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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The DD of my close friend goes there. She is transferring to University of Oregon in the fall. Loves Oregon, but Reed is very small and very stressful. [/quote]

Reed is anything but stressful that’s ridiculous [/quote]

You don't know what you're talking about. The students are intense, the required courses are intense, and there's a senior thesis with qualifying exam (unless things have changed). There is no grade inflation, they send very few to medical school because of this.

As it happens, the Reedies I know have security clearances, and zero history of drug use. As with most privates, it is a very wealthy student body, but that is very stealth.[/quote]

Reedie here.  I was talking to a professor and member of the National Academy of Sciences who went to Reed (as did his wife who is a very successful physician at a research hospital).  They sent all three of their kids to Reed.  But when his oldest was applying to colleges, he was concerned about the stress culture at Reed and whether it would be good for his son.  This is a guy who lives one of the most stressful, busy lives I can imagine and who has worked in all kinds of intense cutthroat environments.  Thought it was interesting.

I personally found Reed to be quite stressful, but other stages of my career have been as well.[/quote]

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