Caltech (2025-2026)

[feral narwhal]

I truly hope yall get in 🙏🙏🙏

Yall are so nice

[versed bobcat]

ty bro I hope so too

[bitter path]

Wby

Cambridge?

[versed bobcat]

how many people are in here

[thick dune]

yea

[bitter path]

Orz 😭

Rich

[thick dune]

no

[warped cosmos]

The thread overall has over 100

But not all are online rn

[versed bobcat]

so roughly 2 will get in maybe more bc of selection bias

well

ed already happened

[bitter path]

I hope being nice was correlated w acceptance

[versed bobcat]

so perhaps less

[thick dune]

it is

to an extent

[bitter path]

How

[thick dune]

because you get better LoRs

[bitter path]

I mean okay

Fair

[delicate canopy]

But like actually yall R NICE

[thick dune]

also opens up opportunities

[bitter path]

Eh idk

[versed bobcat]

my physics teacher wrote such a half-assed lor i think it might hurt me

[thick dune]

I hope my math teacher wrote a beautiful LOR

[bitter path]

I was gud at math so my math teacher js likes me

[thick dune]

I can't spell

[delicate canopy]

My physics teacher liked me

[bitter path]

My school teacher wants me to go to gud uni

So he js wrote fud

Gud

[delicate canopy]

Bc I’m a girl and Korean 💀

[bitter path]

💀💀💀💀 wtf

[delicate canopy]

Like the Korean part was concerning

[versed bobcat]

how many intls in here?

[delicate canopy]

Tbh both r concerning

[thick dune]

at least 5

[delicate canopy]

Idk tbh lol

[bitter path]

Indeed...

[delicate canopy]

Im not

[grizzled iron]

I think I got the best shot at caltech out of caltech MIT and Stanford

[thick dune]

I think I've got the best at MIT

because they're need blind

[bitter path]

Damn

My best shot among these r prolly mit

[delicate canopy]

Bro I wanna get into UCLA Stanford or caltech 😭😭

[bitter path]

Yuh

[versed bobcat]

caltech is roughly twice as hard to get into as mit

[delicate canopy]

I wanna move to socal

[bitter path]

I got intw from yale hopefully get in there

[versed bobcat]

I didnt get a yale interview unfortunately

RIP

[thick dune]

I didn't get MIT interview :(

I was looking forward to it

so much

[versed bobcat]

that doesnt mean anything for admissions so I wouldn't worry

[bitter path]

I fked up in mit itnw

But yale intw went gud

[delicate canopy]

Did caltech have an interview

[versed bobcat]

MIT is absolutely clear that it's based solely on availability

[obsidian ruin]

that's just availability

[versed bobcat]

caltech does not do interviews

[thick dune]

I know

[bitter path]

I didn't get

[delicate canopy]

Aha

[thick dune]

I just knew I could have expressed myself much better in person than on a wall of text

[delicate canopy]

I only did a Stanford interview

[bitter path]

Hmm

[versed bobcat]

truth nuke

[bitter path]

I js said

[versed bobcat]

didnt get a stanford interview

[bitter path]

Wtv

Idt I said anything new

Tbh

[delicate canopy]

I live near Stanford

That’s y I got I think

[versed bobcat]

I see

[bitter path]

Frick

[quartz cypress]

Are you ready

[delicate canopy]

NO

[bitter path]

My essays also choped tbh

[bitter path]

No

I'm cells

[thick dune]

I love my caltech essays

[versed bobcat]

my essays are easily the best part of my otherwise mid application

[versed bobcat]

same

[bitter path]

I wrote about playing Minecraft 😭

[thick dune]

they let me express my nerdiness

[versed bobcat]

I wrote about making games and stuff

[thick dune]

without having to worry about overusing jargon

[feral narwhal]

When should you start writing essays

[versed bobcat]

YESS nerdiness one I wrote about penrose diagrams

[bitter path]

Samee

[fleet goblet]

I wrote about making a calculator on minecraft

[thick dune]

samee???

[versed bobcat]

when you get an idea that inspires you

[thick dune]

AY THATS PRETTY COOL

[fleet goblet]

Mine was about electron spins

[bitter path]

Demn

[versed bobcat]

yooo ive done that

[thick dune]

I wrote about uh
hacking TI's calculators

[fleet goblet]

I loved the nerdiness essay

[versed bobcat]

are you applying physics?

[fleet goblet]

EE

[obsidian ruin]

they should 100% have an essay like that for every college

[versed bobcat]

ah I see
spin is such a cool concept

[fleet goblet]

But I stated clearly my goal on studying quantum computing

[versed bobcat]

basis vectors of the universe

[obsidian ruin]

just an opportunity to gush about your passion

[grizzled iron]

I did research there tho so there’s some connection

[fleet goblet]

So I guess I want to go into physics, just the computing part of it

[versed bobcat]

tru tru

[delicate canopy]

Summer

[bitter path]

💀 y'all seem to have cooked in essays

I wrote

Wtv

[delicate canopy]

100% summer

[bitter path]

Rip

[fleet goblet]

Its a cooler paradoxe

[thick dune]

ANOTHER HOUR

[grizzled iron]

My essays was straight ass

[thick dune]

AAAAAAAAAA

[thick dune]

how do you guys get the motivation to write so early

[fleet goblet]

I really cooked on the essay cuz it was surrounding Feynman's lectures and caltech LOVES feynman

[versed bobcat]

EPR?

[thick dune]

I wrote like days before the deadline 💀

[versed bobcat]

have you seen ER = EPR?

