Official 2019 ED (I & II) Results Thread

Colleges and Universities A-Z Harvey Mudd College
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<p>Hey all!</p>

<p>I believe that it's that time again. Feel free to discuss the actual response date and post your stats if rejected, deferred, or accepted.</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted
Decision: Waitlisted
Decision: Rejected</p>

<p>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.):</p>

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

<p>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:</p>

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

<p>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?:</p>

<p>Other Factors:</p>

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<p>Has anyone heard back yet?</p>

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<p>not yet</p>

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<p>Does anyone know what time the results are usually out by? </p>

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<p>Mudd just emailed me that they are releasing at 5pm pst. Good luck m8s. U wot</p>

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<p>Oh nooo~~ That’d be like 1am in the morning for me… Guess who’s not sleeping tonight…</p>

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<p>Decision: Rejected</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): Didnt report it
SAT I superscore (breakdown): Didnt report it
ACT (breakdown):

  • 35 (36 math & science, 34 reading, 32 writing with essay [9 on the essay], 34 writing without essay)
    ACT superscore (breakdown): above
    SAT II:
  • 800 physics, 780 math II
    Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
  • 3.71
    Weighted GPA: n/a
    Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
    AP (place score in parentheses):
  • AP US Gov (4)
  • AP Calc AB (5)
  • AP Calc BC (5)
  • AP Comp Sci A (5)
  • AP English Language (4)
  • AP Psychology (5)
  • AP Physics B (5)
  • AP Physics C: Electricity (5)
  • AP Physics C: Mechanics (5)
  • AP English Literature (4)
  • AP European History (3)</p>

<p>IB (place score in parentheses): n/a
Senior Year Course Load:

  • Introduction to Law
  • Capstone French: French IV
  • Capstone Physics: Numerical methods for Physicists
  • College Counseling
  • Capstone Math: Linear Algebra
  • Capstone History: Class: From Formation to Identity
    Number of other applicants in your school: 1
    Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
  • National Merit Semifinalist
  • National AP Scholar</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):

  • Varsity Track (Captain)
  • Boy Scouts (Eagle Scout, Patrol Leader)
  • Venture Scouts (President)
  • Seasonal Lifeguard
  • Chipotle Crew Member
  • Esports (Captain)
  • WebDev Club
  • National Honor Society
  • Rock Band
  • Order of the Arrow Ceremonial Team [for Boy Scouts]
    Job/Work Experience:
  • Worked as a Lifeguard for two summers
  • Worked at Chipotle for a few months
    Volunteer/Community service:
  • Been an active Boy Scout for about 7 years, doing service all the time
  • Active in National Honor Society</p>

<p>Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):
Essays (Include Subjects):
Common App Main:

  • Failure -
  •   I wrote about coming in second place in the state 400M dash. Feedback from my teachers and other classmates said it was fantastic, I'd think it was around a 7 or 8.&lt;/p&gt;

<p>EC Short Answer:
(I’m assuming this means the Mudd essays)</p>

<p>First: why did I apply to Mudd?

  • I wrote about my various visits to the campus, how I loved all of the opportunities that the school offered, such as access to a metal shop and the electronics graveyard. I said that I loved the community and how close the place seemed, describing everything that made it a perfect fit for me. I thought it was about an 8.</p>

<p>Second: What would I do to impact the world?

  • I definitely took the creative approach here, explaining my plan to colonize the Moon and Mars. It was a little out there, and feedback wasn’t fantastic, so around a 6.</p>

<p>Teacher Recommendation #1:

  • Pretty good I’d say, I didn’t have her for long but she was really nice and a great writer. Probably a 6 or 7.
    Teacher Recommendation #2:
  • Definitely shining. I haven’t read it, but I’ve had this teacher for five years as my physics teacher and he definitely has nothing but praise for me. I’d be surprised if it were below a 10.
    Counselor Rec:
  • The counselor for the school is new this year, but I had a chance to go on a week long college road trip with her and 50 kids from my school. She likes me a lot and when I asked her about my rec she said it was great. I’d say around 8.
    Additional Rec: n/a
    Art Supplement: n/a
    Research Supplement:
  • I didn’t write anything in my Common App, but the admissions counselor of Arizona knew that our school has senior research projects, and she knew specifically of my project that I’m doing on coding and automated testing. She also knew that I would be giving a presentation with a few others on Quantum Tunneling in February to my school. </p>

