Harvey Mudd College — Attraction in Claremont

Harvey Mudd is a smaller version of CalTech, if you can imagine such a thing, and without graduate students. It is an extremely selective liberal arts college that specializes in STEM. Engineering and computer science are the most popular majors, but physics and mathematics are extremely strong. Most students live on campus their entire four years. The location is particularly beautiful, and you're part of the larger group of prestigious Claremont Colleges. What's important to remember about Harvey Mudd is that it's a liberal arts college, so there are distribution requirements in humanities and social science in addition to the feature...

I find it mildly hilarious rating the place I lived at for slightly over 4 years in the same way I would rate, say, a restaurant I visited once. So I did. I miss this place. I don't miss the constant feeling of homework, but I certainly miss the place itself. :p

Oddly enough, speaking of food, the Muddhole still has some of the best sandwiches I've had. I miss the half-turkey-half-salami footlongs... especially paying for them with my...

I recently attended a college visit at HMC, and it's so obvious how wonderful and kind the students and faculty there truly are. The school is clean and lively, and the labs were filled with students who looked busy but also were collaborating and having tons of fun. Their mission statement is so powerful! I'm excited to apply to this...