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Of course you can, and it’s probably advisable to, especially if you love them both.</p>
<p>It’s difficult to “chance” you on the basis of hypothetical test scores, weighted GPA, and some stuff you’ve done outside of school. If you’re entering your senior year without ever having taken any of those tests, you’re going to have a busy time this Fall with very little chance for retakes.</p>
<p>Mudd’s acceptance rate is misleading because its name is less well-known and its advertising is targeted to a very specific applicant pool. Pomona is selective too, no question about that, but Mudd is more selective than you seem to think. Compare Common Data Sets.
[Common</a> Data Set (Mudd)](<a href=“http://www.hmc.edu/about/administrativeoffices/deanoffaculty1/ir1/cds.html]Common”>http://www.hmc.edu/about/administrativeoffices/deanoffaculty1/ir1/cds.html)
[Common</a> Data Set (Pomona)](<a href=“http://www.pomona.edu/administration/institutional-research/common-data-set/2009-2010.aspx]Common”>http://www.pomona.edu/administration/institutional-research/common-data-set/2009-2010.aspx)</p>
<p>And as others have said, Mudd’s grade deflation doesn’t lend itself well to medical school admissions.</p>