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[quote=Anonymous]I have a good friend who went to Reed and loved it. He said it was very hard. I think it’s known for grade deflation. He described it as sort of a cross between a really nerdy school where people studied hard but also mixed with kind of a bacchanalia. Lots of weird themed parties. Ren Faire after exams are over. There were drugs, but it seemed like more hallucinogenics than coke or heroin or anything. I don’t think he ever felt pressured. As someone pointed out, Reed dropped in rankings because they opted out of US News and were punished for it. They don’t offer any merit aid, so because of that and being across the country, we crossed it off the list. I saw it being compared to Sarah Lawrence, and while I think the kind of student it attracts could be similar, I think it’s more rigorous. I believe my friend said a fair number of people he knew dropped out. But he still loves the school. He did go back recently and mentioned that Portland had gotten a lot grittier since he’d been there (and he’s in his 30s so not as long as a lot of parents here) and even he was kind of uncomfortable with how many homeless people there were and he’s a bleeding heart liberal who has lived in DC proper for many years.[/quote]

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