<p>Wow, thanks to everybody that posted in this thread 
I just spent all of last night reading through the posts and all of them were very helpful! I had a couple more questions though, so if anybody could add input that would be really nice ;)</p>
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<li><p>Iām pretty curious about the Hillel-type stuff. I found the website for the Claremont Hillel, but it would help to have just general opinions. Stuff like whether thereās matzo available during Passover and a place to go to services for Holidays and stuff. </p></li>
<li><p>Does applying ED help a lot, or just more like a little boost? Iām pretty sure Harvey Muddās my first choice right now and will probably apply ED, but need to get the okay from the parents.</p></li>
<li><p>Alsoā¦ interviews? Iād like to have one, but would have to fly down from Seattle. (I donāt think Mudd has alumni interviews?). Are they pretty informal? Is it possible to sit-in on a few classes one day, if I end up flying down there?</p></li>
<li><p>Last question! Is the gender ratio really as big a deal as some people say? Iām a girl, so I wasnāt too upset to hear about the 70-30 split, but I guess Iām just a little more worried about being singled out as the ātoken girl.ā Iāve been one of the only girls (2-3 in each class of 25-30ā¦even worse than Mudd ;)!) in most of my classes this year and last, which is a little uncomfortable. </p></li>
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<p>Thanks again! You guys really make Mudd sound like an awesome place. :)</p>
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<li><p>Thereās an active Hillel across the 5Cs. There are regular services, special holiday services, matzo available during passover (at least at some dining halls, I donāt know about allā¦and I donāt just mean regular matzoā¦I mean matzo tostadas, matzo ball soupā¦itās pretty creative), and special accomodations made for anyone participating in fasts. </p></li>
<li><p>As a <em>general</em> rule, college interviews are relatively informal (i.e. they usually follow tours so they donāt expect you to wear anything that you donāt want to walk around in for an hourā¦donāt wear ripped up jeans or logo clothing, etc.). Remember where you are and what youāre trying to present, blah blah blah, but other than that, I believe Iāve heard that Mudd is as casual as the next school. Iāve heard that interviews can be pretty conversational and comfortable.</p></li>
<li><p>All the schools allow you to sit in on classes. If youāre flying down, you should definitely spend at least one night on campus (this can be arranged through admissions).</p></li>
<li><p>Iāve taken a few Mudd classes and have never felt like the ātoken girl.ā Iāve read plenty about the gender ratio on these boards, in guidebooks, etc., but itās never seemed overwhelmingly obvious to me around the actual school (though I do speak as an off-campus student). Also, Iāve heard from some Mudd girls that they try to provide lots of opportunities specifically geared toward women in math/science, letting the female students bond, etc.</p></li>
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<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>2- I think itās a boost and youāre a girl too. Thus as long as you have average stats for Mudd, I think you have a very high chance of getting in as an ED female.</p>
<p>3- Iām not sure about the interviews because I never had one. If you canāt get one then I wouldnāt worry too much because I think loads of people here never got an interview. Yes, you can definitely sit in on classes, especially the larger lectures. I see it happen frequently.</p>
<p>4-Itās really not 70-30. Itās more like 60-40. For some reason, my class was ridiculosuly bad and is around 80-20 (ā ā ā ā ). But, I donāt really notice it that much. Thereās plenty of times where Iāll be hanging out with a group and Iāll suddenly realize āwhoa, thereās more than 50% girls in this group.ā You wonāt be singled out at all as a girl. There will be plenty of jokes, probably, but you wonāt be singled out for it. And Mudd is the kind of place where you wonāt be left out of any group for anythingā¦ race, sex, religion, etc etc. I know at most other colleges people stay with people like themselves, but that doesnāt happen at all at Mudd.</p>
<p>Oh yeahā¦ and that whole āthe odds are good, but the goods are oddā saying is wrong. There are plenty of unnatractive guys here, sure, but there are still dozens of good-looking, non-weird, guys. Mudd is about half nerds, and half normal dudes with a hidden layer of nerdness.</p>
<p>And also, the girls arenāt that great. Sorry, but itās true. The jock guys usually go after girls from Scripps and friendzone girls at Mudd.</p>
<p>This is all from the perspective of a male frosh, by the way.</p>
<p>I disagree with the male frosh that the girls arenāt that great. I think most of them are really cool. Brains are beautiful man!</p>