What were you like?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Harvey Mudd College
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<p>"re there many hot Caltech girls? I can't say I've seen that many Caltech girls total, but the ones I have seen aren't that hot."</p>

<p>Maybe that is your experience. However, as a Mudder, and as a person who lived at Caltech (and worked there) I have to disagree with your generalizations. Over the summer, I met some attractive girls from Caltech. Of course, they were from the Flemming Hovse (where I lived) so they are supposedly "more normal" than other techers.</p>

<p>Anyways, while there were a few attractive girls (I almost got a date with one... but she was just plain hard to get...) I do say that Mudd has many very nice-looking girls. Sometimes they can seem stupid (like forgetting what a phillips head or what a FRF is) but just when you are about to judge, they amaze you by being more than capable in... oh, say continuum mechanics...</p>

<p>However, I'm dating a Scripps girl...6.5 months now..</p>

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<p>Yeah. You'll notice the ratio in the classrooms, but at Mudd parties and 5C social events the ratio will definitely be around 1:1.</p>

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<p>continuum mechanics? haha thats f-ing awesome. and...of the 5C's isnt there an all girls school? is it scripps? or am i retarded</p>

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<p>yup. scripps is all girls.</p>

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<p>fun. can some one describe the atmosphere (not education wise, socially) of the 5c's? Cuz each school will have its own "personality":
So far ive heard:
Harvey Mudd-Nerdy but cool
Pomona-High Class
Claremont Mckenna-?
Scripps-?
Pitzer-?</p>

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<p>basic 5C stereotypes</p>

<p>claremont mckenna - former hs presidents and jocks, yet still smart.
scripps - artsy feminists (yet "scrippsies are the breakfast of champions").
pitzer - social hippies. zombie tree-huggers.
pomona - elitists because of ridiculous endowment and resources.
harvey mudd - science/math geeks that study and party hard.</p>

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<p>i was going to say exactly what you said for scripps....but then i was like, no thats a stereotype. but, oh wait, thats what i wanted in the first place.
Thanks rocketDA, that was invigorating (i suppose.)</p>

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<p>On a related note, I have a bit of a question. Last time I visited a friend in the Claremont colleges, they implied when it comes to social mixing Pomona and Scripps tend to mingle more so with each other, and Pitzer, CMC and HMC are closer to each other than the other 2. I am not saying there is isolation or anything, but just a generality. </p>

<p>Is this true by any means?</p>

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<p>If only the school weren't so friggin' expensive. . . and the 800 for Math II was pretty loosely graded because I didn't even do 5 of the questions.</p>

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<p>"If only the school weren't so friggin' expensive. . ."</p>

<p>Well, it is a small private school... aren't the ivies about as expensive? Funny cuz you probably get twice the education here...</p>

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<p>DJ Rome, you posted that you got a scholarship -- so that's $10K off the bill right off the bat (unless you were a CSP). The $10K now takes you to the cost of a state school, OOS. I know, it's still a lot of $$, but lots of other highly selective places don't even offer merit $$. Heck, most in-state flagships will run you $20K these days.</p>

<p>The money part of this stinks, I know.</p>

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<p>"If only the school weren't so friggin' expensive. . ."</p>

<p>Essentially the same price as MIT. The 10K scholarship will be one of many factors in my son's difficult decision between the two schools. Moreover, if you aren't from a "wealthy" family, Mudd (like MIT) claims to meet your need with financial aid.</p>

<p>Other than Olin, I believe that every place he applied was at the same price point. All privates though. Didn't like the feel of Purdue and Champaign Urbana--and university of Tennessee was never on the table.</p>

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<p>Seiken -- I'll take a shot at your question re: interaction, but I'm not sure I totally understand what you're wondering. Feel free to clarify if I seem to be missing the point.</p>

