<p>Another issue could be that you go to a relatively new school, so the UCs dont have a good calibration yet on the quality of your school’s students. This could make them accept students relatively conservatively.</p>
<p>Please forgive me for being blunt in the following paragraph, but I feel like this needs to be said:</p>
<p>Based on your qualifications, I would guess that had you been a male applying in the regular pool, you would have not been accepted. That is not to say you wouldnt be a positive force at Mudd; I believe you can and really hope you will be. However, you will need to work your ass off once you get here, just as I did, to make up any gap between you and the other students, just as I did. The easy part of a Mudd education is getting in, youve done that, but next year is where the real challenge begins. You may have been given the unique chance at a Mudd education because of your gender, but getting through will be a unisex feat, and will be the way to prove yourself, and the UCs, beyond any doubt that you could have gone anywhere and succeeded. Good luck and kick ass.</p>