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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Or not.  For kids who are looking for a major research university or people who are working at the cutting edge of their discipline, Reed and Swarthmore have little appeal.  More similarities among undergrad cohort (though even there I'm kind of skeptical -- Reed vs. Chicago econ for example) than among faculties.[/quote]

i know Reed and Chicago well. As a percentage, more graduates from Reed go on to get PhD's than from Chicago.  The STEM departments at Reed are very well known by major research graduate programs for producing excellently prepared students who have already done significant research as undergraduates.  Chicago does best in economics, pre-law and pre-business.  Reed also educates many entrepreneurs and artists.  Portland is lovely and the Reed campus is safe, but drugs are a problem and it rains a lot. Its cold as hell in Chicago, but the city is amazing in every respect. Reedies tend to be from left-wing intellectual families, while Chicago undergraduates are more politically diverse.

Both schools attract very smart, somewhat quirky dedicated students who are happy to be there and make life-long friendships. I can't comment on Swarthmore, because I know very little about it.[/quote]

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