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[quote=Anonymous]Reed gives out grades and actually grades rather harshly...you just aren't shown them unless you request a transcript or talk to a faculty member to "de-emphasize grades and emphasize true learning."  There are a lot of misconceptions about what Reed is about...but it's a pretty high stress, pre-Phd academic environment with a very traditional, conservative curriculum.  The social environment is extremely liberal, but it is not exactly a school I would recommend to perfectionists due to its peculiar grading policy and high stress culture.  It is really more like a SLAC version of Chicago than similar to Sarah Lawrence academically.

Honestly perfectionism is often internally driven.  I imagine she would be like this wherever she attends.  I do have one friend who sounds a lot like your daughter and went to Yale and was able to find more balance in college, but it had to do with her gaining some maturity and perspective more than anything in her external environment.[/quote]

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