[delicate canopy]

Seniors last yr made me lock in so bad

[versed bobcat]

that paper

[fleet goblet]

I drafted the commin app one in july then started writing in august

[delicate canopy]

I literally wrote half of it in Korea

[fleet goblet]

I finished my first essay in october

[bitter path]

I genuinely wrote some insane bs in essays

[thick dune]

wtf

[bitter path]

Damn

[obsidian ruin]

is this ads/cft stuff

[versed bobcat]

personal statement or which essay

[bitter path]

Damn

[delicate canopy]

Their results were literally the schools history

[feral narwhal]

MIT always tryna be different and not doing common app

[bitter path]

I started in dec 🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀

[oblique cape]

Can't even access the pdf 🥀 🥀

[thick dune]

+1

[fleet goblet]

Briefly I havent gone fullt in depth though

[quartz cypress]

1 hour left

[delicate canopy]

This yrs results r also historic

[versed bobcat]

yes

[fleet goblet]

The nerdiness one

[bitter path]

For stanford I was literally writing last day 😭

[versed bobcat]

very neat to look at

[oblique cape]

does anyone know stanford's deferral to accepted conversion 😭

[thick dune]

I finished my MIT app like 5 minutes before deadline

[versed bobcat]

oh awesome
I wrote my nerdiness essay on penrose diagrams and kerr metrics

[fleet goblet]

Indeed it is

[bitter path]

I wrote about writing brainfuck compiler

[feral narwhal]

Did anyone here do mites

[thick dune]

becaue I couldn't make the payment for the maker portfolio 💀💀💀

[bitter path]

Mid

[oblique cape]

oh wow

[bitter path]

U got maker portfolio?

[obsidian ruin]

rip

[bitter path]

Demn

[versed bobcat]

wait no thats great

[thick dune]

yeah

only thing I have

[obsidian ruin]

i forgot to submit my research supplement when 80% of my app was abt research 😭

[bitter path]

We'll know in an hr 🥀

[versed bobcat]

ik someone who did

[thick dune]

the grace period saved me

[fleet goblet]

I think caltech and stanford had my best essays

[bitter path]

I submitted research one

[arctic cove]

im so excited for you guys

[feral narwhal]

Have they got any results yet

[arctic cove]

https://tenor.com/view/he-made-a-statement-so-gif-11797356028698398494

[versed bobcat]

no, we won't know
you could have an exactly perfect application and still get rejected bc of institutional priorities

[versed bobcat]

no theyre RD

he deserves it tho

more than me id say

MIT

[bitter path]

Hmm

Ig so

[grizzled iron]

My only hope is that the dude I researched under is in the admissions room fighting tooth and nail for me 😭

[bitter path]

Still it'll be cope 🥀

There r like

Imo ipho medalists applying

From india

[versed bobcat]

I hope so twin

[grizzled iron]

Bro best be in there like 12 angry men

[thick dune]

yeah we cooked

[fleet goblet]

I lwk shouldve connected with my AO on lindkin

[grizzled iron]

https://tenor.com/view/henry-fonda-juror-twelve-angry-men-switchblade-knife-gif-20470899

Best be in there hitting this shit

[orchid trail]

Yall ready

[bitter path]

Luckily ioi medalist didn't apply else 🥀 I'd be so cooked

[bitter path]

No

[cunning iron]

ATP I’m just fried imma be so honest

[orchid trail]

1 hour

[grizzled iron]

Maybe the rejection letter will have fun colors

[orchid trail]

Rejection is redirection

[versed bobcat]

it's caltech man we all are
98% chance of rejection

rejection is redirection

we are ALL going to UTDallas

[orchid trail]

who is WE

[bitter path]

I'm not

[bitter path]

Charlie kirk

[thick dune]

I should fs apply to UTD

[versed bobcat]

applicants who aint got kirked by admissions yet

[grizzled iron]

They can atleast give a fun letter

[orchid trail]

https://tenor.com/view/charlie-day-gif-18564553

[thick dune]

bro's aboutta get ban hammered

[grizzled iron]

They give like 49x more rejection letters than acceptances, they could make a cool rejection letter

[orchid trail]

They gonna make u solve another equation to see if ur accepted or not

[feral narwhal]

Yea that’s what I was wondering thanks

[bitter path]

Trump on his way to rjecet my visa

[dense heart]

???????

[versed bobcat]

instead of confetti it's a bunch of sad beavers in a thunderstorm

[dense heart]

if youre indian just pack it up atp

[orchid trail]

Country?

[bitter path]

India 😭

[bitter path]

Cooked

[orchid trail]

This not looking too good man

[dense heart]

its gonna be alright twin

[orchid trail]

California has a higher GDP than India btw

A state

[dense heart]

it used to

not now

[bitter path]

🥀

[versed bobcat]

caltech intl is 0.5%

[grizzled iron]

Anyways chat WE all cooked for Caltech so imma take a nap

[bitter path]

I'm w aid btw

[thick dune]

after aid it' sprolly 0.01%

[orchid trail]

It’s coming close but still high

And it’s a state

[thick dune]

less than an hour

[fleet goblet]

Theyre need blind iirc

So no

[bitter path]

It doesn't matter we gon get rjecet

[thick dune]

not for internationals....

[orchid trail]

you

[bitter path]

Mit rejection next

[fleet goblet]

Are they not?

