either way, I’m not getting in
#Caltech (2022-2023)
stark ibex
full moat
it would be worthwhile if there was substantial difference in admit rate imo
stark ibex
I’ve been preparing myself this whole week to see the rejection letter
lament dew
people keep asking me why i didn’t just rea caltsch
full moat
it would be worthwhile if there was substantial difference in admit rate imo
like why not wait for RD and apply EA elsewhere with a better shot (like UIUC for CS)
lament dew
aside from my parents convinced me out of it i also wouldn’t have as many stem awards
mild wave
For Caltech I think so
lament dew
i got a few substantial things back after submitting rd which i had to update on
lament dew
For Caltech I think so
nah i’ve seen a ton of people get deferred
mild wave
For HYPS I don’t think REA matters
lament dew
and those people can get in rd
full moat
For Caltech I think so
they said they admit most people RD
stark ibex
yall know how many people applied this year?
full moat
And I guess REA shows u didn’t EA to MIT
hmm yeah thats why they switched tbf
lament dew
i wouldn’t get in mit anyway
i’m a demographic better suited for caltech than mit and i hope they see that
lament dew
all of my friends who applied rea just got rejected
YEAH mine too
but i’m seeing a lot of people deferred too…?
it makes me think it was 50/50
buoyant grail
they said they admit most people RD
wasnt this wrong for caltech actually
lament dew
tbf i only know one person who did rea
buoyant grail
"Great question. Caltech reserves most of our admissions offers for Regular Decision, so please do not feel compelled to apply REA to improve your chances of admission. As stated above, admission to Caltech is highly selective in both Early Action and Regular Decision, and there is a negligible difference in admission rates between the two. So what does this actually mean?"
lament dew
oh based
buoyant grail
the only reason you'd do rea is if you feel like you are competitive enough for it
so actually the tryhard students are all in REA
rn
lament dew
my friend who has STS + ISEF + 4 published papers got flat rejected rea
buoyant grail
was it her essays or was it just "too many good people, denied :("
lament dew
i think the latter
buoyant grail
interesting
anyways two days to caltech*
all anyone can really do at this point is cross their fingers and hope they get in tbh
because even though there are obviously more qualified people vs those who apply with horrible stats or nothing done, it's still a pretty big lottery of 5% people
lament dew
what do i do with my mit hoodie after getting rejected
buoyant grail
what do i do with my mit hoodie after getting rejected
paint your next college on top of it
lament dew
good
buoyant grail
@lament dew does caltech ask for ap scores??
lament dew
<@852641394290982942> does caltech ask for ap scores??
why
fickle light
damn rpi flame
lament dew
<@852641394290982942> does caltech ask for ap scores??
no
meager bison
38 hrs 15 mins ahhhhh
mild wave
slate is decided check
fading harbor
38 hrs 15 mins ahhhhh
Until I get rejected lol
swift acorn
slate is decided check
my slate doesn't even show caltech??
it shows like 2 other schools
meager bison
my slate doesn't even show caltech??
relax
as long as you have beaver breakroom you're fine
swift acorn
how does slate even work/whats its purpose??
tall fable
38 hrs 15 mins ahhhhh
touch grass in the meantime
fading harbor
how does slate even work/whats its purpose??
It's mostly for schools to manage applications ig so don't read much into it.
solid lynx
@meager bison I see u
buoyant grail
we are literally almost 1 day to decisions 😇
btw same on this again im having the 11 pm urge to do so
fading harbor
35 hours until rejection 🥲
meager bison
35 hours until rejection 🥲
T-33 hours
!caltech
@steel falcon can we have the !school command again 
buoyant grail
College Admissions is very weird
for sure!
i feel like i have an ok chance at caltech because the essays exist
i love colleges w a lot of essays honestly
feels like they prioritize holisticness a lot more than other colleges when they do that
steel falcon
!caltech
haughty foxBOT
meager bison
!caltech
haughty foxBOT
haughty foxBOT
finite oriole
!caltech
haughty foxBOT
tiny wyvern
!caltech
haughty foxBOT
meager bison
!caltech
haughty foxBOT
meager bison
!caltech
haughty foxBOT
meager bison
!caltech
haughty foxBOT
meager bison
!caltech
haughty foxBOT
tall fable
lmao
steel falcon
#🤖-bot-commands pls
steel falcon
it's not 10:01 right?
in your local time
We know where you live now lockweed
I will steal your weed
meager bison
I will steal your weed
good luck, that country has 1.5 billion people 👍
steel falcon
good luck, that country has 1.5 billion people 👍
And caltech only has 1000
How many are from there
versed field
And caltech only has 1000
230 if you narrow it down to freshmen
and like 2 or 3 (maybe even 1, not sure) are from India each year
🤓
finite oriole
ig its atleast 5 idk
yh out of intls most are from india and china
like 10-15 from china, 5-7 from india
versed field
like 10-15 from china, 5-7 from india
they have a total 20 (enrolled) intl kids per year
15 just being india and china ?
i could be wrong ofc but it seems weird
lament dew
y’all got this fr
tall fable
15 just being india and china ?
