

april? i think

[languid musk]

Cal(state dominguez hills)ypso

[lament dew]

Calypso - Caltech ‘27

manifest

[languid musk]

MANIFEST

latnor - Caltech '27 babyyyyyy

[lament dew]

I want to travel around for admitted students days (i can’t do uofa since it’s $700 per person to fly out)

[versed field]

Viijt - Caltech '27??

[lament dew]

so i’m hoping i bag an east coast school or two and if i get into caltech ill 99.9% fly out for their admitted students day

[languid musk]

YEAHH WE'RE ALL GOING THERE BABYYY

3% acceptance rate? NAH

I'm not delusional you are

[lament dew]

it’s 50/50

[versed field]

If I get into caltech I am immidiately withdrawing any application below the 4th ranking

[lament dew]

you get in or you don’t

[versed field]

like not even waiting a singular minute

[versed field]

fr

50-50

[lament dew]

bruh if i get into caltech i’ll have to restrain myself

[versed field]

shrodingers decision

[lament dew]

someone will have to hold me back

[languid musk]

bro how is cal that high

[lament dew]

i don’t want to withdraw my apps

but like if i get into caltech i’ll probably impulsively withdraw

like NO wait for finaid offers

[languid musk]

me personally cal would be in the 16 puddle

[versed field]

diff. preferences, I really like the school and it fits most of everything I look for in a school – except less tudents = kinda ded vibes

[languid musk]

true

[versed field]

but other than that, it fits everything I would want

stanford is the true fit of everything I want – but I doubt I am even slightly a fit for them though

[gritty harness]

how do you put those icons

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MIT on top cuz I stan MIT