[dense heart]

no

[thick dune]

nein

[orchid trail]

https://tenor.com/view/the-best-gif-26509716

[timber spruce]

Nope

[bitter path]

🥀 😭 🙏 real

[fleet goblet]

I thought they were for whatever reason

Ooh MIT is blind for itl

[dense heart]

need blind is for domestic

[dense heart]

[grizzled iron]

Finna wake up and see this crisp rejection letter

[thick dune]

intls cooked on every aspect

[grizzled iron]

Better have a cool font

[thick dune]

what if it's an acceptance letter :D

[bitter path]

Guys I hope I get nus fk ts

[red ore]

Me when waitlisted from cmu and know caltech was cooked even though it was never possible

[dense heart]

i hope i just get ntu

[orchid trail]

sleep

[bitter path]

I got that but ntu mid

[dense heart]

alr bro

[bitter path]

Genuine reaction

Anyways I got cooked the guy asked gamow peak bs in interview

So prolly no scholly now

[grizzled iron]

Dw bro it won’t be

[bitter path]

Bro thought I'd know quantum tunneling 🥀

[dense heart]

atp i hope i just get off gt waitlist

i am done worrying abt big schools

[dense heart]

[orchid trail]

What do you know

[versed bobcat]

its pretty simple

[bitter path]

Nothing 🥀

[versed bobcat]

wavefunction go through area with high potential, you can now possible measure it on either side

[grizzled iron]

I got straight rejected from there dw

[bitter path]

Yeah ik all that

[grizzled iron]

Me and u both bro

[bitter path]

He asked me

[versed bobcat]

did gatech come out?

[bitter path]

Why there's a peak in the probability

Of tunneling

[dense heart]

intl instate

[versed bobcat]

ohhh

[bitter path]

Apparently it's called

[dense heart]

gt is cooked this year

[bitter path]

The gamow peak

[versed bobcat]

UT austin was also cooked in state

[bitter path]

I'll sleep bruh

50min nap

[dense heart]

oh yeah i saw there were only like 2 intl aerospace seats

[narrow nacelle]

I will wake you up.

[dense heart]

ut austin was so cooked

[versed bobcat]

ohhhh particles tunneling through the coulomb barrier

[grizzled iron]

True

[orchid trail]

grown man worrying about another man

[thick dune]

I'm just gonna go watch youtube for now

cya guys in 50 minutes

[dense heart]

dudes be hating on anything

[orchid trail]

https://tenor.com/view/-gif-7240636

[versed bobcat]

physics and math

[timber spruce]

wait you did the ntu scholarship interview?

[fleet goblet]

@bitter path you a physics major?

[versed bobcat]

isnt physics like the 3rd most common caltech major

[narrow nacelle]

Am minor.

[fleet goblet]

This is prime degen behavior

[obsidian ruin]

is it 🥀

fried

[versed bobcat]

Ye

Unfortunately

But i bet the vast majority of applicants are applying for engineering

The physics stat is js admitted students

[cunning iron]

Yay

[bitter path]

I'm sleeping bruh

[bitter path]

Yeah

[versed bobcat]

Just being realistic what happens in half an hour says little to nothing about your capability as a student if you get rejected

[fleet goblet]

Where do you find this?

[bitter path]

Applying

[bitter path]

Yes

[versed bobcat]

Its on their website

[cunning iron]

Oh yeah fs i literally applied to this school for PURE giggles lol

[fleet goblet]

You wanna go into quantum I assume then?

[fleet goblet]

Cds or?

[bitter path]

Not sure

I'm more

Astro oriented

Ioaa trauma doesn't leave does it

[timber spruce]

can I dm you

[bitter path]

Sure ig

[versed bobcat]

https://www.admissions.caltech.edu/apply/what-we-look-for/class-profile

Cool to meet so many physics people in here tho!

Ig yall are my competition for phd admissions lol

In 4 yrs

[bitter path]

Wb masters

[versed bobcat]

You dont need an ms in physics in the us

[fleet goblet]

Oh thanks

[proper fable]

!!

[bitter path]

Ic

[proper fable]

This process is so arbitrary please do not take anything as a reflection of your being

Your application is probably a total of 2000 words

[versed bobcat]

Yeah ts is a crapshoo6

[bitter path]

What am I even hoping for honestly here

Idk

[proper fable]

Your personhood is so much more than those 2000 words

[versed bobcat]

I just want it to be over

[cunning iron]

Me too

[proper fable]

yeah thats real

If you're going to caltech its not going to get much better tho

Everyone who says the hardest part was getting in is lying to you

[versed bobcat]

Well

Statistically

[red light]

LOL

[versed bobcat]

The hardest part IS getting in

But personally

[red light]

That’s not wrong but also like

Idk

[versed bobcat]

Like for each individual

[proper fable]

Bruh all the fucking club rejections

💀 ✌️

[versed bobcat]

Im sure ot gets harder once youre there

[versed bobcat]

Wild

[proper fable]

Idk if this is also a thing at caltech but some clubs here have an acceptance rate lower than the schools overall acceptance rate

Lol

[fleet goblet]

This is how I cope so Im glad I'm not delusional

[eager ledge]

Wait how long do we have until decisions again?

[versed bobcat]

Its just the truth

[versed bobcat]

30 minutes

[arctic cove]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/800761415388102676/1479630837044482212/IMG_3965.gif

[proper fable]

its not even cope its lowk just the truth

lol

[eager ledge]

Okay thx

[arctic cove]

is this not like the hardest school to get into like this decision is not indicative of u as a person or applicant at all

[versed bobcat]

I hope everyone in here gets in and we make up half of the total class!!!!

[versed bobcat]

Exactly right

[fleet goblet]

Im talking about decisions in general I was expecting more acceptances

But then again i applied to really competitive schools

[versed bobcat]

Yeah

[calm fossil]

Caltech in 30 min

[arctic cove]

oh i wasn’t replying to you specifically im just thinking out loud

[orchid trail]

don’t lie

[sinful mason]

he's not lying

[arctic cove]

like caltech and uchicago 😭😭😭😭 those are the two i personally believe are the hardest

[thick dune]

tried to play minecraft to take off the anxiety
got fked by a piglin brute, ragequit, and the anxeity is only worse

[sinful mason]

😭

it's ok chat

[bitter path]

Introed to sleep

Started doom scroll

[cinder ginkgo]

30 minutes

[thick dune]

T-T

[bitter path]

Naoh

Hcl

Nacl

H2o

Peak

[arctic cove]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/800761415388102676/1479630837044482212/IMG_3965.gif

[bitter path]

[proper fable]

Im not bruh

[bitter path]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/879550236899557447/1342459920938827827/final20Copy20Copy.gif

Insane embed fail

[fleet goblet]

https://tenor.com/view/cortisol-level-gif-2410901269072201082

[arctic cove]

aw ur penguin pfp thing from the link in ur bio is cuteee

I like him

[thick dune]

chat should I play breath of the wild?