This year ik atleast 2 indians who were admitted REA. Maybe more in RD?
buoyant grail
!caltech
haughty foxBOT
empty wagon
i have only ever known one pakistani getting into caltech
fading harbor
i have only ever known one pakistani getting into caltech
You will be the second one!!
empty wagon
You will be the second one!!
LOL
after seeing some of the apps here
they will probably laugh at my app
fading harbor
they will probably laugh at my app
🫂
lament dew
they will probably laugh at my app
you can definitely be pleasantly surprised
i’ve heard caltech surprises people
buoyant grail
at the very least you tried compared to those who did not try
lament dew
some people who think they’re getting in don’t, some people who don’t think they’re getting in do
tall fable
some people who think they’re getting in don’t, some people who don’t think they...
and that perfectly summarizes college apps in one sentence
fading harbor
💯
meager bison
!caltech
haughty foxBOT
meager bison
i swear time has slowed down
meager bison
tall fable
Me too
fading harbor
Ohh wow
tall fable
Lets not forget, Caltech is a myth. IT doesn't exist
fading harbor
empty wagon
me omw to get my second rejection of the season
tall fable
Damn I thought the acceptance rate hovered at around 6%
fading harbor
And then deleting them 💀
lament dew
buoyant grail
pop it
😈😈
caltech has me nervous but i'm not trying to keep my expectations up for fear of putting too much into the decision 😭
i might try to forget ab it for a while 🥹
mild wave
thats honestl crazy
lament dew
thats honestl crazy
💀
we got free balloons
it was a joke
i’m tempted to draw tim x bucky on the back
fading harbor
That's cute!!
fading harbor
i might try to forget ab it for a while 🥹
🫂
fading harbor
Scroll up
lament dew
💀💀💀
versed field
so it crops out of frame
and looks invisible
I thought its half of a string just floaating
💀
fading harbor
RIP Physics
lament dew
obviously i invented antigravity
fading harbor
🙏
lament dew
i’ll pop them
And antigravity them into space
i decided i will start my villain/hero arc tmr
dull venture
Bruh I had that idea too
Like something with a negative mass
Then we would be flying due to gravitational force
versed field
sadly, mass is scalar
versed field
I totally know what that is
the more you learn in science, the more you release how much you don’t know
not just you but we as a species don’t know at all right now.
so many undiscovered theories and logic and stuff
fading harbor
versed field
cuz this is all i got
PV = nRT
meager bison
they didn’t say what time tmr right
nope,
as a serious applicant however, you're legally obliged to stare at the screen for 24 hours and guess what time they do come out at
versed field
I am trying my best to do the same
actually I don't even need to try
already done forgetting organic
stark ibex
!caltech
haughty foxBOT
tiny wyvern
!caltech
haughty foxBOT
fading harbor
Guys please could you use the command in #🤖-bot-commands
meager bison
Guys please could you use the command in <#790757157717016618>
!caltech
haughty foxBOT
fading harbor
<#790757157717016618> pls
.
peak fulcrum
!caltech
haughty foxBOT
true ginkgo
offtopic but we have the same laptop
lament dew
nice
fickle light
!caltech
haughty foxBOT
fickle light
damn it almost got it
full moat
Less than 24 hours 
buoyant grail
if i get into caltech i'll replicate the lime lips meme on campus
fading harbor
If I get in, IDK
fickle light
do we actually know it's AM and not PM?
upper crater
next fossil
AM
lament dew
do we actually know it's AM and not PM?
yes, they always release in AM
also with the ideal gas law, it’s in ATM
lament dew
Who wants in to the rejection gang therapy group
i’ll join
🙏
well, i don’t want to join. i don’t intend to join. i hope i don’t join
but in the event it happens
i may join
hybrid sail
Who wants in to the rejection gang therapy group
id love to
next fossil
Princeton would like to have a word with you
lament dew
i am destined to be a techer
because i await my mit lover
it’s written in the stars
i’m vega
they are altair
it will happen
full moat
Princeton would like to have a word with you
princeton was one of the last ones i did so i ended up reusing essays for almost each prompt
hybrid sail
yeah fr
i hate pton essays, that stupid difficult conversation essay took me forever
next fossil
i hate pton essays, that stupid difficult conversation essay took me forever
Lmao yeah
peak fulcrum
like mit has
there were 27k
buoyant grail
oh i know i'm just hoping
lament dew
mit switched from test optional to test required
which is why the # dropped
however
buoyant grail
OHHH
peak fulcrum
caltech will prob be more cause test blind
solid lynx
Good luck to all of you guys tomorrow!
full moat
doesn’t mean caltech had less
going ea to rea mustve reduced a few
lament dew
they accept most rd
do you guys know how long after caltech sends a “congrats, you’re in!” email
i might wait to open caltech
lament dew
i think across the board people applied to less schools this yr
full moat
Good luck to all of you guys tomorrow!
gluck!!
pseudo kelp
Caltech is very narrowed in on STEM, MIT is a bit more open
lament dew
mit probably saw they got 6k less applicants and freaked out (hence the extension)
pseudo kelp
And CalTech being a notoriously tough school discourages many
inland bane
Caltech is very narrowed in on STEM, MIT is a bit more open
Caltech has way more than just STEM
mild wave
nah bru
pseudo kelp
Incomparable to MIT
mild wave
not true at all lmao
peak fulcrum
not true at all lmao
y?
inland bane
mild wave
pull up a pic of an olympiad finalist for me rq
lament dew
JPL 🥰
mild wave
mit is just better tbh
peak fulcrum
pull up a pic of an olympiad finalist for me rq
lament dew
i should’ve rambled more abt my intended research area in college
mild wave
lmao
peak fulcrum
there
mild wave
u think that guy be talking toa nyone
lament dew
you fr pulled out a pic of yourself
peak fulcrum
thats not me lol
solid lynx
This is how I imagine all the intl kids look like 💀 (this is a joke)
pseudo kelp
📸
peak fulcrum
pseudo kelp
Shat on our existence
inland bane
That’s not “way more”
Caltech has 13 different non-STEM majors and minors, having 44 majors total.