<p>Other
Date Submitted App:

  • 11/12/14
    State (if domestic applicant):
  • Arizona
    Country (if international applicant):
    School Type:
  • Public Charter
    Ethnicity:
  • White
    Gender:
  • Male
    Income Bracket:
  • ~180k, with two other siblings going to college at the same time.
    Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): n/a i think</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths:

  • Strong test scores, super strong recs, solid extracurriculars.
    Weaknesses:
  • Probably not the best essays, could have had a better GPA.
    Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
  • I have not a single Idea on this one. I figured it was highly selective and that it would be about a 50/50 for accepted or deferred, but i never even thought that I would get rejected. My guess is that colleges have been garnering a hatred toward my school (BASIS Scottsdale) or that they did not think my family would be able to pay tuition with sending three kids to college.
    Where else have you been accepted/deferred/rejected:
  • Accepted to U of A honors, ASU Barrett.
    What would you have done differently?:
  • I would have worked harder to increase my GPA, and tried harder to secure a solid internship last summer.</p>

<p>Other Factors:

  • The admissions counselor knows who I am, and the other applicant, and is in contact with my college counselor. They talked last Friday and the counselor said that she was excited to hear about us and how everything was going.</p>

<p>All in all, I was extremely disappointed in the decision I was given, and though it may sound arrogant and entitled, I can’t help but believe there was some kind of mistake in the process.</p>

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<p>Decision: Defferred</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 690 R, 750 W 750 M = 2190</p>

<p>ACT (breakdown): 33 Composite</p>

<p>SAT II: 800 M 720 Physics</p>

<p>Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.6</p>

<p>Weighted GPA: 4.22
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 51
AP (place score in parentheses):
May-13====Calculus AB Subscore (from the BC sitting)====5
May-13====Calculus BC====5
May-15====Chemistry====Not Rcvd Yet
May-12====Computer Science A====5
May-13====Economics: Macroeconomics====3
May-13====Economics: Microeconomics====4
May-14====English Language and Composition====4
May-14====English Literature and Composition====3
May-14====Environmental Science====4
May-14====German Language/Language and Culture====3
May-14====Human Geography====4
May-13====Music Theory====3
May-13====Physics B====4
May-14====Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism====4
May-13====Physics C: Mechanics====4
May-14====Psychology====4
May-14====Statistics====3
May-13====U.S. History====4</p>

<p>IB (place score in parentheses): Haven’t checked but am a diploma candidate.</p>

<p>Senior Year Course Load:
IB Theory of Knowledge HL 2
IB Physics SL 1
Jazz Band
IB English A Lit HL
IB Mathematics HL
IB Independent Study HL
Secondary Math Tutor (Teacher’s Aide)</p>

<p>Number of other applicants in your school: Just me!</p>

<p>Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
AP Scholar with Distinction (2 years in a row)
Science Fair (1st in Computer Science)
American Computer Science League All-Star Qualifier
Congressional App Challenge Winner
Sterling Scholar of Computer Science</p>

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

<p>Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):
Essays (Include Subjects):
Common App Main: Playing music with my band (jazz improv) probably a 8
EC Short Answer: First one was about how my family made a really great environment for me to explore curiosity 6
Teacher Recommendation #1: Math teacher, probably good.
Teacher Recommendation #2: Theory of Knowledge teacher probably good.
Counselor Rec: Fantastic (So I’ve heard)
Additional Rec: (I) One from Harvey Mudd alumnus (my professor), (II) One from research mentor for internship last summer.</p>

<p>Research Supplement: Two papers I’ve published (lol all machine learning, one for breast cancer research)</p>