[versed bobcat]

high cortisol caltech vs low cortisol utd

[thick dune]

or will that make me only more anxious

[versed bobcat]

https://tenor.com/view/comet-utd-ut-dallas-utd-spirit-ut-dallas-spirit-gif-15306427

[proper fable]

play something that will calm u down

Watched pot never boils

Stressing about the time remaining about the decision will only cause you more stress. So just do something fun

[versed bobcat]

I cant wait to mecome a caltech reject

[orchid trail]

Misunderstood

I agreed

[thick dune]

yeah but what is fun rn

[calm fossil]

30 mins

[thick dune]

no matter what I do I'm only gonna think about it

:/

[proper fable]

What i did last year before one of my big decisions came out

[orchid trail]

what’s cal tech

[proper fable]

Is i was at the gym beforehand

it came out at like 3 pm

So i took a shower at like 2:40

And it was out when i got out of the shower

[versed bobcat]

sometimes we get nervous like that it happens man
30 minutes and itll be over

[thick dune]

good idea

I can take a shower

[versed bobcat]

lowk im finna do that too

[cinder ginkgo]

27 minutes

[thick dune]

STOP

T_T

[arctic cove]

this is why i don’t figure out what my decision dates are beforehand lol

[versed bobcat]

Well its kind of hard when they email it to you

[proper fable]

just take like a nice warm calming shower

Make some lavender tea

[arctic cove]

they have i just choose to forget them

[proper fable]

Some nutella toast

[vagrant cape]

uni are you on caltech do you want to poll

[proper fable]

Last night i made the best nutella toast

[versed bobcat]

https://tenor.com/view/star-wars-revenge-of-sith-anakin-vader-darth-vader-gif-19644107

[proper fable]

Ya i can poll

[arctic cove]

https://tenor.com/view/ishowspeed-lightning-crash-out-gif-4015029622416133418

the least you can do is forget the time it’ll be

[vagrant cape]

yeah i mean the yale decision must have been so stressful

[arctic cove]

the day…. Maybe

[proper fable]

LMFAO

[vagrant cape]

you had no idea what would happen

[cinder ginkgo]

25 minutes

[vagrant cape]

peak anxiety

[proper fable]

I cried anyway bruh

Me and my friend did our ivy day decisions tgt

Cuz we both got likelies from diff schools

[vagrant cape]

that’s sweet

[proper fable]

wait my friend is lowk cracked as fuck

She got amherst likely and columbia likely

[vagrant cape]

DAMN

[versed bobcat]

Just accept youll be a chud no matter what uni you get to

[proper fable]

And now she goes to princeton 💀 ✌️

[vagrant cape]

one of my friends got amherst likely

[versed bobcat]

I haven't gotten a single likely 😢

[fleet goblet]

There is only 1 person in my school who also applied to the US and we only have purdue and caltech in common

[vagrant cape]

hes also crazy

[thick dune]

my parents gonna kill me

[proper fable]

well most people dont

[vagrant cape]

i feel bad though because he was deferred from harvard

[proper fable]

why

[proper fable]

😭 😭

[thick dune]

it's 330am

[vagrant cape]

said literally 99% of this server

[proper fable]

He doesnt wanna go to that chud ass school anyway

[fleet goblet]

And he applied rd to purdue and rea to caltech so I wont have the experience of opening decisions with someond, unless we get the same purdue wave

[versed bobcat]

Most people dont get in 🙏🙏

[versed bobcat]

True

[proper fable]

Most people dont get likelies most people dont get in

[fleet goblet]

99% of applicants*

[vagrant cape]

he lowkey did ☠️ i think both his siblings do 💀 he the type to place all of his self worth on it

but he’ll be okay

[vagrant cape]

and also 99% of this server

[fleet goblet]

True

[proper fable]

more like 99.6% of applicants

[strange osprey]

wait isnt it 3:10

[vagrant cape]

ok stats major

[proper fable]

idk

whats the riddle

everyone is saying 3:32 pst

[vagrant cape]

conduct some confidence intervals for the class

[calm fossil]

3:30 I think

[fleet goblet]

I lwk didnt do the riddle it looked boring

[proper fable]

Omg i just had a pset problem on this

[versed bobcat]

Its literally just fucking d/t

[proper fable]

I had to use the fucking quadratic formula

[versed bobcat]

I was so mad

I wanted a good fucking riddle

[vagrant cape]

what the fuck 💀

[versed bobcat]

Not this bullshit

[vagrant cape]

im doing ts in ap stats but its literally AP calculator

[versed bobcat]

Truth

[vagrant cape]

the hardest part is just not getting a hand cramp

[proper fable]

why am i using the quadratic formula in college

[calm fossil]

How many ppl does Caltech take

Yield rate should be pretty high

[proper fable]

not many

[arctic cove]

maybe 2 or 3

[pastel stag]

Like 400? 250?

[vagrant cape]

oh my lord

[pastel stag]

In total

[proper fable]

its ~60%

[fleet goblet]

They take like 450ish undergrads per year

[proper fable]

they accepted 427 last year

[vagrant cape]

idk, most caltech admits will also get into mit i feel like

[proper fable]

is their freshman class 250

i know one caltech admit who also got into yale

he chose yale

😂 ✌️

[orchid trail]

Was he in cali tho

[proper fable]

hes from la yeah

[red ore]

Nap?

