<p>and if they do, they think it has a strange name. People in the know do, however, know it is Caltech closest counterpart at the UG level. And Caltech knows how the Mudders covet than Fleming cannon, and know how to steal it. :)</p>
<p>I have a good friend who is a CS professor at Mudd. He is pretty brilliant himself but says he is routinely amazed by the brilliance of the students he teaches.</p>
<p>beautiful educational school, but butt-ugly buildings. :)</p>
<p>It’s a shallow reason I know, but I could never go to a school whose name was literally Mudd.</p>
<p>To me place names are important. I won’t live in a town or on a street with dumb or dopey name either.</p>
<p>…those of us in the bay-area have known about Harvey Mudd for a long time. The most sophisticated and informed parents/students know that outside of Stanford and Berkeley…Caltech and Harvey Mudd are the schools to apply to…especially for those interested in engineering/CS. And many consider attending HM over Berkeley if money wasn’t a factor…and they have a heavier influence in Silicon Valley than even Carnegie Mellon…</p>
<p>Spygirl and I toured Mudd. Great school for the right kid. Spygirl was concerned that it seemed a bit too intense and the underground labs were worrying.</p>
<p>The butt-ugly buildings serve as the best background for the wildest and “awesomest” parties at the 5Cs. The mudders are the poster children for “Work Hard and Party Hard.” The workload and academic challenges at HMC are not for the faintest. While not unique among engineering and STEM schools, the school is serious about educating the young. </p>
<p>Hmmm, Payscale.com based. No surprise that:</p>
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<li>1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8 are heavy with engineering and/or CS majors.</li>
<li>7, 10, and maybe 2, 4, and 10 are likely investment banking and management consulting target schools.</li>
</ul>
<p>That leaves 6 as a possible outlier, though perhaps it attracts well paying recruiters due to being known as primarily an undergraduate business school that is fairly selective.</p>
<p>Bluebayou: <a href=“http://www.travelandleisure.com/articles/americas-ugliest-college-campuses/3”>http://www.travelandleisure.com/articles/americas-ugliest-college-campuses/3</a></p>
<p>^^hahahahhaha</p>
<p>I’d make the argument that one of the most “valuable” colleges in the country is Berea. It’s not on the radar of anyone here but absolutely life-changing for the sort of students it serves. </p>
<p>I love Harvey Mudd very much, and it was the first school I visited, and I visited a total of around four times, including their FAST and WISE programs. The students are friendly, smart, and diverse, professors brilliant and vibrant, and culture supportive.
Unfortunately, I was waitlisted… XD</p>
<p>@SomeOldGuy, we know a very special young man at Berea. He has not had an easy path and was very grateful to find a college that would make such an investment in him. I wish more young people could have that kind of an opportunity.</p>
<p>Harvey Mudd was one of the first tours we did. The dorm room they showed us wins the prize for the messiest I’ve ever seen! Of course my son thought it was great. His interests changed since back then and he’s just been accepted to Claremont McKenna and Pomona. I wonder how often those students take a class or 2 at HMC?</p>
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<p>This fall Mudd opened a new building called the Shanahan Center, and it is really nice. They did NOT put the "warts’ on it that most other buildings on campus have (although there was apparently intense discussion about this before the decision was made). Shanahan is a great space, and my freshman D has all of her classes in it. Here is an article with photos:</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.mattconstruction.com/news/harvey-mudd-college”>http://www.mattconstruction.com/news/harvey-mudd-college</a> </p>
<p>They are also talking about a (carefully regulated) increase in the overall class size over the next several years, and likely will be building a new dorm soon to accommodate that.</p>
<p>Yoamogatos, students from the other campuses definitely often take a class or two at Mudd. I think the intro Comp Sci class has a VERY popular professor, and gets a lot of students from the other colleges, for example.</p>
<p>Living far away, we had never heard of H Mudd or Caltech. Caltech sent a small blue postcard, inviting son to a presentation. These colleges are so unknown in our region, that Principal of HS asked son why he would pay for a CA public school, when he had free ride in FL? He was first to attend Caltech from our HS, an would have been first for H.M too. I’ve suggested this school and others in the consortium to others, but no one has show any interest.</p>
<p>Coureur, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Mudd might have been built with the objective to make the all-girls Scripps look even more fabulous. Anyhow, from the same reputable source you quoted, here is a ranking that is way more important than concrete and gardens.
<a href=“21 Best Hotels Bars Around the World to Grab a Drink”>http://www.travelandleisure.com/articles/americas-best-college-bars</a></p>
<p>inparent:</p>
<p>isn’t that kinda like putting lipstick on a pig? </p>
<p>(Sorry, but HM is definitely the ugliest college that I have ever visited.)</p>
<p>Anyhow, from the same reputable source you quoted, here is a ranking that is way more important than concrete and gardens.</p>
<p>Where are they getting their info for that piece?
Nirvana playing their first show in the TESC dorms isnt the same as having Eddie Vedder as an alum.
;)</p>
<p>“Living far away, we had never heard of H Mudd or Caltech.” I think Caltech is much better known. I still remember a postcard they sent me back in high school. It said, “What’s a girl like you doing in a place like Caltech?” I looked up their student demographics, I think it was something like 78% male, and I thought, very good question. Did not apply.</p>