HARVEY MUDD CLASS OF 2020 EARLY DECISION II THREAD

Colleges and Universities A-Z Harvey Mudd College
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Harvey Mudd released decisions last Friday. It’s time again.

Decision: Accepted
Decision: Waitlisted
Decision: Rejected

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):
SAT I superscore (breakdown):
ACT (breakdown):
ACT superscore (breakdown):
SAT II:
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
Weighted GPA:
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
AP (place score in parentheses):
IB (place score in parentheses):
Senior Year Course Load:
Number of other applicants in your school:
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service:

Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):
Essays (Include Subjects):
Common App Main:
EC Short Answer:
Teacher Recommendation #1:
Teacher Recommendation #2:
Counselor Rec:
Additional Rec:
Art Supplement:
Research Supplement:

Other
Date Submitted App:
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant):
School Type:
Ethnicity:
Gender:
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

Reflection
Strengths:
Weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
Where else have you been accepted/deferred/rejected:
What would you have done differently?:
What other universities have made decision?
What other schools are you waiting for?

Other Factors:

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Decision: Deferred

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):
SAT I superscore (breakdown):
ACT (breakdown): 32 (33 English, 34 Math, 32 Reading, 30 Science, 36 Writing)
ACT superscore (breakdown): 33 (33 English, 34 Math, 32 Reading, 32 Science, 36 Writing)
SAT II: 760 Math II, 750 Physics
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): n/a
Weighted GPA: canadian gpa 93% (90.7% from junior year)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
AP (place score in parentheses): chinese language 5, microeconomics, 4
IB (place score in parentheses):
Senior Year Course Load: AP biology, AP chemistry, AP physiscs 1,2, AP Calculus AB, English, Data Management
Number of other applicants in your school: 0
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): no major international awards

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service: idk if counsellor included here, but i have 496 hours

Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):
Essays (Include Subjects):
Common App Main:
EC Short Answer:
Teacher Recommendation #1: biology teacher, also the teacher advisor for my biology club
Teacher Recommendation #2: english teacher, she really likes me
Teacher Recommendation #3: data management teacher, also my tennis coach and mentor
Counselor Rec:
Additional Rec:
Art Supplement:
Research Supplement: submitted a research summary of my bioengineering project last summer

Other
Date Submitted App: 5 days later than deadline due to technical issue
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant): canada
School Type: private
Ethnicity: asian (chinese)
Gender: female
Income Bracket: not important, since i need to pay full tuition as international anyway
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

Reflection
Strengths: i guess essays were okay? extracurricular, involved in various activities, leadership roles, also my ACT36 in writing probably helped
Weaknesses: objective factors, my act score, my sat subject test score in math ii, no major awards
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: applying from Canada as a female interested in engineering probably helped a bit, but not enough to overcome disadvantage in ACT score and lack of international science olympiad competitions
Where else have you been accepted/deferred/rejected:
What would you have done differently?: i tried my best, but if i could start again and still have time, i’d definitely improve my scores
What other universities have made decision? Accepted to Edinburg, UCL, UIUC engineering
What other schools are you waiting for? UC Berkeley, UCLA, Imperial College London, Waterloo, UBC, McGill

Other Factors:
i’ll keep HMC updated in my interest

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I realize that with the information I’m giving some may be able to deduce who I am but I hope this helps others the way similar threads helped me…

Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2290 Math: 740, Reading: 790, Writing:: 760
SAT I superscore (breakdown): 2320 Math: 770, Reading: 790, Writing: 760
ACT (breakdown): Didn’t take
ACT superscore (breakdown): Didn’t take
SAT II: Math 2: 780, Biology M: 770, Chemistry: 740 (After only regular chemistry)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.91
Weighted GPA: 4.29
Also took/am taking programming and math classes at a Community College which aren’t factored into this
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Not given by school
AP (place score in parentheses): 5: Language and Composition, Computer Science C, Calculus AB 4: Biology
IB (place score in parentheses): N/a
Senior Year Course Load: AP Economics, AP Government, AP Physics, AP French, AP Statistics, AVID Tutor, Contemporary Literature/ Writing
Number of other applicants in your school: 30-ish, don’t know how many for ED specifically
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist (Not really major here), Presidential Service Awards

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Varsity sports, Team Captain, Officer for three clubs, Leadership in hospital, Model UN, French Honor Society, Science National Honor Society, CSF
Job/Work Experience: Math tutor at a tutoring business
Volunteer/Community service: Over 500 hours with many leadership positions

Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):
Essays (Include Subjects):
Common App Main: My experience being a sports captain (9/10)
EC Short Answer: Why I loved HMC (9/10) I truly love HMC at it was my first choice so I guess that really showed through
Teacher Recommendation #1: Biology teacher (Don’t know, guessing 8/10 because I did pretty well in that class and was incredibly interested)
Teacher Recommendation #2: French teacher (10/10 I’d say) I’ve had her for 3 years and she knows me really well
Counselor Rec: (9/10) She knows me quite well from when I volunteered as a tutor as well
Additional Rec: -
Art Supplement: -
Research Supplement: -

Other
Date Submitted App: January 1
State (if domestic applicant): CA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Large, competitive public school
Ethnicity: Asian (Indian)
Gender: Female
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

Reflection
Strengths: I think above all, I showed commitment and interests in all my activities, I’ve done everything because I really love them and not just as fillers for my resume
Weaknesses: Somewhat weak test scores, somewhat low gpa for hmc but faced some problems sophomore year which led to my GPA decreasing which I explained and is relatively high for my high school
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I really love the school and I think that showed through
Where else have you been accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted to Santa Clara University, Case, and UIUC Computer Science
What would you have done differently?: I don’t think I would have done anything differently
What other universities have made decision? Only those above
What other schools are you waiting for? None, withdrew all other applications