[fleet goblet]

Caltech actually doesnt have that high of a yield rate

[calm fossil]

Each class should be arnd 200-300

[vagrant cape]

yeah i think a lot of ppl choose like hypsm over caltech because of things like class size?? also the applicants all have to be so cracked that they all have crazy freedom of choice

[proper fable]

60% is pretty high

[arctic cove]

because i assume many of the people who get into caltech also get into hypsm

[cunning iron]

I think they’re assuming we’re dumb 😭

[fleet goblet]

Compared to the other schools of its caliber not really

[fleet goblet]

Yeah definitely

[proper fable]

like yeah? i feel like

its also harder to have a high yield rate with such a small class

[vagrant cape]

caltech “dumb” is an equation i probably couldn’t figure out

[proper fable]

but like yale yield rate is 70%

the highest yield rate is uchicago id assume

and theirs is like 85%

[vagrant cape]

harvard or mit might be higher

[fleet goblet]

MIT is like 80ish i think too

[cunning iron]

It was d/t for the riddle lol

[proper fable]

so you could say the same thing, especially since they do so much yield boosting

[calm fossil]

Why is uchi’s so high

[fleet goblet]

I remember uchi being highest

[proper fable]

3 ed rounds

[vagrant cape]

i took regular physics. do NOT underestimate me

[proper fable]

harvard is 83

[cunning iron]

LMAOO

[calm fossil]

Forgot abt Ed 0

[proper fable]

mit is 85

[proper fable]

also uber low rd acceptance rate

and they only take u off wl if u beg and promise to commit

[fleet goblet]

Do you think the low yield rate would cause them to wl more applicants?

[proper fable]

thats how all my friends got off wl

[vagrant cape]

technically u can ed3 by getting rejected ed2 elsewhere and switching decision plan on portal

[calm fossil]

They filled like 70 percent of the class alrd prob with 3 ed and one ea

[cinder ginkgo]

17 minutes

[narrow nacelle]

What’s ed3?

[proper fable]

A watched pot does not boil

[arctic cove]

what feather just said

[vagrant cape]

i need 8 more quotes save me from this thesis paper

[arctic cove]

😭

[bitter path]

Aaaaaaaa

[fleet goblet]

No use crying over spoiled college apps or whatever the saying goes

[cunning iron]

gang I’m just waiting for my rejection so my parents don’t spam me text messages lmao

[narrow nacelle]

My parents also keep asking me. 😂

[versed bobcat]

15 minutes goats

[cunning iron]

Woooo

[narrow nacelle]

I tried to tell them I won’t get in because of SATs, but they still want to believe I will.

[vagrant cape]

i mean caltech buckets your SAT so it could be decent

[narrow nacelle]

I am in Bucket C.

The lowest.

[cunning iron]

my reading is so ahh 😭

[fleet goblet]

Im not even in a bucket ✌️

I missed out on the math by 10 points

[bitter path]

I'm bucket B i think

[vagrant cape]

everyone is in a bucket

you’re in C

[versed bobcat]

im 790 which bucket is that

[vagrant cape]

A

[narrow nacelle]

A.

[bitter path]

https://tenor.com/view/pokemon-pokémon-dialga-time-man-gif-14138158448657700929

Embed fail

[red ore]

Nap?

[vagrant cape]

bucket B gang

[versed bobcat]

nice

[vagrant cape]

(i didnt apply)

[versed bobcat]

prolly wont mean anything tho

[bitter path]

No nap

[narrow nacelle]

Screw meeeeee.

[fleet goblet]

I thought it was like under 750 they look at your score

[narrow nacelle]

They say “SATs can determine how well a student does in college”. Which I call BS.

[chilly oar]

wow my senior friends all applied prayibg for them!

[versed bobcat]

SAT is an income metric

[arctic cove]

I think i got a 580 on the sat math

im just here to cheer you on

[versed bobcat]

pray harder

[narrow nacelle]

You got higher than me.

[arctic cove]

Oh….

girl😭😭😭😭

[chilly oar]

one of them got into cmu cs and columbia likely letter hopeffully its a good sign

[versed bobcat]

thats nuts bro

[narrow nacelle]

By the way, I was tutoring my friend in Calculus while I was in Algebra 2.

[versed bobcat]

i aint got nun like ts

[bitter path]

Demn

[proper fable]

greed

[narrow nacelle]

So I promise ain’t am not dumb.

I just don’t do well on long tests.

[versed bobcat]

tuff
I took calculus early too

[chilly oar]

theyve gotten 0 rejects besides ut honors program holy cracked

[versed bobcat]

did you explain that in your additional info?

[narrow nacelle]

I struggle to sit in a bright room for hours and stare at a screen.

[narrow nacelle]

Nope!

[versed bobcat]

UT honors is insane

[narrow nacelle]

I was told it would seem bad.

[versed bobcat]

might be harder than caltech

[fleet goblet]

I shouldve explained my grade slump in the beginning of last year

[versed bobcat]

do you have something else to demonstrate stem competence

[narrow nacelle]

I should have explained mine as well from Sophomore year.

[fleet goblet]

I went from like 17-12 in physics and back to 18 on a 20 point scale

[proper fable]

nothing u can fo now

no portal astro

[bitter path]

Indeed

[snow ivy]

california institute of technology

[bitter path]

Indeed

[thick dune]

im back

[oblique cape]

it isn't though it like literally says "waitlisted"

[bitter path]

Hi back

[oblique cape]

fair though

[narrow nacelle]

I built a lens for my phone camera, and learned how to properly do specimen photos for ants and identify a variety of species.

[thick dune]

NO

[bitter path]

Im dad

[thick dune]

....

