<p>im probably gonna go to a UC first and transfer to HMC if i get accepted, i was wondering how is life at mudd? is it cut throat competition, bunch of nerds who only study, or is it a little bit relaxed HMC can be compared to what kind of school? im planning to do Electrical engineering.</p>
<p>ps do you guys have parties</p>
<p>lol. there is much more to mudd than academics...</p>
<p>we have parties... we interact with people from the other 4Cs. we know how to work hard but play hard too. (i'm not sure we play as hard as we party though)</p>
<p>the environment is very supportive. mudd is not cut-throat but it is extremely challenging. the rigor is similar to places like caltech, yet, the vibe is different. our professors are here to teach and there teaching abilities are how they get tenure.</p>
<p>as i'm sure you know, hmc only offers a general engineering degree. with that, you will have a strong basis in all disciplines and you can still have an emphasis in electrical. your degree will be general engineering though.</p>
<p>also, just fyi, mudd is extremely competitive for transfers. roughly 4-6 (per year) have been accepted in the previous years.</p>
<p>are you sure it was 4-6? when i talked with the dean last year he said they usually get 40 apps, accept 10, and then 5 end up going.</p>
<p>edit- wow im fast</p>
<p>I think Seiken might be correct.</p>
<p>per the hmc website</p>
<p>How many transfers will HMC admit and enroll?
The transfer applicant pool is tiny and unusually self-selected. We generally receive 40-50 transfer applications, admit about 10-15 and enroll about a half-dozen transfer students.</p>
<p>i meant admit.</p>
<p>in 2005, there were 4-5 accepted, 3 of which attended.
i don't know about 2006. that is where half-dozen may come from.</p>
<p>Can somebody define 'unusually self-selected' for me? </p>
<p>And rocket do u think those numbers of 5 accepted, 3 enrolled could refer to inter-CC transfers. I know they keep a track of those statistics as well.</p>
<p>seiken-
i'm not sure about the transfer numbers and the definitions. all i remember is, "there are 3 transfers among you"</p>
<p>hmm...</p>
<p>repeating a post from Nov-06 with info about the transfer class that began at mudd in fall-06:</p>
<p>transfers at Mudd </p>
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<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>Some of the other Claremont Colleges offer 3/2 engineering programs with Mudd. I don't know whether or not those students count as transfer students. Not too important...just mentioning it.</p>
<p>"Unusually self-selected": Some schools get huge applicant pools composed of few students who should actually be in them (some might not have strong enough academic records, some might have really off-base interests, etc.). Major state schools are generally not "self-selected" because basically every remotely interested, remotely qualified in-state applicant applies (and a fair number of totally uninterested, unqualified). Other schools have smaller applicant pools composed mainly of students who "make sense" (lots of small schools, lesser-known schools, "special interest" schools). The latter type of applicant pool is called "self-selected" because admissions doesn't need to do so much random weeding. The Claremont Schools are known to have fairly self-selected applicant pools, which is why their admit rates can sometimes be misleading. So basically, what's being claimed is that Mudd's transfer pool isn't made up of 40 students, 20 of whom are weak and have no prayer in Heaven of being admitted. It's made up of 40 students, almost all of whom are surprisingly well-qualified and belong at Mudd in some sense or another. A self-selected applicant pool makes competition tougher than numbers would suggest because admissions officers have to turn almost immediately to the nitty-gritty details of each application!</p>
<p>And in answer to the original post, "work hard, party hard" is an apt description of Mudd. That said, the environment is <em>definitely</em> unique. Visit, visit, can't-say-this-enough, visit!</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>oooo cool i can be a readmit instead of a transfer. I like that name more</p>