<p>I would say that Pomona has the least interaction of the schools (not because it's isolated or because students keep to themselves, but b/c it's the largest and most self-contained of the campuses, and also because freshman are housed relatively far from the center of the consortium), followed by Mudd (because Mudders tend not to cross-enroll as much, and their classes tend to have fewer off-campus students in them). That said, while Pomona students tend to leave not to leave their own campus as much, its very common for other students to go TO them, because many departments and organizations are centered there. Pomona is also at one far end of the consortium, while Mudd is at the other far end. The social scene on Mudd is a different matter...plenty of off-campus love, there. I think it's also sometimes the case that students are intimidated (sometimes with reason, sometimes without) to take classes at Pomona and Mudd, given their incredible academic reputations. I tend to think that Scripps has the highest level of interaction, being so geographically central, plus having the gender motivator to meet people on other campuses. Pitzer and CMC, in my mind, fall somewhere in between. </p>

<p>The opinions of others will vary, but this is based on my own experience (and I think it's been a pretty well-rounded one, based on how much I've cross-enrolled, spent time on other campuses, and been involved both at my own school and in 5C groups). The trend as I see it as that students get off their own campuses as much as they have need to. The smaller your school, the more likely you are to major or take class off-campus, the greater your interest in off-campus or shared activities (theatre, sports, activist organizations, etc. that may be shared or located on other campuses), the less you find a niche on your own campus (or in happier terms, the more you find one on another), the more likely you are to spend time around the other schools. Just note, when I say that a school has the least interaction, I don't mean to imply anything about the social character of its students. Similarly, when I say that a school might have the most interaction, I don't mean to imply anything about a shortage or inferiority of resources. They're all just trends, and can be explained in a thousand different ways.</p>

<p>Overall, we ALL share a LOT. And it's easy. Yay, Claremont. Period :-)</p>

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<p>What is a Mudd summer like?</p>

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<p>Depends. A lot of rising sophomore take summer math for six weeks. Most upperclassmen do research, especially rising seniors. There are REU's and professors offering positions.</p>

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<p>Dude, HMC needs more activity on CC. It's the weekend and I'm a nerd and I want to waste time on CC.</p>

<p>Post. Please...</p>

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<p>Haha well, i can't help you out too much with that, but how about convincing other mudders to join CC?</p>

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<p>Well the HMC transfer application is due at midnight tomorrow. wanna help me with essays?</p>

<p>and the U Chicago one is due as well at that time. (wont go if i get into mudd, promise) and one of the essays is quite mathematical:</p>

<p>The Cartesian coordinate system is a popular method of representing real numbers and is the bane of eighth graders everywhere. Since its introduction by Descartes in 1637, this means of visually characterizing mathematical values has swept the globe, earning a significant role in branches of mathematics such as algebra, geometry, and calculus. Describe yourself as a point or series of points on this axial arrangement. If you are a function, what are you? In which quadrants do you lie? Are x and y enough for you, or do you warrant some love from the z-axis? Be sure to include your domain, range, derivative, and asymptotes, should any apply. Your possibilities are positively and negatively unbounded.</p>

<p>Ive chosen </p>

<p>z = f(x,y) = ke^(x+y) where x(t)= t and y(t) = t or something like that. How exactly would you phrase them in one sentence. And also, what traits could you tell me about it. So far I have my own but I would like to know if u can come up with any more, as well as verify my current.</p>

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<p>i would do z = t , x = e^(-zeta<em>wn</em>t) * cos(wn<em>t)/sqrt(1-zeta^2) , y = e^(-zeta</em>wn<em>t) * sin(wn</em>t)/sqrt(1-zeta^2),</p>

<p>where zeta is societies relative damping on me pursuing my passions [0,1],
wn is the angular rotation rate of earth,
t is the time in femtoseconds...because femto-second imaging is new and cool.
x is my professional/academic success [-1,1]
y is my personal success [-1,1]
z is my life. [1986<em>365.25</em>24<em>60</em>60*10^15 fsec since BCE, ~10000000! hydrogen atom electron orbits]</p>

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<p>So due to the large value of t and the positive angular rotation rate of the earth, as my life continues on my personal and academic success are basically forced to go to zero? If this is true then I think I might come off as a depressed angst-filled teen with inappropriate methods of channeling my issues. (transfer applications?) Besides explaining the derivative of that thing would be horrible. (though dz/dt i could handle)</p>

<p>Although femto-seconds are indeed cool and I do like hydrogen clocks.</p>