[proper fable]

hm

[gentle compass]

Rejected cmu cs it’s def over for Caltech

[thick dune]

less than 10 minutes

[proper fable]

just wait the 10m

[bitter path]

Everyone gonna get rejected GNG time to sleep

[versed bobcat]

Thats cool you have a shot

[narrow nacelle]

I also tutored some of my underclassman friends in physics and algebra.

[versed bobcat]

Truth buke

Nuke

[versed bobcat]

Thats awesome gng

[gentle compass]

Do u have it

[narrow nacelle]

Maybe. I focused heavily on my ant research, although, Luca had way more than me.

[versed bobcat]

Luca is uniquely cracked

[glacial trout]

its 5:32 right

[bitter path]

I've also done teaching ppl stuff

[glacial trout]

or 3:32 sorry

[bitter path]

Idk does it matter

[narrow nacelle]

He is.

[proper fable]

~3:32 pst

[versed bobcat]

Same I run my schools physics c program

[proper fable]

~6:32 est

[thick dune]

since when has it been A2Caltech on the server banner lol

[versed bobcat]

Don't compare yourself to luca

[oblique cape]

no but someone showed it to me

[versed bobcat]

https://tenor.com/view/gojo-satoru-jujutsu-kaisen-gif-8872922284431337007

Luca

[fleet goblet]

Today

[proper fable]

we think thats the time but we will wait for someone to confirm in this chat

then we ping

[snow ivy]

did anyone even solve the riddle lol

[calm fossil]

Last 10 min

[thick dune]

yea

[narrow nacelle]

I also remember self teaching myself how lenses work to build projectors, macro lenses, and attempted telephoto lenses using deconstructed magnifying glasses.

[versed bobcat]

I did :(

[gentle compass]

332 is so ugly

[versed bobcat]

LETS GO FUTURE REJECTS

[proper fable]

Speak for yourself

[snow ivy]

quirky ahh riddle

[thick dune]

LETS GOOOOO

[snow ivy]

trying to be swarthmore so bad

[versed bobcat]

Thats awesome man only time will tell

[thick dune]

ikr

[livid anchor]

Hiii

[thick dune]

guys is it just me or the riddle was underwhelming

[livid anchor]

What time is it

[proper fable]

Do not project your negative energy onto the rest of the a2c chat

[split maple]

good luck to the caltechians!!!

[versed bobcat]

Fully agree I was so mad

[proper fable]

~3:32 pst

[thick dune]

I thought it'd be an actual riddle rather than them just giving us the numbers

[livid anchor]

Cool

[calm fossil]

Nah guys we’re all getting in

[proper fable]

!!

[strong gazelle]

Wait isnt it 330 pst

[narrow nacelle]

Actually, I was thinking, they might see my app some what similar to Luca’s (ants) which could possibly make it stand out.?

[proper fable]

We will see in literally 7 mins lol

[versed bobcat]

Maybe

[calm fossil]

Well 3:30-3:32

[narrow nacelle]

Unless they just ignore that I am the second ant-ified app.

[proper fable]

Once it comes out we will ping in this chat

[empty spindle]

omg caltech in 7 mins wow

[snow ivy]

make sure yall rounded to the right significant figures

[strong gazelle]

its gonna crash like last year

[bitter path]

Wtv guys don't get hopes high it's all cooked

[versed bobcat]

Sigfigs

[fleet goblet]

I hope my AO likes minecraft

[versed bobcat]

Agree

[bitter path]

Same

[static coral]

good luck to everyone!

[livid anchor]

Guys my fam friend did his post doc here and told me don’t apply

[versed bobcat]

I hope my ao likes gamedev

[proper fable]

Omg was ur common app about minecraft

Same

[narrow nacelle]

8 minutes. I am so nervous.

[bitter path]

I wrote stuff about minecraft roo

[livid anchor]

So if it doesn’t work out dw u dodged a bullet

[proper fable]

Shoulda applied to yale my AO liked minecraft

[fleet goblet]

No

[static coral]

why? xd

[gentle compass]

If it doesn’t come at 330 imma be mad

[fleet goblet]

One of my supps was though

[vale canopy]

good luck everyone!!

[snow ivy]

my barbers dog did his PhD here and said it wasnt fun dont worry guys

[bitter path]

Imma get a beaver for my frnd anyways

[versed bobcat]

Imma js wait for the email

[fleet goblet]

I wrote about building a calculator in minecraft with redstone

[livid anchor]

He said my social skills were too good for the school

[narrow nacelle]

Give it 5 minutes after. There might be delay in sending or updating.

[vale canopy]

hope to see u all in admitted students server!!

it's right on the portal main page

[versed bobcat]

Good one

[errant lagoon]

Good luck guys!!!

[empty spindle]

GODWILLING TWIN WILL GET IN

AMEN

[narrow nacelle]

lol

[empty spindle]

https://tenor.com/view/bluesmediacc-loveprofushion-satanic-ritual-witch-zimzalabim-gif-25613238

[copper ruin]

is it in 5 min

[empty spindle]

OOMF WILL GET IN...

[narrow nacelle]

Pizza party if we get in!

[vale canopy]

yea

[thick dune]

if I get into caltech

I will fix my sleep schedule

[versed bobcat]

If I get in ill buy you all ice cream

[snow ivy]

this will be you guys in 8 minutes

https://klipy.com/gifs/young-sheldon-cat

[versed bobcat]

React to claim i rlly will

[proper fable]

fix your sleep schedule regardless

[arctic cove]

oh I’m taking this one

[versed bobcat]

React to claim

[thick dune]

I like the night :(

[narrow nacelle]

If someone gives me $5, I will wait another month to check my decision.

