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eobara
Reed College '12
Majoring in Sociology
Member since 1/28/2011
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Ample and Aesthetically Pleasing
Reed College has a lot of great facilities. Despite the small size and small student population, Reed has a fully equipped sports center and amazing library, not to mention it's own student-run nuclear reactor, lots of green, open spaces and it's own wetland nature preserve in the middle of campus. The dorms can vary from amazing to dingy and cramped. The classrooms are adequate and there are some better than others, depending on the age of the building. Aesthetically, it is very pleasing with a mix of modern and gothic architecture and very open feeling.
Jan 28, 2011
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Very Diverse and Accepting
One of the things Reed College is famous for is its social acceptance of people of many different backgrounds, but it does lack in ethnic/racial diversity although not because the environment is not accepting of it. Also, Reed is known as a very liberal campus so that does often mean there are few highly religious students and very few Republicans.
Jan 28, 2011
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Need-Based, Not Merit-Based
For my situation, it is very difficult to get financial aid because it is all need-based and not merit-based. Although on paper it may look like I have ample funds to pay for my VERY VERY expensive private, independent liberal arts college, it is not necessarily the case in real-life. From what I hear, however, students who are from low-income families find financial aid at Reed great and very worthwhile.
Jan 28, 2011
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