<p>I don’t know how rigorous his high school is, but he sounds more or less like me (except I hate chemistry). You might want to see if he minds a 3.3 overall gpa, though probably around 3.0 or even lower (2.7?) after the first semester or two (not saying that will happen, but it is the case for at least half the class). Perhaps not “torture” but not just hard work, VERY VERY HARD AND A WHOLE DAMN LOT of work. Plus, three semester of physics and two semester of physics lab, starting with special relativity and some quantum. Ah, and not prepping will almost certainly result in a C or lower.</p>
<p>I don’t regret going to Harvey Mudd at all though, and the name recognition with grad schools and scientific firms that comes along with it (in some parts of the country) is significant. If he’s accepted and knows he wants to study math/science/engineering he can’t go wrong, but he better be prepared.</p>