Anyone you know RECENTLY or anyone RECENTLY here got into MIT or Caltech without entering into Science Fairs?

Question

By Science Fairs I mean WestingtonHouse and the Intel Science Fair

Answer 1

Absolutely- I used to work at Caltech (RECENTLY). The Alumni Office bestows something called the "Signature Award" to high school students and it's kind of a secret green-light during the admissions process. They give it for math, physics, and science. It's also fairly easy to get. Ask your counselor if your school gives the award on Caltech's behalf, if not, ask them to look into it since the CIT will give it to any school that applies, and gives it to any student that the school chooses... therefore it's not actually all that competitive.

Of course, you've got to be up to academic snuff, but if you miss the science fairs, this is a GREAT way to make up for it (and get a book signed by a Nobel winner in your field of interest!) Good luck!

Answer 2

I don't have specifics, but a science fair project (any type) is not the only way to demonstrate that you are serious about science or about learning. If someone accused you of being interested in science and potentially good at it, what evidence would they collect to support their case in court?

Answer 3

I would suggest you look at the number of people who enter the fairs and the number of people who are admitted each year to both schools.