The Ten WORST Things about Harvey Mudd

1 Sleep deprivation—fun and easy! Mudd students don't breeze through classes, and that kind of workload leaves little room for sleep. Say goodbye to your pillow when you get here.

2 Workload. If the lack of sleep doesn't get you, the work really might. Try to stay afloat as best you can.

3 Nerdiness. Sometimes it gets a little overwhelming, especially if it wasn't your thing to begin with.

4 The “Mudd Bubble.” The obvious drawback to creating such a tight-knit community is that sometimes you forget there's a world out there.

5 Small size. You'll know everybody and wish you didn't, some mornings more than others.

6 LA smog. So you can do without sleeping, and the workload didn't kill you, now try breathing this...

7 There's little time for extracurricular activities.

8 There's no grade inflation—your GPA will be smacked around until it hides under the table at a modest 2.5–2.7.

9 With a such a small community, rumors spread through the gossip mill like wildfire.

10 The ratio (for guys).