http://www.studentsreview.com/CA/CIT_comments.html Life at CIT - Comments en http://www.studentsreview.com/CA/CIT_comments.html My college's reputation helps me get in the door, but I don't feel like it prepared me well in practical skills. Everything I learned was very theoretical.... Wed, 08 Aug 2007 08:42:48 GMT StudentsReview 122-40601 Copyright 2009 StudentsReview, Ecliptical Technologies, Inc. 122-40601 122 0 Unknown Female Undergraduate Alumna Class 2000 Neutral My college's reputation helps me get in the door, but I don't feel like it prepared me well in practical skills. Everything I learned was very theoretical. Wed, 08 Aug 2007 08:42:48 GMT http://www.studentsreview.com/CA/CIT_comments.html http://www.studentsreview.com/CA/CIT_comments.html The grass is always greener on the other side, and just because most students at Caltech are miserable doesn't mean the students in the math and science departments at other schools aren't just as mis... Mon, 06 Aug 2007 04:59:05 GMT StudentsReview 122-40544 Copyright 2009 StudentsReview, Ecliptical Technologies, Inc. 122-40544 122 33 Physics Male Undergraduate Class 2010 1st Year Advice The grass is always greener on the other side, and just because most students at Caltech are miserable doesn't mean the students in the math and science departments at other schools aren't just as miserable. Mon, 06 Aug 2007 04:59:05 GMT http://www.studentsreview.com/CA/CIT_comments.html http://www.studentsreview.com/CA/CIT_comments.html Don't Go To this school!... Fri, 16 Mar 2007 06:10:13 GMT StudentsReview 122-36358 Copyright 2009 StudentsReview, Ecliptical Technologies, Inc. 122-36358 122 2 Aerospace Engineering Male Undergraduate Class 2011 1st Year Advice Don't Go To this school! Fri, 16 Mar 2007 06:10:13 GMT http://www.studentsreview.com/CA/CIT_comments.html http://www.studentsreview.com/CA/CIT_comments.html Despite having some wonderful friends and lots of stories, I would not go there again. Coming in, I was the typical math & science guy, and even got to skip a quarter of math based on the entrance pl... Sun, 11 Feb 2007 02:34:46 GMT StudentsReview 122-35799 Copyright 2009 StudentsReview, Ecliptical Technologies, Inc. 122-35799 122 6 Biology Male Undergraduate Class 1993 4th Year Neutral Despite having some wonderful friends and lots of stories, I would not go there again. Coming in, I was the typical math & science guy, and even got to skip a quarter of math based on the entrance placement exam (AP calc standards are trivial). Then, I found many people in my class who already learned the stuff - in 6th grade. That epiphany - wow, I'm not worthy, is really hard to get over. That said, most everyone is down to earth, approachable and at their core, want to help. Yeah, there are a scant few who are pathologically arrogant, shy, disinhibited, etc., but the small class size do magnify their impact. Socially, it is an awkward place - what did you expect when you put those already considered awkward in high school, together with some awfully hard academics? For the gals, the mantra - the odds are good but the goods are odd, is never more literal. For the guys, don't glom - have some self respect man! Sun, 11 Feb 2007 02:34:46 GMT http://www.studentsreview.com/CA/CIT_comments.html http://www.studentsreview.com/CA/CIT_comments.html Caltech is a great school for the right kind of person: 1) Very smart 2) Sure they want to do math, science or engineering 3) Having a quirky/geeky outlook and sense of humor 4) Willing to take ... Wed, 22 Nov 2006 10:25:11 GMT StudentsReview 122-27366 Copyright 2009 StudentsReview, Ecliptical Technologies, Inc. 122-27366 122 33 Physics Male Undergraduate Alumnus Class 2000 Positive Caltech is a great school for the right kind of person:

1) Very smart
2) Sure they want to do math, science or engineering
3) Having a quirky/geeky outlook and sense of humor
4) Willing to take on an overwhelming workload

If you don't match all four of these, stay away at all costs. If you do, there's nowhere better. Wed, 22 Nov 2006 10:25:11 GMT http://www.studentsreview.com/CA/CIT_comments.html