Caltech

[Anonymous]

Caltech has an acceptance rate of 2.7%, slightly ahead of Harvard (3.2%)

https://www.sfgate.com/la/article/caltech-admissions-hardest-america-19733718.php

[Anonymous]

And????

[Anonymous]

so?

[Anonymous]

We know?

[Anonymous]

Caltech’s reputation bends more towards scientific theory/inquiry rather than commercial application. So it’s more known for producing the thinkers rather than the industry titans. A remarkable 40% of its graduates go on to get PhD's.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Caltech’s reputation bends more towards scientific theory/inquiry rather than commercial application. So it’s more known for producing the thinkers rather than the industry titans. A remarkable 40% of its graduates go on to get PhD's.

Because they are otherwise unemployable ?

[Anonymous]

who cares. harvard could accept 1% if it wanted.

[Anonymous]

Wow. A university where about 40% get PhD's in the hard sciences and you think it's because they've somehow failed at life.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wow. A university where about 40% get PhD's in the hard sciences and you think it's because they've somehow failed at life.

have you seen the techies? they are socially awkward and a self selecting pool.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wow. A university where about 40% get PhD's in the hard sciences and you think it's because they've somehow failed at life.

have you seen the techies? they are socially awkward and a self selecting pool.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTDENzpW7tw

[Anonymous]

An incredibly awful place to go to college.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:An incredibly awful place to go to college.

Maybe not still true but in SoCal I used to run into people who had flunked out of CalTech and had to reorient their lives. Very smart people, but a very tough school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:An incredibly awful place to go to college.

Did you attend? My kid loves it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Caltech’s reputation bends more towards scientific theory/inquiry rather than commercial application. So it’s more known for producing the thinkers rather than the industry titans. A remarkable 40% of its graduates go on to get PhD's.

Because they are otherwise unemployable ?

This is so uninformed. Many do go on to get PhDs because they want to further their study and research. The ones who want jobs generally get pretty awesome ones - not low level coders.

[Anonymous]

I believe they have the highest percentage of grads going to work for hedge funds of any college.