<p>I have never seen a lemon tree before. Or a lime tree. Limes do grow on trees, right? Things just don’t grow on trees here in Missouri. Actually, trees don’t even grow really–we just have endless expanses of flatland. Here and there we have the occasional apple orchard, and maybe every two hundred miles you’ll find a strawberry patch. Other than that though… just grass. And a little dead grass. And then some more grass.</p>
<p>I actually have a lemon tree in my backyard (and plum/orange/tangello/tangerine yum 
… plus assorted berries, fruits, and peppers :P) However funny story… I mistook the lemon tree for tangellos (it was dark) and didnt notice i picked a lemon until i peeled have of it off, but I thought I should waste it so I peeled the rest off, threw it in my mouth and sucked it up :P.</p>
<p>Most bitter taste EVER (like a water baloon of lemon).</p>
<p>What the heck is a tangello? And why on earth do you have so much stuff in your backyard? That’s cruel. All I have in my backyard is a lake and a trampoline, and what used to be called a “forest” but is only… well let’s count: eight small trees.</p>
<p>so first semester is pass/fail? is it still difficult to pass and whatever?</p>
<p>it is not especially hard to pass most/all of your classes first semester. the material is (in physics, especially) odd but most people pass.</p>
<p>i passed all my classes but did not pass hum 1. i have to retake it because my professor had “stylistic issues” with my 27 page final paper…yet i did all the work for the class… argh.</p>
<p>hahaha, who did you have?</p>
<p>de laet for “the social life of (technical) objects”</p>
<p>I hate Physics. I love humanities. I love Chemistry. rocketDA, you are NOT my long lost twin–no question about it.</p>
<p>As someone who has read many of the CC blogs, the tech-mined Mudder offering responses to others is incredibly insightful and extremely valuable. The admissions people should give kudos to you and the others for your combined efforts to support this thread.</p>
<p>I loved the way questions were answered by other Mudders before you had a chance – an indication that the blue toothed machines were up and running at all hours and all times at the unique campus of HM.</p>
<p>What’s the GPA limit on Mudd? I know at Cal it’s only like a 3.0… what’s it at Mudd?</p>
<p>I mean, before we get in trouble for a bad case of senioritis.</p>
<p>As taken from the 2005-2006 Online Catalogue:</p>
<p>To graduate, a student must earn a final cumulative average of C (2.000) or better. This cumulative average determines rank in class at graduation. In addition, he/she must earn a cumulative average of 2.000 or better in all courses required by the major, an individual program of studies or a technical minor for the off-campus major.</p>
<p>I think he means the lowest GPA that he can get for senior year of high school and still not get in trouble from Mudd because he slacked off. Just get B’s and you’ll be fine. One or two C’s is probably alright too.</p>
<p>“I think he means the lowest GPA that he can get for senior year of high school and still not get in trouble from Mudd because he slacked off. Just get B’s and you’ll be fine. One or two C’s is probably alright too.”</p>
<p>Yes.</p>
<p>And, really? That seems so low. But hey, I’m not complaining. I know I can relax a little. I was worried about straight Bs. Thanks!</p>
<p>I absolutely do not agree.</p>
<p>I don’t know where people are coming from when they say that B’s and a few C’s are okay for admission. Not true.</p>
<p>You need mostly A’s. You need pretty much all A’s in your math/science classes… you can have a few slip-ups… 2 B’s, MAYBE a C. The mean unweighted entering GPA is 3.9 . How your EC’s and test scores are will affect their decision…but the trend is what I just stated.</p>
<p>Don’t slack off. I got 52 A’s and 10 B’s in HS. No B’s were in math/science classes. I am not the strongest (or even close) student here at HMC. Take that for what it’s worth.</p>
<p>The poster wasn’t saying that B’s and C’s are okay for admission. The question was how low one could reasonably perform in his senior year, after <em>already being admitted on the merit of the previous years</em>, and not have his acceptance retracted.</p>
<p>I don’t think that a student could concretely answer this question and I don’t think that it’d be particularly wise to ask anyone else. Of course colleges know that the second semester of senior year will likely drop a little bit, but they also know how to tell when someone’s just giving up, and that never looks good. As long as you don’t break major trend, assume you’ll be fine. Simply consider the fact that colleges wouldn’t take the time to request and review final transcripts if they didn’t care about them. You’ll have a cushion, but if you’re intelligent, hard-working, and dedicated enough to get into a school like Mudd in the FIRST place, then you shouldn’t have a ridiculously hard time maintaining a generally decent GPA at the end of the year.</p>
<p>On another note, regarding rocketDA’s last post, just to play devil’s advocate…Mudd has some weird admits. This is FAR from the norm and I am NOT recommending it, but I definitely know people who got in with less than stellar grades, or people who had SATs (old) in the 1000-1100 range. In very, very occasional cases, demonstrated passion seems sufficient. Just sayin’.</p>
<p>Well right now I have
A, A, A, B, B (but its low ugh!). I dont think it really matters unless you have C, C, C, C, C. They are not going to “punish” you for slipping up towards the end of senior year, but they dont want people slacking off to oblivion either. I honestly wouldnt worry about it. I’m honestly more worried about getting as much scholarship money as I can than I am about straight A’s on a non-factor report card.</p>
<p>As far as B’s in highschool predicting college success. That depends on WHY you got B’s. Was it becuase you couldnt get concepts and did all your HW, or was it becuase you got concept and didnt do your HW. Obviously each has a flaw (ie work habits), but one’s much more of an inhibitor than the other. Im not justifying B’s, but Im jsut saying how you can measure your ability to improve.</p>
<p>Have fun, dont stress.</p>
<p>What kind of scholarships are you looking at?</p>
<p>mostly regional scholarship, some essays, tried doing an ayn rand one. Havent gotten much sigh…</p>
<p>Yah. Money is tough. My family can afford it, but I wish they didn’t have to.</p>
<p>If it seems like it’s managable, I’m going to be doing work study to try and help out. I’ll see how it goes.</p>
<p>I’m mainly excited about the acedemics. I’ve never been pushed academically before. I’m sure neither have most of the other applicants. It should be fun!</p>