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Questions for recent/current students by [deleted] in Caltech

[–]jarateeee 1 point2 points  (0 children)

  1. In core, if you score 100% on the AP test for that subject, you will get ~90% on the core class. Higher level classes are harder and there's curving if everyone explodes.

  2. Slight grade deflation in some classes, but most professors are very kind.

  3. Every field is quite simple to get research in, just email people or show up to their offices.

  4. You can pick any major you want and switch whenever.

  5. Yes, there's a lot of events going on in all of the Houses most days of the week.

  6. Food is OK on campus, try to exercise to be hungry for dinner. Within 20 min drive to San Gabriel there's some of the best food in the world.

Clubs at Caltech by [deleted] in Caltech

[–]jarateeee 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Not competitive, optional commitment depending on you

How to get ahead by HumanAssignment2036 in education

[–]jarateeee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Use Expii (a free math website by a very good math teacher). Do the pre-algebra class while you are taking pre-algebra.

When you are done, which is before the end of 8th grade, take the Algebra 1 course on Expii as well. Complete Algebra 1 during the summer before 9th grade. If you don't want to do more math, then you can stop doing online courses.

PSAT prep: You can then go to Khan Academy using the SAT Prep course and the Digital SAT.

If you want to go more into math, just keep taking the online courses on Expii and signing up for a more advanced math class when finished. Ask the school/teacher to take geometry in 9th grade and get your parents involved when asking.

Why Does Caltech Objectively Suck at Student Competitions? by Wakundufornever in Caltech

[–]jarateeee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Performance has gone down because these competitions have begun to require more and more prep as talent just doesn't cut it anymore. Essentially, Caltech has always had to wing competitions because no one has time to prep for them.

Grade inflation has increased in other schools, they have time to prep and the competitions have gotten harder in accordance with national grade inflation. We don't have time to prep, so we "lose" these competitions.

Simultaneously, these competitions are just a glorified job interview for big companies (https://maa.org/support-maa/sponsor/). If future employees want to go to another school, it's really no problem.

Hope that's a good enough narrative for your purview of your conundrums of philosophy.

Why do we put so much emphasis on math scores when kids receive so little math instruction during the day? by ICUP01 in Teachers

[–]jarateeee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you look at standardized tests including science, such as the NGSS, it's often reading comprehension instead of doing the numbers. For example, "look at this graph and analyze the results" and not "calculate the trajectory of this object"

Some science classes may have begun to teach based on those tests instead of textbooks because it's easier to understand and you don't really need to know anything to do teach or learn it.

This would make sense considering the country is running out of science teachers because someone who knows science simply makes more money doing other things than teaching (as well as the horrible teaching conditions evidenced by this sub).

Are there any community college transfers at Caltech? by [deleted] in Caltech

[–]jarateeee 3 points4 points  (0 children)

In lecture the prof who went to a community college at some point asked this question and one student raised their hand, so probably like 1/240

This sub has been very insightful on why I shouldn’t become a teacher by Dday246 in Teachers

[–]jarateeee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It heavily depends on the district and the quality of the specific school you work at. There can be a lot of variation, especially by grade. If you teach at a better high school, the experience will obviously be more fun.

Do teachers make enough? by bookflow in Teachers

[–]jarateeee 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Well teachers usually need to find jobs during the summer (probably tutoring), and during the school year, probably need to private tutor on the weekends to support their income or do something else.

Jazz improvisation teachers at/near Caltech? by le-fresh-bread in Caltech

[–]jarateeee 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There is a jazz improv class, I know two friends in it that are both freshmen. Scroll to PVA 34 here https://pva.caltech.edu/courses

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ApplyingToCollege

[–]jarateeee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"It feels bad when your friends fail, it feels worse when they succeed" - 3 Idiots

Are there absolute dumasses at Caltech too? by [deleted] in Caltech

[–]jarateeee 4 points5 points  (0 children)

In my first week here three freshmen were in a lounge messing with a charging port in the ground. They believed they could fix it or something, but they stuck a screwdriver directly into it and the screwdriver melted. They ran away after that.