Ask Jesse answer: Mudd
Monday, May 2nd, 2005Thoughts/reflections on your time at Harvey Mudd, perhaps?
The best thing about Harvey Mudd for me was that it is small (about 700 students) yet connected to the other Claremont Colleges. I have a hard time recognizing people until I've seen them many times, so I would not have a chance to make as many friends at a large college. I made some great friends at Mudd. At the same time, I was able to take a wide range of classes at Pomona, Claremont McKenna, and Scripps. Having a women's college (Scripps) across the street helped balance the 2.5:1 gender ratio at Mudd.
I didn't realize it while I was at Mudd, but the computer science profs and classes were great. The profs at UCSD don't seem as interested in the material.
One of the reasons I decided to attend grad school was that I had such a great time in college, and assumed grad school would be similar.