Of course caltech has more stem than non-stem, but by no means is it just stem
lament dew
caltech is a tech school it is a miracle that such an intensive tech school has non stem majors 💀
inland bane
are u just a non stem major
I'm majoring in particle physics dude
lament dew
physics based
i’m astrophysics + planetary
if i get in i’m probably switching to astrophysics + polisci with a minor in planetary
pseudo kelp
Caltech has 13 different non-STEM majors and minors, having 44 majors total.
Of...
To be honest I can’t count 13 but I will agree with u
Still think MIT is a much more appealing university for non-stem related students
mild wave
ofc
full moat
Still think MIT is a much more appealing university for non-stem related student...
plus theres cross registration w harvard
mild wave
im pretty sure the type of student MIT is looking for is well rounded
not just a loser
lament dew
😐
solid lynx
Supernova firing shots left and right I love it
inland bane
Still think MIT is a much more appealing university for non-stem related student...
Id agree
inland bane
plus theres cross registration w harvard
Harvard and MIT are so cool
lament dew
im pretty sure the type of student MIT is looking for is well rounded
stop coping with your rejection already smh we have a day left
pseudo kelp
im pretty sure the type of student MIT is looking for is well rounded
I think many counselors argue that it’s better to have a major concentration in one area on your app than being well rounded. It’s better to be one of the best in ur field then being “good” at multiple
lament dew
i think optimally it’s best to have 2 major spikes
and then be good at everything else
solid lynx
Yeah 2 or 3 is great
lament dew
most people double major
inland bane
I think many counselors argue that it’s better to have a major concentration in ...
I personally am very rounded with 3 spikes, but every single college on their website preaches to ask for rounded students - so I'm guessing while both are awesome, the people applying to these really selective universities are typically pretty spiky, they focus very hard in specific areas
lament dew
i would say spiky as in “star” spiky
solid lynx
I think a good quote I’ve heard is to have a spike, but don’t be the spike.
inland bane
I think a good quote I’ve heard is to *have* a spike, but don’t *be* the spike.
That sounds pretty great, be more than your interests
solid lynx
Yeah
lament dew
well rounded people are good at everything, spiky people are good at everything and excellent at a few
pseudo kelp
I think logically speaking, it’s much easier to get in if you are insane in a certain field like being a finalist in an Olympiad or something, than being well rounded
Easier for the AO to make up their mind
Because after all yes they care about your persona but if ur bound to be a major contributor to your field then they want u
peak fulcrum
they want a well rounded class, not well rounded applicants.
lament dew
i read smth that they want unique experiences
everyone learns from each other and as such it’s important for people to have unique experiences which shape how they learn from each other
full moat
lament dew
based
full moat
i feel like mit and caltech have the most authentic websites for this reason
buoyant grail
i wouldn't say that i'm really massively spiked in any form of the sense (i have never accomplished anything massive, nor done anything stemmy) but i have done what i enjoy, there's just not enough physics opportunities at my school so i never sought any out
lament dew
“astrophysicist who loves data analytics, educational outreach, music, and art”
so uncommon 💀💀💀 for caltech
lament dew
indeed
buoyant grail
“astrophysicist who loves data analytics, educational outreach, music, and art” ...
but this is rlly well rounded still like ur an astrophysicist who still loves da arts
lament dew
i’m hoping they see that there’s been 0 people from our area in decades
i think my friend did apply tho
he’s cracked
buoyant grail
i'm hoping they're seeing that there's been nobody from my school to ever go or apply until me
lament dew
and he’s taken more physics than i have because his school offers more
he applied for cs or ai something and has had internships and stuff nepo research
full moat
idk if its just me but its really easy to see if someone has cracked ecs because they enjoy doing them or if they're building a resume for college
buoyant grail
idk if its just me but its really easy to see if someone has cracked ecs because...
exactly this too!
my ecs are mid but that's because i never saught anything out i didn't want to do
lament dew
idk a lot of stuff i realized i was already doing
i thought i had nothing until i realized
i had no clue math league or piano was impressive or anything until i realized
haughty foxBOT
verbal pawn
!caltech
haughty foxBOT
nova dragon
And CalTech being a notoriously tough school discourages many
That’s very very true
narrow minnow
!caltech
haughty foxBOT
vernal snow
Anybody have acceptance/rejection plans?
rugged pumice
! caltech
haughty foxBOT
lament dew
Anybody have acceptance/rejection plans?
