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Admissions Survey Excerpts
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Alumni
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Admission to Reed is not just about having "the numbers". Reed is looking for intellectuals
who enjoy the learning process and who are passionate a... READ MORE
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Current Student
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Seems kind of random. They try to get a feel for your personality.
From the people who have been accepted, they look for bright, weird,
interest... READ MORE
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Current Student
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The admissions is getting progressively more selective, but as long as you are an awesome,
interesting, and intellectual person, you should have a g... READ MORE
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Current Student
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The application materials are just the Common Application and essay
portion. The "Why Reed?" essay and the graded writing sample are the
two most... READ MORE
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Academics Survey Excerpts
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Alumni
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Reed academics are at the top of the top. Classes are small (average = 14 students) and are
discussion based. Reed academics are traditional. Eve... READ MORE
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Current Student
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High quality of classes. The profs are amazing and really care about
you. The students make the classes very interesting and bring a lot of
cool... READ MORE
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Current Student
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Very rigorous and many kids who can't hack it become burnouts and a statistic in our
ENORMOUS attrition rate. You can get into almost any class, and... READ MORE
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Current Student
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The classes here are the best around in all aspects one can imagine:
academically challenging, mentally stimulating, small and intimate, and
all-a... READ MORE
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Employment Prospect Survey Excerpts
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Alumni
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The highest percentage of Reed alumni are in teaching related fields followed by business (ironic as Reed has neither an education or business major).... READ MORE
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Current Student
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They tell me Reed is like having a silver bullet in my belt. No word on that yet. READ MORE
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Current Student
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Current Student
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A large percentage of alumni go on to graduate school and eventually earn their Ph.D.'s. The alumni network is small but mighty. There exist only ab... READ MORE
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Quality of Life Survey Excerpts
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Alumni
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Housing space is generous. Most every freshman is in a dividhaed double set-up. Upper
classman get singles. 65% of Reed students live on campus. ... READ MORE
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Current Student
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Everything is awesome except the health service. do yourself a favor
and invest in offcampus healthcare. READ MORE
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Current Student
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The campus life is AWESOME!!! Where else can you smoke pot on the front lawn and drink in
front of the campus security officers? The honor system wo... READ MORE
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Current Student
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Housing at Reed is absolutely wonderful. Freshmen live in divided
doubles, and upper classmen live in singles. Most dorms have kitchens,
some do... READ MORE
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Social Life Survey Excerpts
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Alumni
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No Greek system! No varsity sports! We do have intramural sports (rugby, ultimate Frisbee,
soccer, etc). Clubs and activities are all proposed, v... READ MORE
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Current Student
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You can get whatever you want. There are parties, there are
intellectual get-togethers, study groups, etc. The guys are great for
the most part ... READ MORE
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Current Student
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There are parties every weekend and a good number of bars around, if you don't mind
constantly bumping into other reedies. But we have a great time ... READ MORE
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Current Student
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No Greek system.
No football team.
A cheerleading squad to mock all other cheerleading squads.
Dating scene is minimal. We're too busy studying an... READ MORE
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