<p>I am going into Physics. Sorry if i havnt told you.</p>
<p>Oh oops, sorry, then yeah, apply there, it has great physics.</p>
<p>Also, I have heard good things abour Reed and Grinnell. Are they actually good? Are they similar to Mudd?</p>
<p>All three are great schools; they’re especially similar in the quality of academics. All three are in the top-ten for future PhD production (important for academics and research) for biological sciences, chemistry and physical sciences. Grinnell and Reed are in the top ten for history, foreign languages, anthropology and linguistics. Harvey Mudd and Reed are in the top ten for all disciplines, math and computer sciences, sciences and engineering, and physics.</p>
<p>Speaking of comparing schools, how would you compare Harvey Mudd and Carnegie Mellon for engineering? Thanks for your time.</p>
<p>carnegie mellon may have the upper hand on computer engineering and possibly electrical engineering… but mudd has the upper hand on everything else.</p>
<p>Ok. How would you compare Carnegie Mellon vs. Harvey Mudd in other areas, such as quality of life? While CMU isn’t big, Mudd is obviously a lot smaller. CMU’s campus isn’t great, but neither is Harvey Mudd’s from what I hear. Certainly the city of LA (I have been there twice, but never to Claremont) is a lot better than Pittsburgh, but Harvey Mudd is around 30 miles outside of LA? Do Mudd students really get to take advantage of the city? I realize this comparison might be a little bit hard for you, but I’m fairly familiar with CMU (I live near Pittsburgh), so if you could even just provide the Mudd angle of things, that would be helpful. Thanks for your time.</p>
<p>i know a lot of people that go to LA, the mountains, or the beach for a day or two over the weekend. if you want to go and you don’t have too much to do then it isn’t too big of a deal just to go and have fun.</p>
<p>umm…i rarely got off campus last year. between hmc academics, some social problems, and my parents getting a divorce, i didn’t feel very social or energetic.</p>
<p>Claremont students definitely get into LA. We have very easy access with the Metro (train) station a 15-20min walk from campus. The schools often make tickets/transportation available to different events. I’ve gone to a few shows in LA, the King Tut exhibit, Santa Monica for the day, a Hollywood comedy club, had an annual Disneyland pass…stuff like that. I would say it’s normal for people to take advantage of the city, but I would certainly NOT say that the nearness of LA is a major part of “The Claremont Experience.” At all. It’s convenient to us that the city is nearby, but the campuses are so residential and so full of stuff to do that there’s just not a lot of need to leave. Sometimes something particularly interesting comes to town or you reach the breaking point of “TOO much Claremont” and that’s when most people head into LA. It’s easy to get to if you feel the need, but people actually manage to stay pretty well entertained on campus.</p>
<p>Something that IS nice is the general nearness of a lot of other great spots. Lots of places are close enough that they’re perfect for fall break, long weekends, etc., if not as common for a random night trip. I’ve spent a Spring Break near San Diego, a fall break in Palm Springs, a few Spring Break days at Disneyland. Lots of people go to Vegas or Mexico, Joshua Tree park, Big Bear, the beach, and so forth.</p>
<p>Speaking for myself, I rarely go to LA. A few times in the entire year – much less than the admissions people will have you believe. It’s a lot of trouble to get, well, anywhere with all the traffic and just finding time. If you have a car, it’s not too bad, but a lot of people don’t have cars. I have not heard of anyone using the Metrolink train, at all.</p>
<p>One thing that is good about HMC is all the places you can go when you DO have time – fall break, spring break. Like the poster above me said, there are tons of beautiful places in the outdoors – Joshua Tree, the Sierra Nevadas, LA, SD, Vegas, SF, and Mexico.</p>
<p>This may not be true, but I think the students at the other 4 Claremont colleges get out more often, like Pitzers students go surfing… Not to put them down, but we just have less time.</p>
<p>stagnation points do not only occur in fluids, they also occur in forums!</p>
<p>Hi guys I got a few questions for those mudders pursueing engineering.</p>
<ol>
<li>Is it possible to double major general engineering with physics? Will the courseload will a person if he were to double major (if its even possible)?</li>
<li>What do the 3 stems in engineering mean (engineering science, systems, design and professional practice stem)? Do you have to declare your stem just like a sub-major?</li>
<li>Will the engineering science stem give one a thorough knowledge of physics, including those field of physics that may not be useful in modern engineering (eg. string theory and fractals)?</li>
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<p>It is very very hard to double major, especially with Engineering. I’d be very cautious of it. I myself am a Physics major, but I know Engineering has the most courseload requirements, and is generally considered the most difficult discipline in which to double major.</p>
<p>I am not quiet sure what the stems in engineering mean - I’ll let an engineer handle that one for you.</p>
<p>I am also not quite sure how much knowledge of physics you will have with the engineering degree. I am pretty sure however that you won’t be learning any string theory, fractals, particle physics, and other stuff that is irrrelevant to engineering.</p>
<p>Yeah I’m also pretty unsure whether to pursue engineering or physics. I love physics too much to be content with only taking the physics courses needed for engineering, and not more of them.</p>
<ol>
<li><p>It is possible but on average only one person a year can pull off an engineering double major.</p></li>
<li><p>Stems (class) refers to Systems and Signals Engineering. I am not sure where “stems” comes from though.</p></li>
<li><p>You will get a thorough physics knowledge of classical mechanics, electricity/magnetism, continuum mechanics, compressible/incompressible fluids, thermodynamics.</p></li>
</ol>
<p>You can take those theoretical physics classes as electives or something.</p>
<p>rocket, that doesn’t seem very “thorough.” I’ve covered almost all of those and I don’t consider myself advanced at all in physics. Is there really space to take more advanced classes as electives? You only get to have 1/3 of your classes as electives, right?</p>
<p>As I understood it, rocketDA was not saying that those topics would amount to a thorough knowledge of physics, but rather that your classes would thoroughly cover each of the listed concepts. An engineering major will obviously NOT be a replacement for a physics major, nor should it be expected to be. Try browsing the Mudd website, faculty pages…you may be able to find some syllabi.</p>
<p>And I wouldn’t worry too much about the fact that you’ve covered those topics. Obviously I know nothing of your educational history, so perhaps I’m off base, but you can expect to cover the topics in far greater depth and complexity than anywhere you’ve probably seen them before (HS, CC). <em>I</em> “covered” almost all of those and I’m pretty much as far from “advanced at all in physics” as you can get, yet I assure you that any Mudder coming out of his most basic physics class is not receiving your typical intro level instruction (rocket, correct me if I’m wrong).</p>
<p>if you are not coming away from those classes able to attack any type of problem related to the subject matter, you are not doing your job as a student. you make your own education thorough.</p>
<p>how is the computer science program at Harvard Mudd?</p>
<p>and what does it look for when you apply? is it more your academic status, extra curricular activities, essays, teacher recs?</p>
<p>i’m really interested in this school because i love how it’s small so that you get to know the students and professors well. i’m also interested in the sciences, so this seemed like an ideal school.</p>
<p>computer science program? to be honest, it is excellent.</p>
<p>i am always impressed when i talk to computer science students. they are very sharp and have superb problem solving skills. my former roommate was (and is) one of these peeps that continues to amaze me with their performance.</p>
<p>most of the CS people are clever (whether innate or developed, i don’t know!) … which is evident when they apply their coding techniques to robotics…
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