yes
narrow minnow
maybe im portal astrology-ing too hard but i couldve sworn beaver room had application complete, now it just has the checklist
mild wave
yeah
lament dew
maybe im portal astrology-ing too hard but i couldve sworn beaver room had appli...
also btw, decisions have been finalized for a few days
mild wave
just preparing for decisions
true ginkgo
maybe im portal astrology-ing too hard but i couldve sworn beaver room had appli...
yeah, mine no longer says "Application Complete" above the checklist anymore
lament dew
someone tried to email about an update a few days ago, and staff told them decisions had already been made
true ginkgo
yeah, mine no longer says "Application Complete" above the checklist anymore
anyone else see this on their portal?
lament dew
i’m on mobile but mine doesn’t say it rn
i can check on pc but don’t think it means anything
true ginkgo
i'm also on mobile
true ginkgo
i can check on pc but don’t think it means anything
fair
lament dew
just means they’re getting ready to shut down the portal soon to upload
the checklist should appear in a few hours
true ginkgo
ohhhh
true ginkgo
yes
lament dew
if i get in i’ll be in shock, i promised my friends id spam them abt it and we’d celebrate. i also have an orange balloon with “caltech” on it, if i get in idk what i’ll do with it but if i don’t then i’ll release it
maybe pop it if i’m mad but it’s caltech
vernal snow
if i get in i’ll be in shock, i promised my friends id spam them abt it and we’d...
Light it on fire if you get in and post a picture here.
lament dew
will do
full moat
maybe im portal astrology-ing too hard but i couldve sworn beaver room had appli...
same..its gone
buoyant grail
if i get in i'll do the lime lips. if i don't get i'll do nothing
lament dew
vernal snow
I'm just going to pet our crazy kitten when I get rejected
lament dew
I'm just going to pet our crazy kitten when I get rejected
sounds like a good plan
buoyant grail
i'll probably wake up when decisions release
pseudo kelp
App fee date also changed for me to 03/10
buoyant grail
mine is the same and it was waived
full moat
same
mild wave
what does app fee changed even mean
pseudo kelp
Nothing prob
mild wave
well i got in so
pseudo kelp
I got two date changes
buoyant grail
instantly shot on sight, and declined
lament dew
well i got in so
uh huh
mild wave
theres a separate item for mid year
lament dew
yeah
pseudo kelp
Not for me
lament dew
i don’t think your app not changing is particularly a bad thing
pseudo kelp
But I emailed them and they said they received it
mild wave
I dont think changing is a good thing
lament dew
mine never changed but my counselor did update my midyear since it was screwy
caltech doesn’t log optional reports
although my counselor said it was downloaded by all of my colleges 2/10
swift acorn
!caltech
haughty foxBOT
lament dew
I dont think changing is a good thing
how so
full moat
caltech doesnt track DI right
mild wave
obv not
full moat
yeah ik but im asking because of the admission counselor info on the portal
its generally for schools w DI
and i havent contacted mine once
mild wave
i hvae
buoyant grail
i thought caltech didn't consider DI
lament dew
yeah ik but im asking because of the admission counselor info on the portal
it’s just them being open
if you get deferred you know who to send the loci to
or ask questions to
🤷♀️
full moat
yeah that makes sense
mild wave
i heard if u submit a additional rec its like a 30-40% chance of admission
lament dew
i heard if u submit a additional rec its like a 30-40% chance of admission
what astrology bs is this lmao
pseudo kelp
What 😭
lament dew
wdym additional rec and where are you even getting those numbers from
pseudo kelp
He’s saying the rec letter is from someone academic related
But where are you getting this info from
mild wave
trust me
pseudo kelp
A friend who’s friend knows a friend who has a friend who has another friend who told him that his friend said that his other friend said that it’s 30-40%
full moat
that has to be correlation
full moat
A friend who’s friend knows a friend who has a friend who has another friend who...
source - trust me bro
XD
true ginkgo
that makes sense, but it should be of quality
just another letter on its own won't do you any good
true ginkgo
that has to be correlation
yeah
pseudo kelp
If ur getting an additional rec letter, then you have prob done research but that shouldn’t indicate that ur chances go up to 40%
lament dew
i don’t think it’s 40%
verbal pawn
i submitted one only for mit caltech and columbia lmao
lament dew
wdym only one
lament dew
ah i see
verbal pawn
if it is such a big deal mb i shoulda asked to send everywhere but
lament dew
yea i didn’t have a professor rec but i did have a rec from the director of higher education who manages all of the professors/college stuff in my state
so hope that suffices
verbal pawn
hopefully i get into MIT and nothing matters.
mild wave
saw what?
lament dew
that
mild wave
i dont know what that means
lament dew
you’re unfunny
pseudo kelp
caltech is probably my only hope rn for a tech school
Why?
mild wave
buggin
mild wave
lol
lament dew
lol
🙁
just bc i don’t have t5 research doesn’t mean i don’t have a shot
just means i don’t have connections
tbd 🥱
mild wave
hmmmmmmmm
pseudo kelp
To be open, no one has a chance at CalTech
mild wave
fr
pseudo kelp
Supernova on some villain arc
lament dew
To be open, no one has a chance at CalTech
actually,
verbal pawn
imo
lament dew
i’m jk i’ll shut up
pseudo kelp
It’s good to be excited but you also have to manage expectations
verbal pawn
fuck i probably should have submitted my professor rec to every college
lament dew
no i know there’s only a 3% acceptance rate
lament dew
Supernova on some villain arc
per usual
pseudo kelp
Who hurt him
haughty foxBOT
finite oriole
someone tried to email about an update a few days ago, and staff told them decis...
