<p>I'm currently attending a community college, am a physics major, and should have a 3.94 gpa by the end of this fall semester. I am working 14 hrs a week currently but other than that I have done no science fair projects, research, etc related to physics. Would I still have any chance of getting into Harvey Mudd as a transfer? By the way, how hard is it for transfers to get scholarships or financial aid for Harvey Mudd?</p>
<p>Harvey Mudd has an extremely low transfer rate - under 10%...but I can't remember the exact number. You should check collegeboard.com and look at admissions: transfer students to find out the exact number. </p>
<p>I don't think you'll have a good chance coming from a CC with a 3.94 unless you've got excellent test scores, essays, recs, etc. It's certainly not an easy task.</p>
<p>there are about 3-6 transfers each year.</p>
<p>extremely low from a community college.</p>
<p>Thanks for the replies despite there being little to no hope for me. Well at least I don't have to worry about getting teacher recs and redoing the sat ii's</p>
<p>yeah. i'd still go for it. i mean, you may get a nice surprise... just don't get your hopes up.</p>
<p>good luck!</p>
<p>I agree, I don't think there's anything particularly wrong with your application, its just that transfer admissions at HMC are really tough, and really no one has a spectacular chance. So I'd say you have as much of a chance as anybody. Good luck, and I hope you do well wherever you may end up.</p>
<p>Thanks for the replies. But if I get accepted, is there a chance I may get a scholarship or something?</p>
<p>Honestly the chances you get in are well under 1%, so I don't think you should really be worrying about getting a scholarship...</p>
<p>You should seriously consider trying to transfer to a UC, not Harvey Mudd.</p>
<p>Hello... This Fall 2006 there were 4 new transfer students at Mudd:
2 female, 2 male;
2 from other Claremont colleges (Scripps, CMC), 2 from non-Claremonts (Smith, Case Western);
2 had previously been admitted to Mudd the prior year, so although they were officially "transfers" they were sort of "re-admits".</p>
<p>Mudd is rightly touted for its fantastic engineering and science programs, but it does have a unique and somewhat quirky culture (the good kind of quirky!). It might help for a potential transfer student to demonstrate they understand the place and would fit in (our kid just loves Mudd).</p>
<p>In general, transfer students at Mudd are fully eligible for need-based financial aid, but merit-based aid is very limited (our kid gave up an existing National Merit Scholarship to transfer to Mudd).</p>
<p>Good luck... (it never hurts to roll the dice)</p>
<p>PS: There may have been more than this accepted as transfers, but this is summary of who actually enrolled.</p>
<p>According to U.S. News, the transfer acceptance rate for Fall 2005 was 8%. 60 applied, 5 were admitted, and 4 enrolled. Good luck!</p>