Caltech essay

Below are the essay prompts for Caltech's application for admission (first-year, transfer, and 3/2 applicants). Note: These prompts were revised in July 2021 and are available on the Common Application and Coalition Application as of August 1, 2021.

In addition to the personal essay in the Common Application or the Coalition Application, applicants to Caltech must complete required supplemental short-answer essays. These are questions that the Admissions Committee has devised to get to know you better as a student, scientist, and person, and ascertain who you'll be on our campus.

Use the separate spaces provided below, one for each STEM experience and/or activity. First, note the key word “develop.” You should be writing about hands-on experiences with STEM, rather than passive activities like watching a video or observing an interesting lecture. Think of a time you applied your interest or passion in STEM.

Let’s go through every point mentioned, and decide on what strategies can be used to satisfy all desires of the evaluators. Caltech admissions operate similarly to other institutions. The applicant has a choice of Coalition application or a Common one. Besides, an obligatory task is to write a short essay.