Hmmm a week or so ago they accepted my update, so was my decision not made then ?
spice sigil
How did you send in an update? I emailed them recently because I noticed I put March 2023 instead of May 2023 for graduation date on the common app and they said I can upload updates in the optional forms(but I don't know which would correspond so I just didn't do it). Are updates supposed to be sent to the regional AO?
finite oriole
How did you send in an update? I emailed them recently because I noticed I put M...
thats what i did
lament dew
Hmmm a week or so ago they accepted my update, so was my decision not made then ...
they didn’t finalize then
i think they closed their committee 3 days ago
tardy skiff
omg caltech is going to be my 2nd rejection
i think them being #2 fits so well bc 2 is such a math-y number so slay
full moat
i think them being #2 fits so well bc 2 is such a math-y number so slay
i think them being #2 fits so well
i thought u were gonna go a different route w that
😭😭 the tease on Instagram
fading harbor
😭😭 the tease on Instagram
Is my packet in there?
lament dew
why are they teasing SO HARD
anyway i’m not gonna open my letter. i’ll wait for my package to come in the mail
if not i don’t need to know if i got rejected or got waitlisted
meager bison
!caltech
haughty foxBOT
pseudo kelp
Which account is this
full moat
caltechadmissions
meager bison
i have my finals in an hour and I'm still fixated over caltech
caltech
astrophysics dept
please let me in
lament dew
i have my finals in an hour and I'm still fixated over caltech
SAME
not finals
i’m about to fail a discrete math test
🗿
meager bison
my final is math too 🗿
meager bison
cool
lament dew
astrophysics dept<:orz:990623611717033994>
ngl i’m so hype
if we both get in we gotta go pet the turtles together
meager bison
if we both get in we gotta go pet the turtles together
frfr
vernal snow
Am I the only one whose portal is exactly the same?
meager bison
if we both get in we gotta go pet the turtles together
my "things to do if caltech" list is already 73 tasks long atp
lament dew
Am I the only one whose portal is exactly the same?
mine is the same too
vernal snow
No changed dates, still says application complete etc
lament dew
wait, let me see
meager bison
No changed dates, still says application complete etc
dont stress over it, its nothing
lament dew
does yours physically still have the “application complete” at the top?
vernal snow
does yours physically still have the “application complete” at the top?
Yeah
lament dew
hmmm not sure
could be it just didn’t update?
i wouldn’t speculate
nothing else on my portal changed
full moat
Mine doesn't have application complete anymore
Everything else is the same
next fossil
Mine doesn't have application complete anymore
Everything else is the same
On slate?
meager bison
my activity tracker says i've been to beaver breakroom 231 times in the last 10 days💀
lament dew
i don’t think it particularly means anything
lament dew
i can’t withdraw anymore though
meager bison
Wait are we talking about slate or beaver breakroom
b.b.
lament dew
not sure if i had one prior? i think there was a withdraw button
i wouldn’t speculate tho
meager bison
idts, never saw it , other portals did have it but not beaver breakroom ig
spice sigil
Unless it says application incomplete, it means nothing.
vernal snow
Unless it says application incomplete, it means nothing.
This. I was just curious if I was part of the cool minority 😎
tardy skiff
i wonder why it’s different but we’ll see tmr
full moat
wait does that mean i got rejected
it could also mean acceptance..or waitlist....but probably nothing. don't worry!
vernal snow
i wonder why it’s different but we’ll see tmr
I get rejected with a formal letter. you just get "nope! lol"
meager bison
pls stop
lament dew
it means nothing
vernal snow
it means nothing
What's your meeting abt tmr?
tardy skiff
ope my slate caltech thing has now changed to decided 😭😭 it was on complete for the past week
lament dew
ope my slate caltech thing has now changed to decided 😭😭 it was on complete fo...
yours didn’t change early on?
lol
lament dew
oh well
spice sigil
I’ve got to be at robotics tomorrow from 6am-5pm 💀
lament dew
don’t think it means anything
meager bison
slate's weird
lament dew
decisions were finalized days ago
vernal snow
Even if they weren't, there's nothing we can do lol
lament dew
yeah
vernal snow
Just wait another 14 hours
meager bison
!caltech
haughty foxBOT
lament dew
anyway i’ve really gotta take this test, cya
vernal snow
Anybody have anything good for dinner? I just had some burritos
Totally not trying to pass time here
lament dew
had watermelon
buoyant grail
i'm terrified for tomorrow 😭
vernal snow
had watermelon
Seems like a difficult test... lol
lament dew
💀 im procrastinating
it’s discrete math
and i don’t particularly want to take it
i’ve got a chem test after but that’s going to be late atp
😕
buoyant grail
caly your productiveness is going to rub off onto me 🥹 i'm tempted to take a shot at a take home test due next week bc of u
tardy skiff
i'm terrified for tomorrow 😭
i’m glad it’s on a weekend tho and not during school hours bc imagine opening ur decision in class 😭
lament dew
imagine
buoyant grail
i’m glad it’s on a weekend tho and not during school hours bc imagine opening ur...
