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Why did you choose Harvey Mudd?
Why Mudd?* I chose Mudd because I wanted to be challenged to become the best student, worker, and leader that I can be at the end of the 4 years that I’ll spend here. It’s important to me that I gain the most from my undergraduate experience, just in case it is my last time in formal education.
Is Harvey Mudd good for physics?
“The physics program at Harvey Mudd College is truly excellent and among the very best at undergraduate institutions across the country…” Among non-PhD-granting institutions, none graduate as many physics majors as HMC (apart from military academies).
Is Harvey Mudd elite?
Founded in 1955 and receiving its first class of students in 1957, Harvey Mudd is one of the few privately supported science and engineering colleges to be started in this century, according to its founding president, Joseph B. “We’re unabashedly elite,” Tanenbaum said of Mudd’s 8-1 student-teacher ratio.
Does Harvey Mudd College have a mascot?
In addition to our official mascots, the CMS (Claremont-Mudd-Scripps) Athenas and Stags, Harvey Mudd has Wally the Wart, our friendly anthropomorphic square prism mascot who can be seen in various line drawings, waving Harvey Mudd flags or unicycling around.
How hard is it to get into Harvey Mudd College?
Admissions Overview Harvey Mudd admissions is extremely selective with an acceptance rate of 14\%. Students that get into Harvey Mudd have an average SAT score between 1490-1570 or an average ACT score of 33-35. The regular admissions application deadline for Harvey Mudd is January 5.
How difficult is Harvey Mudd?
Starting freshman year you are receiving projects to design and build things that have applications in the real world. You will not do any “busy work” at Mudd. The professors are there because they LOVE to teach and they want you to understand and love their subjects as much as they do. Academics at Mudd are top notch.