[snow ivy]

crickets

[orchid trail]

Just get a job

[versed bobcat]

Goodbye housing

[empty spindle]

thats us on the broomsticks

[proper fable]

Omg i just got paid

Im so happy

[versed bobcat]

I will buy everyone here ice cream if I get in

[proper fable]

Ive been so broke

[oblique cape]

wahoo!

whats the first thing u buying

[proper fable]

Money in my savings

Ugh guys being an adult is so annoying

[empty spindle]

twin will get in in 3 minutes ohhhh my goddd please goddddd please

[proper fable]

Why the fuck do i have to be responsible with my money

[empty spindle]

https://tenor.com/view/stan-twt-reaction-meme-funny-begging-crying-gif-11151243012681431164

[proper fable]

Why do i have to call my doctor myself

[empty spindle]

you dont!!!!

[static coral]

XD

[empty spindle]

spend more

[oblique cape]

or the price of a barrel of oil gonna skyrocket so u do some trading :)

[young kindle]

95% sure i wont get in and also at peace with it

[devout violet]

responsibility is a social construct

[young kindle]

a bit nerdy for my liking anyway

[devout violet]

spend as much as you’d like

[thick dune]

scary even though I know it's a reject

:/

[empty spindle]

2 mins

[timber spruce]

is it 3:30 or 32 lol

[proper fable]

Yes and to be a social citizen i unfortunately have to buy into this social construct

[empty spindle]

PLEASE JOHN CALTECH HEAR MY PRAYER

[snow ivy]

32

[proper fable]

we will see

in 2 or 4 minutes...

[thick dune]

we're gonna be techers 🗣️ 🔥 🔥 🔥

[snow ivy]

teachers*

[thick dune]

no it's techer

[static coral]

if you get rejected: calloustech

[thick dune]

caltecher

[fleet goblet]

Chat do i take a shit before or after my decision

[vale canopy]

GOOD LUCKKKKKK

[strong gazelle]

Amos G Throop

[steep linden]

add 4 and 3 respectively 💀

[vagrant cape]

Good luck chat!!!

[static coral]

After for the relief

[thick dune]

LESS THAN A MINUTE

GG

[arctic cove]

https://klipy.com/gifs/young-sheldon-cat

[rocky wave]

real

[arctic cove]

lfggggg

[steep linden]

https://tenor.com/view/young-sheldon-cat-gif-11961907361545866193

[cunning iron]

LMAO

[vale canopy]

15 SECONDS

[snow ivy]

https://tenor.com/view/young-sheldon-cat-gif-11961907361545866193

[empty spindle]

BAZINGA!

[cunning iron]

https://tenor.com/view/young-sheldon-cat-gif-11961907361545866193

[gentle compass]

Fired

Fried

[thick dune]

watch it be 3:32

lol

[snow ivy]

MEEMAW

[arctic cove]

https://klipy.com/gifs/young-sheldon-cat

[gaunt surge]

Ok finished a page of my bio worksheet now I’m ready

[proper fable]

GUys

[empty spindle]

https://tenor.com/view/you-stupid-bazinger-meme-sheldon-computer-gif-6907095005926929935

[gentle compass]

It’s so over

[proper fable]

Stop spamming pls <3

[snow ivy]

MEEMAW PLEASE

[thick dune]

not out

[vagrant cape]

WE are ALL pasadena bound!!

[empty spindle]

PLEASE GOD

[proper fable]

Ggwp

[proper fable]

WHO IS WE

[gentle compass]

Week of despair

[strong gazelle]

nothing

[thick dune]

is it 3:32

[snow ivy]

see it was 32

[vagrant cape]

NOT ME WHO DIDNT APPLY ❤️

[strange osprey]

rip

[proper fable]

or even 34

[empty spindle]

they made a song about pasadena in 1923 to advertise it to rich people who wanted to never get cold

[warped cosmos]

I told yall

[versed bobcat]

W tuffness

[steep linden]

https://tenor.com/view/young-sheldon-cat-gif-11961907361545866193

[red ore]

It was 32 lmao

[gentle compass]

Nah Caltech you are SO ugly

[empty spindle]

i cant do math

[bitter path]

hi

[red light]

Lmao it was 32

[thick dune]

I got gaslit into thinking I was wrong

[proper fable]

Next person to send that dumbass sheldon gif

[cunning iron]

is it 32 LMAO

[bitter path]

did it drop

[obsidian ruin]

FUCK

[proper fable]

IS GETTING BANNED

[snow ivy]

dumb riddle thinks i know the parameters off my head

[gentle compass]

Oh is it out

[fleet goblet]

Why are there drums playing outside wtf

[red light]

https://tenor.com/view/you-stupid-bazinger-meme-sheldon-computer-gif-6907095005926929935

[vagrant cape]

couldnt do it like the mamas and the papas though

[steep linden]

https://tenor.com/view/young-sheldon-cat-gif-11961907361545866193

[thick dune]

gg

[bitter path]

demn

[proper fable]

/ban @steep linden

Wait i dont have ban perms

uhhhhhhhhhhh

[arctic cove]

https://klipy.com/gifs/young-sheldon-cat

[cunning iron]

LMAO

[proper fable]

@grok give me ban perms

[vagrant cape]

Im warning the next person to send it

[steep linden]

bruh scared me

[narrow nacelle]

1 minute left. Good luck.

[empty spindle]

https://klipy.com/gifs/young-sheldon-cat

[snow ivy]

next person to send is sentenced to pasadena city college

[sullen robin]

good luck every1

[static coral]

I wonder if Chloe will make a poll

[steep linden]

yes sir

[astral linden]

is it out right now or in an hour

[gentle compass]

It’s over it’s over it’s over it’s over

[empty spindle]

watch it move to 34

[proper fable]

Wait ihave other perms tho

[calm fossil]

3:32

[feral narwhal]

😭

[proper fable]

Im making it

[vagrant cape]

yeah

[sullen robin]

[narrow nacelle]

lol I would laugh.

[tame sierra]

is it out yet?