<p>Other
Date Submitted App: 2 Minutes before the deadline
State (if domestic applicant): Utah</p>

<p>School Type: Huge fucking school
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: Poor as shit
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I’ve overcome a huge medical disabbility and change my academics drastically.</p>

<p>Reflection:
Honestly fucking don’t know right now. I’m just astonished, and I’ll probably write them a letter over winter break. Really disappointed.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): CR 640, M 750, W 720</p>

<p>ACT (breakdown): Composite 34, English and Reading 36, Math 35, Science 30, Writing 10</p>

<p>SAT II: M2 730, CH 770, USH 720</p>

<p>Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Weighted GPA: 4.4</p>

<p>Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 6
AP (place score in parentheses):
European History (4)
Chemistry (4)
English Lang (4)
US History (5)</p>

<p>Senior Year Course Load:
AP American Gov/Microecon
AP Calculus AB
Science TA
AP Physics C: Mechanics
AP English Lit</p>

<p>Number of other applicants in your school: 2-3</p>

<p>Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
AP Scholar with Honor
Top 1% in my county
CSF</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):
Academic Decathlon
Key Club (Secretary)
Band (first 3 years)
Engineering Club
Needle Arts Club
Link Crew
NHS
E2@MIT</p>

<p>Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):
Essays (Include Subjects):
Common App Main: My background–how I represented diversity within my community. 8
Supplement #1: I talked about my visit during Fall FAST and how I fell in love with the vibe of the community and the academics. 10
Supplement #2: Pretty dreamy. Talked about a “memory foam” thingamabobzzz. 7</p>

<p>Teacher Recommendation #1: AP Chem teacher. I was pretty close to her, so I think it was very strong.
Teacher Recommendation #2: AP English Lang teacher/AcaDeca coach. I think it was strong.
Counselor Rec: Don’t know.</p>

<p>Other
Date Submitted App: 11/15
State (if domestic applicant): SoCal
School Type: Public high school, 2k+ kids
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: Under $20k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, first gen.</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: Demonstrated LOTS of interest in the school. Fall FAST, interview, etc.
Weaknesses: Probably my extracurriculars, but then again, I have tons of family obligations.
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Look at strengths.
Where else have you been accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted to Calstate Fullerton.</p>

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<p>It’s 3:24 pm on Dec 16 where I am right now (which is 11:25 pm Dec 15 Pacific Time), and I still don’t have my results. How did you get your decisions - by snail mail or email?</p>

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<p>You have to check through your application portal! Hope that helped. Also, good luck!!!</p>

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<p>I.e., the Common App? It doesn’t tell me anything useful.</p>

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<p><a href=“https://connect.hmc.edu/account/login?r=https%3A%2F%2Fconnect.hmc.edu%2Fapply%2Fstatus”>https://connect.hmc.edu/account/login?r=https%3A%2F%2Fconnect.hmc.edu%2Fapply%2Fstatus&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I : CR 750, M 770, W 780
SAT I : Same as above.
ACT : Didn’t take it!
ACT : Didn’t take it!
SAT II: Math II 800, Physics 740</p>

<p>Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): School doesn’t offer GPA but I’d guess like 3.9 ish?
Weighted GPA: IDK prob pretty high I take a lot of APs
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn’t have rank either! Or percentile! </p>

<p>AP:

  • AP Calculus AB (5)
  • AP French Language and Culture (4)
  • AP English Language and Comp (5)
  • AP World History (5)
  • Took AP Physics 1 as well but the exam was unavailable so I have two physics exams this year. </p>

<p>Senior Year Course Load:

  • AP Calculus BC
  • AP English Literature
  • AP Physics 2
  • AP Statistics
  • Intro to Computer Science
  • Introductory Psychology
  • Theory of Knowledge
    Number of other applicants in your school: Probably none…
    Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None in particular? Academic Excellence awards in school and whatever but nothing on a national scale. </p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):

