Common Application: Supplementary Essay(s) (2 versions)
Caltech: Scientific exploration clearly excites you. Beyond our 3:1 student-to-faculty ratio and our intense focus on research opportunities, how do you believe Caltech will best fuel your intellectual curiosity and help you meet your goals? (500 word max)
Version 1: 500 words
...Thus, in searching for a university, the biggest motivation for my aspiration to become a member of the Caltech community was the Internet picture of a whiteboard under an arbor in its campus...
Version 2: 500 words
...The biggest motivation for my aspiration to become a member of the Caltech community was not just the number of Nobel-prizing winning staff but rather the Internet picture of a whiteboard under an arbor in its campus...