Why are people still even applying to CalTech university in 2026?
I genuinely dont understand why anyone is even applying to CalTech in 2026?
First of all its so hard to get in but even if you apply and by some miracle get in, the education for undergrad is not even that good i think. They only care about grad students and research anyway. why would anyone pay all that money just to get taught by a depresed phd dude who only wants to do his research project and whatever
And if you want a technology institute why not just go to MIT or Georgia tech? If you can get into CalTech university you'll probably get into MIT and georgia tech anyway. Quite literally every other technology institute is probably better because at least the student population is more than a combined total of 300 people. And who would want to live in pasadena anyway.
So why is anyone even applying to CalTech in this day and age?