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<p>It’s all about ratio of resources to students. There are tons of tiny classes at my school, which is huge as a whole.</p>
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<p>PM someone like rocketDA, many alumni claim that in math/science/engineering fields, Mudd is well-recognized by employers. The average person probably hasn’t heard of it, however.</p>
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<p>Again, this is relative. It’s smaller, and is a purely undergrad school, hence it will likely have less money, but the conclusion => less opportunities is flawed reasoning, because Mudd concentrates all that it does on its undergraduates. Now if ultimately the ratio of resources to students is poor, in your opinion, you can forget about the school, but for that, you have to talk to actual people who know, and there’s little way of knowing it in advance.</p>
<p>What I would say is that a larger school probably has more in terms of breadth of offerings, and there are more flexible paths one could take through one’s education. You need to figure out if the education you get in Mudd is what you want, and show your mom evidence that employers do know the school. Also know that it’s a uniformly hard school, with a very specific kind of student body. The issue of fit is less present at a bigger school with a less specific kind of educational goal.</p>