Spotlight On Reed College

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SM: What other things are unique to Reed?
Emily: There is the honor principal, kind of the underlying theme of all of Reed. It’s a formal form of government articulated differently by different people. It’s an assumption that everyone on campus will act in a way that is responsible, mature, mindful and considerate. You’re sometimes allowed to take final exams in your pajamas in the dorms and email them to the professors, because everyone understands that cheating is not following the honor principal. Academic dishonesty is a big offense.

For more information about Reed College, www.reed.edu.

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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.

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.

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!

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