Am I Harvey Mudd material?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Harvey Mudd College
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<p>Well I am a Texas teen applying ED to Rice. I am crazy about Rice. I love the size, the quality, and the fact that they have a good engineering school. I'm looking for some backups like Rice, in case I don't get in. Does Harvey Mudd seem like a viable option for me?</p>

<p>Here's the profile!
2180/1430 SAT (760m,670cr,750wr)
Taking Math 2,chem, and phys. subjects in a couple of weeks
32 ACTw/wr (34m+e,32r,27sc) (about to retake... I think I'll get a 34.. who knows)
31/617 rank
3.98 gpa
95.1 uw average
99.3 W average
taking calculus BC ap, ap gov/econ, ap stats, ap chem, ap physics c, and ap elit this year
11 AP classes
3 5's and a 4 so far (taking 7 this year)
NHS,YoungRepublicans,2yrs.basketball,1yr.work,1yr. debate,1yr.academic comp., physics teacher's aide
one of two NM commended at my school,Ap Scholar w/honors,regional qualifier in my current issues comp.
Prospective major: electrical engineering
*Spent all my time fresh. and soph. year working out and practicing for basketball, but I had to quit when I got a job as a junior b.c. we needed the extra money (my mom dated a conman who ran up tens of thousands of debt on her credit card).. worked 16 hrs. a week during the school year last year and 32 hours a week in the summer
will try to work this into my essay along with how my dad walked out on me at 11 and I've been morally supporting my mother like an adult ever since and how we had to go to a local charity and get free food for a little while and how I fell down three times in basketball tryouts and got up and made the team</p>

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<p>Prove Fermat’s extremum principle in geometric optics using the concept of probability amplitude. If you can do problems of this sort, you are definitely a HMC material. If you’re rejected, it’s the admission office’s fault. If you can’t, from you stat, I really can’t tell. You have a bunch of mediocrely good numbers.</p>

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<p>Harvey Mudd is not a backup for anyone. But it’s a great engineering which may be a good fit for you. You should visit if at all possible both because an interview is strongly recommended and because you should see the school to determine if you like the culture/size/etc. Mudd does not have an EE major.</p>