i opened uchicago just as i was leaving play practice and i was pleasantly surprised
tardy skiff
wait did you get accepted?? thats so good omg
buoyant grail
i was actually surprised to be waitlisted compared to some people here
someone did but there's no real proof
tardy skiff
uchicago is insane RD
buoyant grail
like bffr chloe had 1000+ service hours and a ton of ecs and you're telling me she got denied but i got waitlisted 😭
spice sigil
I’m also so surprised I got waitlisted. My essay was a 10-20 mins written unoriginal mess about why Math should be a Nobel prize.
buoyant grail
my essay was a hr written thing with a rough draft about how we can't comprehend time
in my why chicago essay i said i hated florida and thats part of why i wanted uchicago💀
u can just send that in dms
@spice sigil
tardy skiff
i forgot how unhinged my caltech essays were. im reading them now and regretting the decisions i made when responding to the prompts bc of my "i have no chance at caltech so might as well have fun writing the essays" mindset
buoyant grail
i forgot how unhinged my caltech essays were. im reading them now and regretting...
can i read them
tardy skiff
no 😭 they are so humiliatingly bad
buoyant grail
also tbh you're probably fine unless you put something stupidly controversial
tardy skiff
hopefully ngl
they were fun to write tho so at least if i get waitlisted or rejected its not like applying to caltech was a chore so at least thats good
vernal snow
it’s discrete math
ooo, what does that entail?
I've only taken linear algebra and various calculus/differential equation courses, which are definitely continuous for the most part
next fossil
mine doesnt say application complete
steep apex
Discrete math tends to be analogous to an intro to proofs class
Basically intro to upper division math
vernal snow
Discrete math tends to be analogous to an intro to proofs class
Ah ok. Opens the door for Anal *Analysis
next fossil
did anyone elses application status change to nothing like mine?
tardy skiff
yeah mine has no status anymore
buoyant grail
ya mine has no status
i also have had 0 date changes
idk why the dates are changing for you guys
vernal snow
idk why the dates are changing for you guys
Mine aren't either. We got this
tardy skiff
probably means nothing since it's happening to so many ppl and caltech like only accepts 2 ppl total
mint lintel
did anyone elses application status change to nothing like mine?
mine says Application Complete...?
next fossil
LET ME BELIEVE
tardy skiff
LOL
next fossil
mine says Application Complete...?
mine doesnt
vernal snow
mine says Application Complete...?
and mine does
mint lintel
tardy skiff
im so curious why college portals do this to us ngl. like they have a great cs program so why are there these mini glitches still
vernal snow
it might be good might be bad
Gonna go with a 96% chance of being bad lol
next fossil
DONT LOSE HOPE
fading harbor
i have my finals in an hour and I'm still fixated over caltech
ATB
next fossil
Gonna go with a 96% chance of being bad lol
tbf acceptance rate isnt really the chance of getting in. Its more like either you get in or you dont
vernal snow
tbf acceptance rate isnt really the chance of getting in. Its more like either y...
So really it's 50/50
next fossil
Cause alot of applicants are not qualified and you most likely are in the running if you have decent enough stats and ecs so its really more than 4%
vernal snow
This is why statistics majors are the violas of math majors
vernal snow
No offense to any violas here. Violas are great
buoyant grail
Cause alot of applicants are not qualified and you most likely are in the runnin...
tbh this is true
there's a large amount of people who apply for shits and giggles and don't put enough effort into their application to really be considered
vernal snow
there's a large amount of people who apply for shits and giggles and don't put e...
And that's what they think I did, when I tried
fading harbor
Okay yeah the Application Complete thing just vanished on my portal too!
buoyant grail
i'm hoping that a large amount of factors allow me to be accepted tbh despite my middling ecs and my weak unweighted gpa
if they're looking for diversity maybe they'll accept a completely deaf person
😊
next fossil
Okay yeah the Application Complete thing just vanished on my portal too!
like right now?
was it there before?
fading harbor
I checked it now. And this date change
next fossil
hmmm
buoyant grail
i think it's worth noting that portal astrology probably means nothing here but i also have 0 idea why they're waiving random fees again
fading harbor
Okay no Portal Astrology
fading harbor
i think it's worth noting that portal astrology probably means nothing here but ...
Yep
next fossil
someone said that if your international school uses english then they wave it
fading harbor
Yeah they do but why yesterday idk.
next fossil
hm yeah
buoyant grail
like i don't have a heavy stem focused profile at all but it was never allowed at my school other than robotics which i don't have a great interest in
the only thing i have really is founding an environmental club :p
that's true but i also just never sought out some of these opportunities 😭 i wasn't really sure what i wanted to do until the past year and a bit
if i get in it'll be my essays fr
peak fulcrum
i dont have the status thing anymore
shut adder
did anyones application fee date change to today?
mine changed to today's date
full moat
They should've just removed the checklist like MIT
fading harbor
Okay guys none of that app complete thing works cause a lot of people have it and no way is Caltech admitting so many people
fading harbor
mine changed to today's date
SS?
