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Reed College

Breakdown of “Social Life” at Reed

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By Gender
MalesB-
FemalesB-
By Major
Art & Design DepartmentB
BiologyC+
ChemistryB
EconomicsA-
EnglishB
History/Histories (art history/etc.)B+
Language - French/Spanish/etc.D+
MathC-
Perfomance ArtsD+
PhilosophyB+
PhysicsB+
Political ScienceC
PsychologyB
Religion/ReligiousB+
UndecidedB

Against similar schools

Social Life compared with similar schools in class.

Reed College
 B-
Average of All Schools
 C+
Average of schools in class
 B

Harvard University
 B-
Stanford University
 B
Brown University
 A-
University of California - Berkeley
 B
Yale University
 A-
Princeton University
 B
Cornell University
 B
F
A+

Social Life

... People here abide by the honor principle very well (not perfectly) socially and academically ...Read full comment
... Do not expect to have much of a social life and forget about being able to go off campus and escape the suffocating reed bubble ...Read full comment
... I found many of the students to be motivated, socially concerned, tolerant, competetive in a good sense ...Read full comment
... Social Life: People who complain of nothing to do are silly ...Read full comment
... The social scene here is odd, and the Reedie identity is not one that all fit or -want- to fit, and it can be more often what drives people away ...Read full comment
... However, I firmly believe that everyone, after an investment of enough time and effort, can fit in here, both academically and socially ...Read full comment
... The social life was quite liberal in the late 70s and early 80s when I was there ...Read full comment
... socially, i couldn't even comment here on what the environment is like these days ...Read full comment
... People here joke about being "socially awkward" but really it's more the case that many Reedies tend to be more introverted and initially more sh...Read full comment
... Socially, Reed is homogenous ...Read full comment
... Most students wouldn't consider themselves "Atheists, Communists, and Free Lovers," but they might agree with "Agnosticism, Socialism, and Safe S...Read full comment
... Social interation is meaningful or not at all so to speak ...Read full comment
... Should you choose to attend, Reed will be a very difficult place - not just academically, but socially and emotionally as well ...Read full comment
... Social life at Reed is incredibly creative and very accessible - how many other college campuses have a porch swing made from a vintage couch .....Read full comment
... Whether this is a bigger problem than at other liberal-arts colleges I don't know, but one wonders about the influence of Portland's near-constan...Read full comment
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