[eager ledge]

Watch it be 35

[empty spindle]

this is objectively the best california cc to get sent to lmfaooooo 😭

[versed bobcat]

Good luck everyone

[calm fossil]

30 sec guys

[thick dune]

20 seconds

[proper fable]

Ok

[bitter path]

im sleeping in 10mins

[haughty ferry]

wen is it out lmao

[proper fable]

We can count guys

[slate lantern]

3:32 not 3:30 lol gl everyone

[calm fossil]

gl gl

[proper fable]

Wait lemme pregame the poll

[errant lagoon]

GL!!!!!!!!

[static coral]

I can’t wait to see you ALL accepted

[snow ivy]

ok go

[proper fable]

Send proof pls whoever opens first

[bitter path]

if its not coming

[tame sierra]

ill ping it

[proper fable]

Ill poll

[frank arch]

gl gang

[proper fable]

Is it out?

[vagrant cape]

beat me to it

[thick dune]

yea I got rejected

[snow ivy]

crickets

[vagrant cape]

PROOF

[red light]

Rip

[empty spindle]

sorry for your loss man

[calm fossil]

its out

[sullen robin]

[vagrant cape]

PROOF

[red pollen]

is it out

[steep linden]

i got deferred

[strong gazelle]

Rejected

[fleet goblet]

Rejected

[arctic cove]

Deferred????

[frank arch]

deferred to when 💀

[thick dune]

I cant send images

[empty spindle]

I NEED TTWIN TO CALL ME NOW

[tame sierra]

@everyone caltech is out! vote on the incoming poll! :3

[silk bronze]

waitlist

[steep linden]

next year

[astral linden]

ezpz

[empty spindle]

i got in i got in i got in!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[red pollen]

did anyone even get in

[ashen brook]

I’m going to show up at the pediatrician until I’m 21 💀💀

[thick dune]

ITS FINE MIT IS LEFT

[static coral]

Congrats!!!

[young kindle]

Yup rejected

[frank arch]

CGS

[empty spindle]

im joking😭 i didnt apply

[cunning iron]

woooo rejected

[arctic cove]

they are lying

[astral linden]

lavos what r u doing here

[young kindle]

All good lol

[quartz cypress]

That's ok, better things coming!

[gaunt surge]

Rejected oof

[sullen robin]

💀 💀 💀

[static coral]

Can I vote if I didn’t apply :p

[proper fable]

no

[empty spindle]

this shit is brutal oh my god

[arctic cove]

12 rejected😭😭😭😭

[young kindle]

Oh I applied caltech cause why not lol

[quartz cypress]

Redirection

[proper fable]

Its ok guys you dont want to go to calMID anyways

[fleet goblet]

This is so brutal bro

[cunning iron]

Whoever got waitlisted you’re tuff asf

[sullen robin]

someone come thru 🙏

[static coral]

awraeawwww

[vagrant cape]

@obsidian ruin congrats

[astral linden]

same lol
onto the next one

[proper fable]

Mid ass school with negative student population

[quartz cypress]

Yoy still got this!

[young kindle]

Yeah dont really care for it

[versed bobcat]

No dice

[arctic cove]

no i mean on the poll😭😭😭

[thick dune]

why do I not feel so bad

[rocky wave]

insane rejection

[peak lily]

sick I made it

[fleet goblet]

Who's the 1 who got accepted

[feral narwhal]

What happened?

[young kindle]

Probably would go to uw seattle over them anyway

[calm fossil]

whos the chosen one

[fleet goblet]

aura fr

[haughty ferry]

REECTED!

[quartz cypress]

What's this ratio💀

[versed bobcat]

Yes

[vagrant cape]

accepted?

[empty spindle]

FUCKKKKKKK TWIN GOT WAITLISTED

[vagrant cape]

NOOOOO

[rocky wave]

congrats @obsidian ruin !!

[haughty ferry]

TAkE THAT

[ashen brook]

congratulations perchance

[static coral]

The A2C skew doesn’t exist this year 😭

[thorny sparrow]

Rejected but lowk cmu got me so idc

[rocky wave]

real

[eager ledge]

Rejected too lol

[cunning iron]

Yo Gj

[blazing vapor]

yoooooooooo I got in

[empty spindle]

she literally did research there for 3 years and knows the entire admissions team. im honestly heartbroken on her behalf

[peak lily]

yeah

[blazing vapor]

first good acceptance

[bitter path]

who got in vro

[scenic ferry]

HOLY I GOT IN WHAT

[vagrant cape]

what the fucl. shell COOK a loci and gets those profs to advocate though!!

[gaunt surge]

💀 REAL me too

[static coral]

Congrats!

[devout violet]

only one so far?

[sullen robin]

WWWW

[versed bobcat]

Wild congrats

[rocky wave]

nah fr i was surprised

[steep linden]

CONGRATS

[vagrant cape]

vote on poll!!

[static coral]

Congrats!

[bitter path]

congrats!!!'

[empty spindle]

apparently the waitlist doesnt move :(

[devout violet]

CONGRATSS

[quartz cypress]

Omg congrats!

[vale canopy]

join admitted students discord!

[vagrant cape]

COMGRATSSS

[red light]

LRTS GOOOO

[cunning iron]

STANFORD LIKELY AND CALTECH ACCEPTANCE IS NUTS

[proper fable]

Yayy

u dont need calmid

[empty spindle]

im actually devastated on behalf of twin

[versed bobcat]

Congrats

[graceful jolt]

Rejected lol

[fleet goblet]

My AOs did NOT like Minecraft enough

[red light]

STANFOR LIKELY IS INSANELL

[calm fossil]

w

[scenic ferry]

LMAO WE TAKE THESE

[proper fable]

Omg congrats!!!

[unique patrol]

Ur username makes me upset