Spotlight On Reed College
Undergraduate Enrollment: 1,300
Female Student Body: 55%
Tuition: $32,360
Craft Club: Stitch-N-B*tch
Popular majors: Anthropology, English, biology
Sources: Reed College, princetonreview.com
Reed College’s lush green campus sits just outside downtown Portland, Oregon. A quarter of its 100-acre campus is a wildlife preserve; complete with a creek, canyon and lake. The gothic architecture of the buildings and the quiet trees turn the campus into a sanctuary where students can focus on their studies. Built in 1908 as an institution focused on intellect, the reputation continues. Juniors must pass a qualifying exam to get into their senior year, and all students must write a senior thesis in order to graduate. Savvy Miss spoke with junior anthropology major Emily about what life at the tightly-knit college is like.
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| snowflake | |
| I also graduated from Reed, but it was about 10 years ago. I was a dunce about the college-chosing process, I had no idea what I was looking for. But as soon as I started walking through campus on the tour with the student-guide, I knew it was for me. I don't even know how I knew, and the reasons I had then probably weren't even the real reasons. I've heard a lot of people say the same. Reed is an intense place. I didn't take things seriously my freshman year, and I got blown out of the water my sophmore year. After that, I buckled down and was ultimately very satisfied with my experience. I've heard this said about Harvard but it applies to Reed, too: "good grades, social life, sleep: pick two." (Reed is the Harvard of the west, right?)It's interesting to note that (in general) your grades are not revealed to you unless you ask. I didn't ask until 3 years after I graduated, and I did much better than I thought! | |
| EmilyRugg | |
| I'm looking forward to my 10-year Reed Reunion next year. It's always nice to know that for all of the talk of "Old Reed" and "New Reed", it's always the Same Reed at its core. | |
| SharonToji -- Irvine | |
| I graduated from Reed 48 years ago (sorry, Savvy Miss -- I know I'm too old for your site, but couldn't resist a comment), and guess what, it's hardly changed at all! And that's good, as far as I'm concerned, because I loved it, and still love it all these years later. It's beautiful, it's stimulating, it's life changing, and I consider it my spiritual and intellectual home. | |
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