<p>Blackroses - you said, “I really want to be able to get into a good grad school, and work hard to get the grades at Mudd that will allow me that future opportunity…” </p>
<p>You have a lot of enthusiasm and eagerness to work, so hopefully you will do fine at Mudd. But go into this knowing that “fine” at Mudd probably means working your tail off for a GPA that might not look great on grad school applications. It seems to be one of the "cons"of Mudd, but as you know there a plenty of “pros” too.</p>