Student Profile
Matt
- Class: Senior
- Major: Chemistry
- Gender: M
- High School: Shelton High School
- Transfer Student: N
Big Picture
The school is pretty small so you get to know everyone quite well, including your professors. A large class is 30 people, a small one might be 5 or 6 students. The professors know who you are and care about your education. Sure there are a few bad professors, but overall the caliber of education in very excellent. The homework load is quite high and you are expected to put in a lot of time outside of all of your classes. Additionally, a normal class load is 5 classes (3 science + 2 humanities) and 1 to 2 labs. If you want to work hard and learn a lot, this is the place to be.
Academic Life
Academics at Mudd are top notch. There is very little competition, mostly because professor encourage you to work together in groups. Tests are often pretty laid back (sometimes takehome, sometimes open book). Upper devision classes are often based on student presentations, so they first few years the professors work to encourage in class participation.
Student Body
The student body can be a bit quirky, but overall it's pretty good. One of the dorms fits the traditional nerd stereotype, but then there is another dorm that is known for drinking a lot and throwing great parties. There are religious groups, but overall, the college is primarily does not care about politics and religion (there are plenty of exceptions, that's just what it feels like).
The Best Things
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The Worst Things
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