Chance/Advice For Admission & Interview- Thank you!

Colleges & Universities Harvey Mudd College
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I am honestly in love with Harvey Mudd College, and it is my number one dream school!! I was wondering if anyone could help me understand my chances of getting in? Really is a perfect school.

Gender: M
State: Va
Race: White
Age: 16 (will be 17 in December, skipped a grade)
College Class Year: 2020
High School: Public
High School Type: Very Competitive

Academics:

GPA - Unweighted: 4.0/4.0
GPA - Weighted: 4.5/4.0
Class Rank: 12
Class Size: 450

Scores:

SAT I Math: 760
SAT I Reading: 700
(Lets not talk about the writing lol)
SAT II Math Level 2: 800
SAT II Biology: 800

ACT Composite: 33
English: 35
Math: 32
Reading: 31
Science: 35

AP Classes Taken (Got A’s and A+'s in all of them, zero A-'s or below):

AP Bio
AP Physics
AP English 11
AP AB Calc

Classes taking next year (Senior Year):
DE English
AP BC Calc
AP Environmental Science
AP Computer Science
AP Chemistry

Extracurriculars Out of School:

Nationally Ranked Swimmer, all 4 years. (20 hours a week, 50 weeks a year)

On the board of Directors for our State Swim Conference, hold a very high position on the House of Delegates. Put in extensive hours (5-6 per week)

Participate in the YES Program (Youth Engagement In Stafford), am on a county board and participate in meetings.
(3 hours per week)

EC In school:

NHS Vice President
Swim Team Varsity Captain
Key Club Officer
Ultimate Frisbee Club founder

Please let me know what you think!!
I also have an interview with them this Sunday, and I really am a passionate kid who has a unique quirky personality. I am also an amazing essay writer, and can convey my passion for the school really well. Even though I have lower test scores, do you think my personality and quirkiness will deem me as an all around candidate for the school?

On another note; Do you have any advice for the interview? Do you have any advice for the Supp. essays? What do I do to show that I am a passionate and appropriate fit for the school of my dreams??

Thanks so much in advance!

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Can you be recruited for swimming?

For essays, pay attention to the Mudd mission as you think about them. They are really looking for fit. Do you understand what Mudd is about? Do you want it? Can you do the work, and are you willing to? Mudd is not for everyone.

You appear to have no math or science ECs, which could hurt you (I get that sports at the level you at are very time consuming, but it isn’t clear to me that STEM is a deep interest of yours.) I do see that your senior courses are mostly STEM, but that is late in the game to show it. I can’t tell if your transcript is well balanced (maybe you are just showing APs). Most Mudders are very involved in science or math ECs.