California Institute of Technology
Application Requirements
Caltech's National College Match Requirements
Required Application Materials for College Match Finalists
DEADLINE for all required materials listed below: Tuesday, November 1, 2011
If you have ranked the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) as one of your choices, the following four items must be submitted to the college as soon as you are notified of your finalist status on October 21. It is highly recommended you begin this process in early October. If you do not submit the required materials by November 1, 2011, the California Institute of Technology may choose not to consider your application for the College Match.
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If you are not selected as a National College Match Finalist, please review the college-specific requirements for QuestBridge students who wish to apply through the Regular Decision process.
Caltech requirements for College Match finalists
(All documents due November 1, 2011)
- Official test scores
Request official score reports from the College Board and/or ACT as soon as you are notified of your QuestBridge finalist status on October 21. You should not use the "rush reporting" service.
SAT code: 4034
ACT code: 0182
Caltech requires the SAT or ACT, and two SAT Subject Tests including Math Level 2 and one of the following: Biology, Chemistry, or Physics. All must be taken prior to November 1.
For more information about testing and testing deadlines click here.
- Official transcripts
Mail to:
Undergraduate Admissions
Caltech
MC 10-90
Pasadena, CA 91125
- 2012-2013 CSS PROFILE (including Noncustodial PROFILE, if applicable)
CSS PROFILE online
(Available October 1)
Caltech's CSS code: 4034
- Financial documents (Refer to the Caltech Cover Sheet for Financial Documents for a detailed list of required documents.)
Complete the cover sheet, enclose required documents, and mail to:
Financial Aid Office
Caltech
MC 110-87
Pasadena, CA 91125
You may apply to any of QuestBridge's partner colleges via Regular Decision. Admission through Regular Decision is not binding and does not come with a guaranteed financial aid package. You must complete two steps in order to apply to a partner college via QuestBridge:
- Submit all required additional materials. Required materials may range from submitting official transcripts to emailing the college's admissions office to submitting the Common Application.
All additional materials are due by the individual college's Regular Decision deadline, and you will be notified of the admissions decision according to their normal deadlines. Please note that colleges may have different Regular Decision deadlines, and many partner colleges have different requirements for QuestBridge finalists and non-finalists. You may need to submit additional materials even if you ranked a college for the College Match process.
Caltech's Testing Requirements
Each of our partner colleges has different requirements for standardized tests that students must take in order to be considered for admission. Please review the testing requirements for Caltech below. Refer to the National College Match Requirements (above) for instructions regarding submission of test scores to the colleges.
Must take one of the following combinations:
- SAT Reasoning Test and 2 SAT Subject Tests including Math Level 2 and one of the following: Biology (Ecological), Biology (Molecular), Chemistry, or Physics; or
- ACT (Writing not required) and 2 SAT Subject Tests including Math Level 2 and one of the following: Biology (Ecological), Biology (Molecular), Chemistry, or Physics
All tests must be taken prior to November 1.
Please see our Standardized Testing page for a complete list of the standardized tests and testing deadlines required by each QuestBridge partner college.
**TOEFL is encouraged but not required for non-native English speakers who have not studied for at least two years in an English-speaking country.
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