<p>tiyusufaly wrote :
"My participation and expansion to outside the 5C’s is probably my fondest memory of Claremont, and the thing I miss most. It is the main reason I had fun and stayed relaxed and chill (well, more laid back and chill than most people anyways ;-D ) at Harvey Mudd, which helped me do better in my classes than I would have otherwise. </p>
<p>One thing I always felt sad about was the fact that so many HMC students did not take full advantage of the social opportunities arising from the other colleges nearby, and mostly stayed in the Mudd bubble apart from taking classes off campus, which I feel made them very insulated and could drive them to be very miserable, consequently affecting academic performance. "</p>
<p>I can’t agree more with those statements. I had such an awesome semester this year, and I’m one of the only people I’ve heard say that, from any class. I don’t think its a coincidence that I got very involved in off campus groups this semester as well. You should do it…really.</p>
<p>and yeah, you can defffinitely join groups if you’re not “good” at them. at least I’d hope so!</p>