Do I have any chance for Harvey Mudd?

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Basic Info: Asian female in CA, no hooks
Major: Engineering

GPA: 4.0 UW / 4.40 W
SAT: 1570, 800 Math II, 730 Chem

General ECs (pretty lackluster)

  • COSMOS: college-level instruction in math, made research poster (submitting this)
  • AcaDeca team captain
  • Math Club VP
  • CyberPatriots: Platinum level 2 years in a row

Volunteering:

  • at library, hundreds of hours, for a few years

Work experience:

  • coding instructor for kids
  • internship for civil engineering: learned a lot about engineering, got LOR from mentor
  • math instructor job

Awards:

  • made it to the national level in a history competition
  • 1st place in a fairly prestigious NorCal science/tech-related competition
  • national merit semifinalist

Considering my lack of significant STEM accomplishments, do I even have a chance for Mudd?

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It’s always hard to predict who will get in and who won’t, but, yes, I think you have a chance. I think the school is more concerned with finding the right fit with students than with an exact check list of STEM accomplishments. Good luck!