The California Institute of Technology
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Educational Quality | A+ | Faculty Accessibility | A |
Useful Schoolwork | C- | Excess Competition | A+ |
Academic Success | A- | Creativity/ Innovation | A- |
Individual Value | A- | University Resource Use | A+ |
Campus Aesthetics/ Beauty | A+ | Friendliness | A- |
Campus Maintenance | A+ | Social Life | D |
Surrounding City | B+ | Extra Curriculars | C |
Safety | A+ | ||
Describes the student body as: FriendlyDescribes the faculty as: Helpful |
Lowest Rating Social Life | D |
Highest Rating Educational Quality | A+ |
Major: Biology (This Major's Salary over time)
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!