Reed College

Date: Apr 19 2002
Major: Philosophy (This Major's Salary over time)
Reed College is an excellent place for serious, self-motivated academic work. Among the faculty are some of the best teachers in academia. They are willing to workc losely with you on your school work and on independent research. The academic experience is first-rate. Expect to learn and be pushed as far as you can go. You'll work like you've never worked before. It's not unusual for students to study regularly over 10+ hours a day. Come to Reed if you're serious about learning and getting the best damned undergraduate liberal arts education you can get.

Unfortunately, Reed seems to have gained the reptutation of being a drug haven. This appearance is quite misleading. Face it: college kids do drugs, and drugs are no more prevalent at Reed than any other school. We've got a drug/alcohol policy just like anywhere. The only real difference is that Reedies tend to be more open about their substance use. All fo this is easy to avoid, if one wants to. I, and many others, have. Those who complain about "too much" drugs at Reed usually are the ones who cave at the first sign of peer pressure. You're not one of those, I hope…