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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]CalTech is usually ignored on this board so happy to see a thread. My DD is super smart, wants to major in physics. Does not do any social media, never been to a dance, has friends but stays out of group drama. However, she is also super sporty, outdoorsy, and funny. I have been wondering if CalTech would be a good fit. [/quote] What's her physics and math background? Has she done f=ma, AMC, USAMTS, selective summer programs in math or physics? Is she D3 material in terms of sportiness?[/quote]

Yes she is math team officer, has self study and internships, etc. physics is favorite science. Still too young for the post jr year programs but if you know of any for younger grades let me know! Another issue is young birthday. Many programs you have to be 16, and she won’t be until junior year. Yes D3 material for athletics. [/quote]
She's done both f=ma and AMC? If so check out this: https://knzhou.github.io/writing/Advice.pdf for physics, and for math, use the AoPS books and alcumus and past questions. Apply for Math Prize for Girls if she does well on AMC.

For summer:
https://thinkingbeyond.education (online research classes, should be free)
https://community.stanford.edu/learning-all/k-12-programs
https://www.g2mathprogram.org/
All the well known summer math camps
Yale Summer Program In Astrophysics 
I will include more later when I find them

Talk to coaches good D3 schools like UChicago, MIT, Claremont-Mudd-Scipps, Wellesley, etc when the time is right. It can be helpful for her to take some practice SAT tests so she can self-report good scores when reaching out to coaches at the end of sophomore year / beginning of junior year.[/quote]

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