Tell me about CalTech and their transfer/enterence exam

[Raywashere]

Does anyone have the skinny on this exam? Apparently you have to have a mastery mechanics, dynamics, and calc. From what I've heard, the test is ridiculously hard, and students that have been getting 4.0's at their college routinely bomb this exam.

Does anyone have any info as to how to prepare for this exam, and how to make yourself as competitive as possible for transfer into CalTech? Any comments regarding the matter are welcome. Thanks.

 

[johnwilliam]

It is not so hard to overcome the transfer test. Though the sample exam questions are not available, it is your coursework experiences that contribute much in your caltech exam.

 

[Raywashere]

hey john, have you taken the test?

are you familiar with caltech transfer admissions?