Reed College Top Questions

to a certain extent.

For the most part, these stereotypes are true. Of course, you will find students who are not socially awkward. There are some Christians, libertarians, and not well-off financially. We may even have a Republican!

Smell one and find out.

By and large, no. Perhaps the most accurate would be that we spend an inordinate amount of time in the library - our workload is fairly intense, but I would not say that it is unmanageable. I think that I lead a fairly balanced, albeit tightly scheduled existence. As for the rest of them, there are certainly a core group of very visible students that fulfill some or all of those stereotypes, but they are in the minority. We have a fairly diverse group of students at Reed, and I find it hard to pigeonhole most of them into the typical Reedie stereotype.

Yes and no. I have met more hardworking, inspired individuals at this school than anywhere else. But by no means will you feel excluded if you don't see yourself as a 'hippie' or if you are substance free. The 'bizarre individuals' aspect is true in the sense that it takes a certain kind of person to fit in here. If you are considering this school, you're already halfway there. Visiting is probably the best way to know if you will fit in; traditional normality doesn't exist here.