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Anyone here went to or currently attend MIT, Caltech, or Harvey Mudd?

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haha, I went to harvey mudd.

kango: trust me, you're a dork.

But it's the same at all those schools you're looking at, there are just different grades/and types of dorkiness that people follow.

From comparing my own experiences to those of other people I know that went to the other schools, I'm willing to wager you'd have a similar experience at any of the places. I'm probably a bit biased towards mudd, but the fact that you can interact with the kids from the other schools (if you need to buy weed you can go to pitzer, or if you need a girl for whatever reason you can go to scripps) was a pretty sweet deal.

Harvey Mudd itself, though, is even more quirky than the rest. At caltech and MIT, you have people that work a lot and know a lot. At Mudd, you have people that work a lot and know a lot and ride unicycles to class.

You'll get yourself a more 'traditional' experience at MIT, I think, and also the most respect for having gone there. You'll have a very strange experience at Mudd, and very little respect outside of california for it, though i'd wager you're just as prepared as anyone else.

But as far as those questions you asked, the three are just about indistinguishable.
 
MIT class of '01

a. The score that people received (SAT, SAT II, ACT, miscellaneous material)''

SAT: 1440
Math IIC: 800
Physics: 740
Bio: 700
Writing: 590 (ouch)

b. The type of extracurricular activities done (specially if you went to or currently attended MIT)

Math team captain
Member of state of Mass. Math team, competed nationally
Ranked 17th in state of Mass in Math
Academic decathlon captain
national honor society and tutor
Church related activities
volunteer @ soup kitchen
High school record holder in weightlifintg: Clean & Jerk

c. Grade Point Average

Dont remember... about 3.75 and ranked 7th out of 225

d. Ideas about what should be written on the essay (i know caltech requires you to write an essay)

Write something personal

e. Miscellaneous comments, suggestions..

good luck

 
Another factor is where you live in relation to the school. I don't think I would have gotten in MIT if I didn't live 10 min away.
Oh what's the saying? You want to be from MIT, not at MIT
 
i got into Harvey mudd college but i didn't go, didn't get into MIT

the sat i got was: 1480 (690 v + 790 math), sat2: 720writ, 750 math2c, 710bio

extra curiccular: cross country, track, attended UC berkely my senior year in hs (because of a special program), band, lots of years of music, 200+ hrs of community service, went on a missionary trip to mexico to build houses, various jobs, etc...

GPA 4.0

Essay: i can't remember the topic... i remember there was 2 essays though.... which sucked.

Misc: the person who does interterview from hmc is the dean of admissions (at least in the big cities like SF in california). I really got along well with him, and he was really intersetd in my missionarry trip to mexico. I think HMC is more focused in finding a rounded person, while MIT wants to find a young scientist, programmer, enginner.

Any questions: PM Me.

 
Following a technical degree at most good programs will SAP your time. You will be doing homework on late Friday nights & weekends. You may view yourself as smart, but all students at good programs are equally if not more smart and they are working their asses off.

To that end...........By going to a technical school, you will find everyone pursuing this lifestyle.....in other words, NO lifestyle other than pure hardcore academics.

It will make for a rather boring 4 years, unless you are completely committed to extreme academic challenges. I would recommend a more well-rounded institution that will give you more diversity (i.e. a University life).

No doubt the schools you mention are good, but they are indeed boooring. You can also add the U. of Chicago to that list. (BTW, I had a chance to go to these schools you mention, but decided against it and friends of mine who went there had serious reservations of doing it all over again.)

Further, if you're Californian, it's truly insane to go out of state since you have the prestigious U. of CA system--at a fraction of that cost.

Salary-wise, you will NOT get compensated more highly than other highly regarded programs. The TYPE of technical degree (i.e chemical vs. EE), etc will only make a difference in this regard.

I went to a diverse prestigious school for undergrad and a "boring" school for grad. Without a doubt, the "life" of a diverse institution was MUCH, MUCH more FORMING, Fun, and Enlightening than that of a "one track" school.

Just MHO from a person who's been there and done that.
 
i knew a brother sister combo that went to cal tech.........so freakin smart they were...they had 1500+ on SAT's, 4.0 unwieghted gpa's....the whole list of student activities.....

remember that they don't accept ur ap exams as credit....
 
Originally posted by: TheeeChosenOne
Following a technical degree at most good programs will SAP your time. You will be doing homework on late Friday nights & weekends. You may view yourself as smart, but all students at good programs are equally if not more smart and they are working their asses off.

To that end...........By going to a technical school, you will find everyone pursuing this lifestyle.....in other words, NO lifestyle other than pure hardcore academics.

It will make for a rather boring 4 years, unless you are completely committed to extreme academic challenges. I would recommend a more well-rounded institution that will give you more diversity (i.e. a University life).

No doubt the schools you mention are good, but they are indeed boooring. You can also add the U. of Chicago to that list. (BTW, I had a chance to go to these schools you mention, but decided against it and friends of mine who went there had serious reservations after graduating of doing it all over again.)

Further, if you're Californian, it's truly insane to go out of state since you have the prestigious U. of CA system--at a fraction of that cost.

Salary-wise, you will NOT get compensated more highly than other highly regarded programs. The TYPE of technical degree (i.e chemical vs. EE), etc will only make a difference in this regard.

I went to a diverse prestigious school for undergrad and a "boring" school for grad. Without a doubt, the "life" of a diverse institution was MUCH, MUCH more FORMING, Fun, and Enlightening than that of a "one track" school.

Just MHO from a person who's been there and done that.
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Could not agree more.

Also students who want a career in IT better be prepard for a rough ride now ...
 
underestimated my GPA, i'm ranked with the top 4% and have a 3.76 GPA, end of the first sem of junior year. If i get straight As, i get a 3.97, so I have to ;D
 
Originally posted by: DanTMWTMP
i knew a brother sister combo that went to cal tech.........so freakin smart they were...they had 1500+ on SAT's, 4.0 unwieghted gpa's....the whole list of student activities.....

remember that they don't accept ur ap exams as credit....
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yeah, they still want you to take a proficiency test.
 
It helps to be in-state of the school you want to get into imho. A person with the same credentials as Mister T will have a harder time getting into MIT if he was from out of state.
 
yeah, thats why i'm glad i'm in california where Caltech is located. In fact, i'm quite close, jew 15 miles away or so, an hour drive.
 
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