Mudd Frosh Taking Questions

doopdevil
Mon, 18 Sep 2006 21:01:57 +0000

Hi all.

I really appreciate all that you have been doing to inform the masses about Harvey Mudd. I have enough trouble visiting College Confidential for information, and I could only imagine how awful most of the site seems to someone who has already done the whole college application deal. I’m a high school senior from New Jersey, and I am planning on applying ED. With my school’s deadline for November 15 apps in a month, I wanted to ask some questions before I sign my life away:

First, I’ve been getting some mixed messages about how much you actually interact with the other Claremont schools. You all (males) say that the girls from Scripps help to make up for the gender gap at parties, but other times people on this forum say that they rarely visit the other colleges. Do you feel that the school’s small size is made up for by having other schools next-door? Do you wish you had gone somewhere larger?

I hear that Mudd parties hard (when it parties at all), and that the liquor flows. When we toured the campus, everyone said that there was little pressure to drink, but are there many people who do not drink regularly?

Anything else you want to add? Words of caution for potential EDers? I guess these questions seem a bit negative, but I think my concern is more based in everyone telling me not to apply ED more than it is from my actual impression of Harvey Mudd. I loved the campus when I visited, met some interesting people… just the same as it seems every visitor has to say. On an aside, do you have any interview tips (I have one in a week). Should I wear or bring anything in particular?