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Your salary after graduation isn’t necessarily contingent upon that. The reason for Harvey Mudd’s high salary rate is its concentration on engineers–a profession that, on average, makes a lot of money. You might do similarly well by studying at any other top engineering program whether it be independent (like Cooper Union) or part of a larger university (like Princeton or Berkley).</p>
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I’ve heard of people doing this but I don’t know if it applies to an institution which claims to meet all “need” and I know it’s not looked too well upon unless there are extenuating circumstances.</p>