Yeah but there are many who stilll have it so, Caltech is just uploading decisions
kindred heath
I still have app complete ☠️
lavish kraken
wait whats the new change?
kindred osprey
wait whats the new change?
Green application complete box disappeared
buoyant grail
i think app complete being gone just means decisions are loaded yeah
fading harbor
And tbh same things happened with GT and people thought they are getting in but many ended up with rejections so, I'd say just do not log into the portal.
fading harbor
i think app complete being gone just means decisions are loaded yeah
Yep
full moat
i think app complete being gone just means decisions are loaded yeah
Could be
true ginkgo
wait whats the new change?
for most of us the "Application Complete" message has disappeared from beaver breakdown.
for some of us, the Application Fee date changed to today
and a few of us still have that "Application Complete" message
we don't know what it means
but mad coping and portal astrology theories rn
buoyant grail
nope LOL
lavish kraken
for most of us the "Application Complete" message has disappeared from beaver br...
oooo okay thanks for explaining! time to go check now ahhahaha
fading harbor
They ain't doing that mistake again
true ginkgo
i do not have that
next fossil
Same
fading harbor
Hmm idk why this
kindred osprey
No
buoyant grail
why are the dates changing for you guys??? what point is there behind this 😭
none of mine have changed since midyear transcript
fading harbor
why are the dates changing for you guys??? what point is there behind this 😭
For me its the second time. First 01/03 than 02/15 then this
buoyant grail
full moat
Hmm idk why this
Was it always waived?
fading harbor
Was it always waived?
Yep
true ginkgo
coping rn 🥹
lavish kraken
should everyones application fee betodays date or only some are like that?
next fossil
Bruh why r some people’s dates are changing others application status are the same and others have a waitlist faq. What a mess lmaoooo
buoyant grail
Bruh why r some people’s dates are changing others application status are the sa...
nobody has one lol i think that a past yr thing
full moat
so basically..this proves it doesn't mean anything
amber flame
Why is the portal broken rn
full moat
A lot of overlap b/w each one
next fossil
I feel a sense of community honestly with everyone freaking out equally
next fossil
Like we are all panicking together it’s kinda wholesome ngl
kindred osprey
You forgot the FAQ waitlist
next fossil
That’s weird
full moat
13 hours to go https://apply.caltech.edu/apply/update
true ginkgo
true
next fossil
Kinda makes sense since they are test blind
full moat
The whole portal astrology thing has got me freaking out... Even tho it probably doesn't mean anything
true ginkgo
i have anecdotal stories if you guys want to cope 👍 i know like 2 people who've gotten in
buoyant grail
i don't think it means anything
buoyant grail
i have anecdotal stories if you guys want to cope 👍 i know like 2 people who've...
help me cope in dms
😭
true ginkgo
help me cope in dms
i already told you one LOL
the deaf guy
who was my ap physics c teacher
next fossil
Is there a portal astrology subreddit…. So I don’t visit that subreddit of course
fading harbor
This thread is gonna blow up with activity today!!
buoyant grail
who was my ap physics c teacher
oooohhhhh
yeah i remember him ok
who's the other one
full moat
Is there a portal astrology subreddit…. So I don’t visit that subreddit of cours...
Good question... Totally gonna avoid that
buoyant grail
this makes me think it's just applications being loaded
lol
i had the application complete for a while then it was gone
so it means literally nothing
next fossil
this makes me think it's just applications being loaded
That’s what im thinking
buoyant grail
and why would it signal whether you're accept/rejected?
next fossil
Hmmm yeah
true ginkgo
who's the other one
my friends sister. she was accepted like in 2019? apparently she didn't have the best gpa (top 40/500) and didn't have any leadership/sports. my counselor talked about her lors and he said they weren't that great, but she still got in!
buoyant grail
uchicago's portal astrology only worked because it was a direct confirmation LOL
fading harbor
Doesn't mean anything unless you have a solid data of ~10% of applicants
true ginkgo
full moat
uchicago's portal astrology only worked because it was a direct confirmation LOL
My worst college application memory
buoyant grail
my friends sister. she was accepted like in 2019? apparently she didn't have the...
i didn't even have to submit a class rank for my school and my gpa jumped .1 this semester 😇
next fossil
my friends sister. she was accepted like in 2019? apparently she didn't have the...
Caltech is very holistic from my understanding with gpas and stuff
fading harbor
Oh wait was there one. Idk cause I didn't apply
buoyant grail
plus i made an explanation 😭
next fossil
Strong upward trend gang RISE UP
true ginkgo
Caltech is very holistic from my understanding with gpas and stuff
thankfully
buoyant grail
@true ginkgo did she have good stem ecs?
true ginkgo
:D
true ginkgo
<@263068649609232395> did she have good stem ecs?
she was in astronomy club and had an internship at caltech, but from i recall that's about it
next fossil
Freshman year was straight dodo for me cause I moved lmao
full moat
@buoyant grail During uchicago ea everyone was hyping me up coz I didn't have the defer thing.... Ended up getting rejected
true ginkgo
oh, she was apart of our schools "coding academy" but all they do is take classes (ap computer science principles, honors web development)
buoyant grail
oh interesting
next fossil
<@143115083650695168> During uchicago ea everyone was hyping me up coz I didn't...
