<p>all my friends expect me to have applied to MIT and Caltech, and when I say that I applied to Harvey Mudd, they squint (because they never heard of that place) and ask me why I didn't apply to better schools.</p>
<p>At least my counselor thinks it's harder than Stanford to get in. (Hell yeah)</p>
<p>Well... I guess it's understandable since I did exactly the same thing to my friend who applied to Mudd last year.</p>
<p>My guidance counselor has never heard of Harvey Mudd and has definitely questioned my decision to apply there. So, at least you have that support going for you.
And there are a few kids at my school who knew about Harvey Mudd before I told them about it, but very very few. I’m not applying to MIT or Caltech.</p>
<p>Some kids just straight up asked me if I got into MIT or Caltech after their results were out.</p>
<p>The main support that helped me is that my english teacher (25) was a somewhat recent pomona graduate. That, and a girl that is one of my youth group leaders attended Scripps. Most of the teachers have heard of Harvey Mudd at my school, and were really proud of me. Only a few students knew what harvey mudd was.</p>
<p>Why do you care? You’re in a difference circle now.</p>
<p>Coming from a Techer, if Harvey Mudd has the style you want, then there is no place better for you.</p>
<p>Yeah seriously. I’m in love with the school. screw what other people think. I feel like I’ll be really happy there, and it’ll be the best place for me to succeed and have a healthy social life.</p>
<p>totally agree. except … a little bit of pressure from my dad
Besides, I’m okay :D</p>
<p>It so funny because when I tell people my kid is at Mudd, I get one of two responses:</p>
<p>1) the blank state from folks (especially east coasters) who haven’t heard of it</p>
<p>2) or the “Oh wow, Mudd, that’s amazing.”</p>
<p>The bottom line is that those who need to know, know and respect Mudd. I kind of like the fact that the kids who go here are just going there for the prestige of saying they got it and impressing their friends, but because they know it is an awesome school. I think you get fewer egotistical types.</p>
<p>Funny story from long ago… I graduated from Mudd in '78.</p>
<p>When I returned home to New England on Christmas break of my freshman year, I proudly wore my Harvey Mudd College t-shirt out to the mall. Of course, I got lots of questions about the college - no one had heard of it! </p>
<p>But then, a older women (probably a teacher) came up to me and said, “your boyfriend must be really smart if he goes to Harvey Mudd.” I smiled and said, “as a matter of fact, he is, but I go there too!” She had no idea that Mudd also accepted women!</p>
<p>Whoops, I meant to say that kids are NOT going to Mudd just for the prestige.</p>
<p>When i got my letter of acceptance, I was so damn happy that I screamed all the way back home from the mailbox.
Mom: " what happened?"
Me: " Harvey Mudd ACCEPTED ME!!!"
Mom: " Oh… ha… ha… congrats…"</p>
<p>*My dad had a similar response</p>
<p>I actually had to convince my son to vist Mudd. He was far more interested in MIT originally, but after the visit, he was hooked, and both schools became top choices. I was actually hoping he wouldn’t get accepted to MIT as I knew Mudd would be a great place for him.</p>
<p>My counselor actually was surprised I chose not to go to Mudd. While internationally my school may be more well-known, for those who know it, I think there is a decent prestige factor for Mudd, even if that’s the most idiotic reason to attend :)</p>
<p>Another note – some may hear Harvey Mudd, and think “Harvard” and go wow, you must be really smart, and you can nod, smiling outside and inside.</p>
<p>My parents had not heard of Harvey Mudd when I applied. However, after I matriculated, my father liked to wear his Harvey Mudd T-shirt I bought for him, because people would come up and ask him if it was a joke, and it would give him an opening to boast about me and the school. </p>
<p>This was OK until one day he wore the shirt out at the movies, and a young women in the concessions line with him asked him about it and he started telling her all about Mudd. Then her jealous boyfriend came back from the bathroom, found them talking, and thought my father was trying to pick her up. I wasn’t there, but according to my mother there was a lot of screaming and yelling and things almost escalated into a brawl right there in the movie theater lobby. She told me later: “I know Mudd is an excellent school; I just don’t want it to get your father killed!”</p>
<p>I got a new one today… “that sounds like a river rather than a college.”</p>
<p>I actually got a “Harvard Med” the other day…</p>
<p>My friend actually thought I said Harvard Med when I’ve been wearing the HMC lanyard for like the past 5 days. Someone also said Harry Mudd. Lol</p>
<p>My mom called it Harry Mudd the other day. Funny.</p>
<p>Did she mean Harcourt Fenton Mudd? Because that would probably make her cool. :D</p>