William & Mary vs. Reed?

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[Post New]03/29/2023 16:50
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Anonymous
My son got into Reed last year EA. We pushed him to apply because of the strong academics and other factors. It wasn't the right fit for him socially and he wound up getting into a top Northeastern SLAC via ED, so the decision was made for him. But our family in CA - who are not remotely political - were far more impressed with Reed than most of the rest of his list. So I do think it has a high name recognition on the West Coast. I would pick W&M for my kid, but Reed has a lot going for it.
[Post New]03/29/2023 16:50
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Reed was too left wing fringe-y for my kid— who ended up attending Oberlin. The hard drug subculture was a real issue for her. She also though the kids were intellectually pretentious— taking fringe positions for the sake of being able to say they have fringe positions.

[Post New]03/29/2023 18:05
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Anonymous wrote:I know a lot of Reed grads. Relatively smart, but definitely not brilliant or anything. All come from wealthy families and were able to go into public interest -type jobs because of that. The school is pretty, but very small.

Steve Jobs went to Reed so there are some unusually smart people who went there.
[Post New]03/29/2023 18:14
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Anonymous wrote:My son got into Reed last year EA. We pushed him to apply because of the strong academics and other factors. It wasn't the right fit for him socially and he wound up getting into a top Northeastern SLAC via ED, so the decision was made for him. But our family in CA - who are not remotely political - were far more impressed with Reed than most of the rest of his list. So I do think it has a high name recognition on the West Coast. I would pick W&M for my kid, but Reed has a lot going for it.


My DC also got into, but ultimately doesn't attend, Reed. There is not much name recognition here on the East Coast, except for a couple of my elderly neighbors (whose backgrounds are in diplomacy and academia), who were very impressed that DC got into Reed. Someone on this board posted a college comparison website a couple of years ago where you could input 2 schools and see where students who got into both ultimately attended -- it was about 1/3 Reed to 2/3 W&M. That doesn't tell you anything about your child and what is the best fit for them.
[Post New]03/29/2023 18:20
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Anonymous wrote:literally before seeing this thread I never once heard of Reed.


Many years ago I had a short fling a Reed graduate. She wasn't nearly as wild as she thought she was.
[Post New]03/29/2023 19:20
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Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I know a lot of Reed grads. Relatively smart, but definitely not brilliant or anything. All come from wealthy families and were able to go into public interest -type jobs because of that. The school is pretty, but very small.

Steve Jobs went to Reed so there are some unusually smart people who went there.


He left after 1 semester
[Post New]03/29/2023 19:31
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Anonymous wrote:literally before seeing this thread I never once heard of Reed.


That says something about you, not the school.
[Post New]03/29/2023 19:41
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Anonymous
I'm chuckling at the people calling W&M conservative. I mean, they have conservative students there, but my very left daughter has found plenty of friends. If you are in state, it shouldn't even be a question of where to go. Not to slam Reed, just common sense.
[Post New]03/29/2023 19:44
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Anonymous wrote:+1 Reed is more rigorous. W+M in state is much more affordable, of course.


What are you basing this on (that Reed is more rigorous)?
[Post New]03/29/2023 19:49
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Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:W&M is a wonderful school. Reed is an antifa training ground. Please choose W&M.



[Post New]03/29/2023 20:18
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Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:literally before seeing this thread I never once heard of Reed.


Many years ago I had a short fling a Reed graduate. She wasn't nearly as wild as she thought she was.


100% perfect understanding.
[Post New]03/29/2023 20:43
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Anonymous wrote:My son got into Reed last year EA. We pushed him to apply because of the strong academics and other factors. It wasn't the right fit for him socially and he wound up getting into a top Northeastern SLAC via ED, so the decision was made for him. But our family in CA - who are not remotely political - were far more impressed with Reed than most of the rest of his list. So I do think it has a high name recognition on the West Coast. I would pick W&M for my kid, but Reed has a lot going for it.


Where did you son end up going?
[Post New]03/29/2023 21:25
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Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:literally before seeing this thread I never once heard of Reed.


That says something about you, not the school.


I'm happy with that.
[Post New]03/30/2023 00:16
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Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:Obviously W&M is bigger. Are they equally rigorous when it comes to the humanities?


I assume you are not in state!?
[Post New]03/30/2023 00:51
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Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Obviously W&M is bigger. Are they equally rigorous when it comes to the humanities?


I assume you are not in state!?
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This. No question if the OP is in VA.
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