  • HS Student Council Secretary/Treasure (Executive)
  • International Show Choir (Social/Dance Leader)
  • HS Debate Team (Co-Founder)
  • Math Field Day Representative (4th place in G10)
  • HS Choir (soloist, front dancer)
  • Hands On Tokyo (it’s a volunteer group)(Teen Advisory Board President)
  • KPASSC Honor Choir
  • Traditional Japanese Dance</p>

<p>Job/Work Experience:

  • Tutoring
  • Babysitting</p>

<p>Volunteer/Community service:

  • Tohoku Earthquake Disaster Relief
  • Teen Advisory Board Projects - beach cleanups, rebuilding orphanages…
  • Social Service Council (community service club)</p>

<p>Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):
Essays (Include Subjects):
Common App Main: I chose the “challenging a belief” topic and wrote about how I chose to confront my serious hatred of vegetables (don’t worry, it was more insightful than it sounds). I was quite witty and sarcastic in it, as I usually am. It was pretty good, I guess, so I give myself a 9. </p>

<p>EC Short Answer:

  • Supplement 1: I wrote about the well-rounded education and the close-knit community that HMC has to offer. I related all these back to a central story about my dad and I - how he would use every opportunity to teach (aka lecture) me about different things and how I always admired how he seemed to know everything. I wrote that I aspire to become someone like him, but also to pursue my own future and my own goals at HMC. Maybe a 9 as well.
  • Supplement 2: I wrote about how foreigners never fit in in Japan - how even after 14 years, I’m still considered an outsider and limited by boundaries of judgment or appearance. I wrote about how I want to overcome these superficial boundaries to really unite the world without prejudice and judgment, and that technology is the vessel that carries this change. Not my favourite essay, so I’d say a 6 or a 7 for this one. </p>

<p>Teacher Recommendation #1: AP Physics teacher, taught me science since Middle School, knows me really well. Definitely a great essay - especially because we joke with each other all the time. Definite 10.
Teacher Recommendation #2: AP World History teacher, taught me history/AP since 9th grade. He doesn’t know me as well but he sees the best in people and knows how hard I work in school. Hopefully an 8 or a 9?
Counselor Rec: Our counselor was new - just came one year ago - but I have helped her out so much for college visits and whatnot (I’ve often been the assigned college visit coordinator) and she and I joke around and send witty emails all the time so I have no doubt in the praise that she would include. I have no idea about her writing abilities or what so I’m thinking a 9 or a 10?
Additional Rec: None
Art Supplement: None
Research Supplement: None</p>

<p>Other
Date Submitted App: Around 2 days before the ED due date.
State (if domestic applicant): N/A
Country (if international applicant): Japan
School Type: Private, Girls-only, Catholic
Ethnicity: Half Asian (Japanese), Half White (French)
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: Fairly high ($300Kish?) but with siblings and high foreigner taxes, looking into scholarships since I don’t apply for financial aid.
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None in particular. </p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: My test scores (SATs) were great and my essays really showed my wit and true sarcastic nature so I think it was a genuine and strong representation of me and my abilities.
Weaknesses: The lack of a GPA/rank made it hard to identify my place within my school (because EVERYONE in my class is crazy smart), and also, having an AP Computer Science exam might have helped my cause.
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I’m a female aspiring to major in CS and I have strong test scores, high grades, and really supportive teachers. What more is there to say?
Where else have you been accepted/deferred/rejected: Since it was ED, I couldn’t/didn’t apply anywhere else. Based on finances, I will decide my final applications/enrollment.
What would you have done differently?: Not much in particular actually. When I visited Stanford 2 years ago, I probably would have liked to visit the HMC campus as well though. </p>

<p>Other Factors:

  • I exchanged several emails with the Dean of Admissions and the head of Financial Aid for help, and it did contain a bit of polite, casual conversation which may have helped get my name into the heads of the admissions people.
  • Just overall, I tried not to appear to be something that I’m not! I was totally true to myself in everything that I wrote or included. </p>
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I heard back today. I applied ED II, But i havent checked yet. Anyone applied ed II and heard back?