Keep your head up we got this!!!
true ginkgo
and kinda average classes too. calc/physics in junior/senior year
tardy skiff
wait guys i don’t have the waitlist question in my faqs
buoyant grail
my freshman and sophomore years debatably sucked because i couldn't understand my classes at all
buoyant grail
wait guys i don’t have the waitlist question in my faqs
it's not a thing
tardy skiff
lol fr
buoyant grail
my freshman and sophomore years debatably sucked because i couldn't understand m...
i should've written about covid and how masks affected me tbh 😭 it was impossible to understand anyone then
true ginkgo
i should've written about covid and how masks affected me tbh 😭 it was impossib...
that would have been banger
but idk what prompt that would go under
buoyant grail
no i mean on the common app
true ginkgo
OH
buoyant grail
theres an extra section
buoyant grail
wat
true ginkgo
LMAo
mint lintel
inspect element i fear
swift acorn
totally not inspect lmao
guys literally its around 12 hours chill out
portal astrology won't get yall anywhere
buoyant grail
!caltech
haughty foxBOT
tardy skiff
lmaoo
full moat
Upload it as a link to reddit
peak fulcrum
😎
true ginkgo
congrats on your acceptance!!! 🎉 🎊 i'm sooooo jealous of you right now.
spice sigil
Caltech just showed up in slate for me(as decided).
swift acorn
next fossil
and kinda average classes too. calc/physics in junior/senior year
Shots fired 😦 anyways, did she have good essays?
true ginkgo
Shots fired 😦 anyways, did she have good essays?
i have no idea but i assume so
also one of her parents works at caltech
idk if that factored in at all
true ginkgo
also one of her parents works at caltech
as some sort of "legacy" that some other privates do, but i doubt caltech would do that because they practice holistic admissions
verbal pawn
!caltech
haughty foxBOT
vernal snow
Gl everyone
next fossil
Thanks you too
stark ibex
I’m seriously contemplating staying up all night bc I don’t think imma be able to sleep
fading harbor
!caltech
haughty foxBOT
fading harbor
1 sec lol
brisk jungle
gl y’all
unkempt quest
o
next fossil
Yes
buoyant grail
who knows
chilly cape
wait nvm i just scrolled
buoyant grail
stop trying to portal astrologize 💀
fading harbor
ATB guys!!! <12hrs for the decisions and Portal Astrology is only gonna give you more anxiety. So just sit back and relax.
marble smelt
can’t wait to get denied
chilly cape
real
buoyant grail
real
fading harbor
can’t wait to get denied
+1
chilly cape
8:21 is pst right
marble smelt
yep
chilly cape
okay sweet
full moat
12 hrs for this 😍
chilly cape
dang
marble smelt
just think one of those isn’t me 😍
marble smelt
real
chilly cape
true
full moat
Caltech is the new stanford
lavish kraken
😢
next fossil
8:21 is pst right
I thought it was 8:31
buoyant grail
caltech is highkey an SCP
lavish kraken
whats an scp?
empty wagon
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
full moat
!caltech
haughty foxBOT
chilly cape
I thought it was 8:31
oh i was going by 0.0821
empty wagon
guys
chilly cape
atm L / mol K
full moat
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Relatable
buoyant grail
whats an scp?
have you ever seen this thing
it's basically like
horror fanfiction for dangerous or just anomalous (couldn't exist normally) entities and things that are being contained by this foundation and kept secret from humanity
this is the scp above
it's very popular cause it's the most known one
buoyant grail
caltech is just a massive scp and we're all involved in it ❤️
marble smelt
true
steep apex
Hyped to be part of the 96%
fading harbor
Yeah 💯
marble smelt
1 in 25 doesn’t sound as bad
steep apex
We will have some good celebrations tomorrow
marble smelt
lol
buoyant grail
1 in 25 doesn’t sound as bad
oh actually when you put it this way it sounds so much more obtainable
marble smelt
yeah
empty wagon
dont the checklist disappear a day before decisions
inner pond
Did your application complete status disappear?
empty wagon
oops
zenith vault
Caltech decisions tomorrow?
empty wagon
indeed
zenith vault
I could have applied to be like one of three econ majors at the whole school
inner pond
Imma gonna get rejected 🙂
empty wagon
that's a rejection
its a rejection where i can say
i'm decent enough to get into caltech
just not enough space
otherwise i'm claiming yield protection
empty wagon
if i don't get in its obv yield protection
spice sigil
that's a rejection
Not necessarily. This year, they could overestimate their yield as it's their first time going REA.
marble smelt
just be a minority easy
buoyant grail
does being completely deaf count as a minority
fading harbor
bro i took the test
And got a 💯 ?
lament dew
like kept calling my name, put the tv on full blast, kept asking me questions and looking at me and talking shit about me
lament dew
telling my sister while i was on proctored video “this is what you don’t want to grow up to be like”
buoyant grail
they don't care if i'm taking a test or smth
lament dew
like what the fuck
buoyant grail
????????????????????????
lament dew
i’m on fucking video and audio
fading harbor
!??!???!
lament dew
aside from that i accidentally cut my toe and there was blood dripping on the floor 💀
i don’t even know how i cut it
fading harbor
Wth is happening!!!?!!?💀