<p>what do you like best about mudd?</p>
<p>what do you like the least?</p>
<p>how are the profs? are they dedicated?</p>
<p>how are the parties/campus life?</p>
<p>how’s the competition? is it cutthroat or more collaborative?</p>
<p>how big are the classes typically?</p>
<p>and is it hard to deal with the really unbalanced boy/girl ratio?</p>
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<p>profs- AMAZING, most of the time. (i had a non-mudd math prof last year and he was horrible)</p>
<p>campus life- mostly quiet (usually something to do though) with boisterous crazy loud parties that absolutely rock! the 5C system really helps make the campus feel much bigger at times. </p>
<p>competition - most of the time, it is very collaborative. we help eachother out on homework and hang around eachother’s rooms (or outside) a lot. it only gets competitive if you make it that way (i.e. if you are working in teams and you want to “beat” another team).</p>
<p>class size- roughly 20 students for core classes. 12-15 for labs. all your professors will know you by first and last name. they will also come to events (if you invite them!) and sometimes invite you to join them for dinner at their houses or out to lunch with a few students. being on a first-name basis with your profs has its drawbacks as well; they notice if you cut class.</p>
<p>boy/girl ratio- the ratio is obviously heavily male at mudd. at times, it can be frustrating to not have many girls (let alone “normal” ones) at mudd. however, the other 5C’s help supplement the virtual presence of girls on campus. scripps is very effective in this, seeing how they have only girls. when parties roll around, the ratio is pretty even.</p>
<p>haha. i actually laughed out loud when when you said that it can be frustrating to not have many girls. let alone “normal ones”. hehe</p>
<p>is the ratio really that bad? oh well. i’m a girl, so hopefully i’d be able to slightly change that ratio. that is IF i am accepted. i still have a year before i apply.</p>
<p>i encourage you to apply. if you feel that the school is the perfect fit for you, apply ED.</p>
<p>did you apply ED? does that raise your chances of getting in?</p>
<p>ED increases your chances of being admitted slightly. However, be sure that Mudd is your first choice … you may get a bit shafted on the Financial Aid side of things, like myself.</p>
<p>I advise against doing ED for HMC. I’d only do ED for a super-reach like Stanford, which gives great fin aid. If you get in ED when you had a good chance of getting in normally, it’s basically destroying tons of other options for you. You will get screwed in fin aid, that’s a given. I was planning on doing cornell ED because I figured I wanted a boost to help get in. I decided not to and got in normally. It’s a good thing I didn’t because they gave me horrid fin aid, while I got lots of money from HMC and I realized it was a better fit anyway. So be very very very sure before making any ED decision.</p>
<p>thanks for the advice! i’ll make sure that i’m 100% sure, before doing ED.</p>
<p>but how hard is it to get in to Mudd? i looked online, and it looks pretty tough and they seem really selective. </p>
<p>do you they place a lot of emphasis on extra curriculars when choosing students? or is it more of the essays and academic status?</p>
<p>i hope its the latter, since although my extra curricular isn’t terrible, it isn’t very strong either.</p>
<p>well I got in this year and am going. I had a 2230 SAT, 780 770 750 and 690 SAT II, lots of APs. My GPA wasn’t really that good; I think it was 3.75 unweighted, but I was around top 2-3%. So that gives you an idea. You can look at the results thread to get dozens of decisions from this year. I think they place a little more emphasis on ECs than normal schools, and essays matter a lot. I hear HMC is a lot more forgiving of “low” GPAs and “low” SAT scores than other top schools. So definitely work hard on your essays and you’ll have a good chance if your grades, SAT, and ECs are decent.</p>
<p>And I would say HMC is pretty selective. I think the acceptance rate was 36%, but that’s with applicants who are probably of a higher quality than the ones of other schools in the same acceptance rate range. The people who apply to Mudd are the ones who most often apply to places like MIT, Caltech, and Stanford. I think the average old SAT is around 1480.</p>