<p>Regions: a parsimonious 37% are from California (50% last year)
14% northwest
12% east
12% south
11% other west
9% midwest </p>
<p>Ethnicity:
60% self-identify as white
24% asian or asian-american
13 (6.4%) latino
3 African-american
7% don't respond or are "other/mixed"</p>
<p>Schooling:
72% are from public schools
15% from private schools
11% parochial schools
1% home schooled</p>
<p>Rank
21% attend schools that do not report rank
of the remaining students,93% are in the top 10% of their high school class. 23% of our enrolling class are Valedictorians or Salutatorians</p>
<p>Gender: A whopping 42.4% are women. In raw numbers, that is 86 women, about double last year.
yes, 42%. Our previous high mark was 37% a few years back. Again, we couldn't have done this without the support of our entire community.</p>
<p>SATs:
Middle 50% range and medians:
Critical Reading: range 690-760, median 720
Writing: Range 690-770, median 730
Math: range: 740- 800, median 770
Math2 subject test: range: 750-800, median 780.</p>
<p>Ever since the admitted students data was released a month ago I've been thinking the admissions staff really underestimated the yield this year.</p>
<p>203 people (typical class is supposed to be ~190). Yet another mistake by the admissions office.</p>
<p>Overenrollment? I do not care. As long as I get in those, as far as I am concerned those extra 13 or 23 students are the record-breaking female populace that will make my life happier for the next few years. (To reiterate, if I get in, with 203 I wonder if they will have room when they make transfer decisions)</p>
<p>Yes I am. First time around I couldnt get enough money to pay for the first year. My parents looked rich, but since they got divorced April last year (right before decision time) the money got jumbled around. My mom, the one who believes all colleges are the same, got the money and my dad was left nearly penniless. He said he would help me go to Mudd, but I couldnt do that to him.</p>
<p>So I hit a middle ground and took advantage of the saying "the first two years are the same [almost] anywhere you go. And while taking a free education at UCR, I just happened to take those 2 (and then some) in a single year.</p>
<p>'10 I would assume, I really wouldnt count a 2 years worth of UCR work comparable to the core at HMC (not bagging on UCR, Id say the same about Cal). Afterall I will have only complete physics through waves, MV Calc, Lin Alg (actually considered upper division), and DiffEQs, plus your basic english and chemistry. Anyways, which ever year I get considered for is up to the credit evaluators, not me. If I get over credited for a year, it just means I will probably minor in something or travel abroad, or even just over prep for the Putnam.</p>
<p>And before all of that, I still have to get admitted. I'm so damn nervous.</p>
<p>Physics is actually the only place where I am not completely ahead. (Im a physics major too). They heavily enforce prerequisites which block me out a lot. ALthough with a solid record now I can ask to skip them, at which point I would have knocked E&M and Lasers/optics out of the way, which are 2 different courses there. As for math, it goes:</p>
<p>typically, although you take Applied Linear Algebra if you want to take some Quantum mech. Mathematica courses and Game or Math Theory.</p>
<p>And as for chemistry, we just do not have to go beyond general chem (do you guys?). O-chem is optional, and physical chemistry is upper-division. </p>
<p>But there are definitely sophomores at UCR taking all of those classes; people here do have weaknesses and flunk, then have to retake, especially with calculus.</p>
<p>"typically, although you take Applied Linear Algebra if you want to take some Quantum mech. Mathematica courses and Game or Math Theory."</p>
<p>You'll have to take Prob/Stat and Lin Al when you get here.</p>
<p>"And as for chemistry, we just do not have to go beyond general chem (do you guys?). O-chem is optional, and physical chemistry is upper-division. "</p>
<p>We do 2 semesters of Gen Chem, which includes a lab each semester.</p>
<p>I think you'll be fine if/once you get in. You'll have to make up some stuff but they aren't going to waste your time retaking much of anything. They'll probably give you some placement exams.</p>
<p>Well I plan on taking Lin Alg 2 and DiffEQ 2, since i will have only taken one chunk of it here. And I will probably do MV 2 again just to make sure my bases are covered mathematically there. </p>
<p>As far as stats, Im gonna try and Pass out of it. I got a 5 on the AP exam, which cleared me here, so I should just have to study up to pass out of it there, right? </p>
<p>Oddly enough, I think my humanities are where I am gonna come up short, which sucks since the ethnics studies class I took made my first 16 unit qtr about as hard as this current 30 unit one.</p>
<p>Actually, since you got a 5 on the AP Stats test, you don't even have to take a pass out test for Math 62. One of the only courses at Mudd where an AP test actually means something :).</p>
<p>Math 11 - Calculus, by Spivak
Math 12 and 63 - Linear Algebra, by Poole
Math 13 and 64 - Differential Eqations, by Borelli and Coleman (which I personally think SUCKS. It was written by Mudd profs...go figure).
Math 14 and 61 - Vector Calculus, by Colley</p>
<p>oddly enough, on the way back from my english class I thought to myself "Oh, I bet they use Spivak. ****." My calculus teacher mentioned it to me once when talking about good calc texts. </p>
<p>and I just ordered Poole. I dont care if I never use it for a class, I NEED a good Linear Algebra book; the current one I am using is the worst text book I have ever used, so I was looking for one anyways, thanks.</p>