I studied astronomybat caltech. The valedictorian of the other high school didnt get an interview. The valedictorian of my high school didnt apply. I totally

I studied astronomybat caltech. The valedictorian of the other high school didnt get an interview. The valedictorian of my high school didnt apply. I totally blew off high school to do my own thing. However I was crushed that I was not accepted to MIT. I didnt apply to stanford. I expect I would have gotten in but didnt think we could afford it. In reality stanford is so expensive so people like me can get great financial aid. Caltech was quite cheap for a private school no doubt because it is small but with a hufe endowment.