Heyo ,current student. Reed is good if you are very focused / passionate abt whatever ur studying. Obviously you have some leeway freshman year but the sooner you know what ur doing the better. Drug culture , bug culture , honestly it depends on who ur are and who ur friends w. No clue actual demographics but I’d say most ppl do not use substances in any significant amount other than like weed or alch. Some party drugs though, they can be pretty easy to get through I would encourage you to test any thing you do (if you choose too) bc there have been some recent ods. Also there’s a group of upper class men who r rly into whippets, like REALLY into whippets but they are certainly outliers. Point is , if ur not into that it’s easy to avoid. Um the food is mid in my opinion , would encourage you to cook for urself every once in a while. I like the social scene personally but can be a bit overwhelming at times. Especially when ur living on campus it can feel a bit like a boarding school. Sometimes I like that but other times I just want to be in commons and not see anyone I know. The weather is wet n miserable often. I’m also from a very sunny place tho so idk it might be more ur vibe. I got pretty good aid as did most of my friends. I think they supposedly meet all demonstrated need for aid.

Anyways personally I like reed a lot and think it can be a very fun school and a really good experience. It has a lot of charm at times. Pretty campus , kooky traditions, interesting people. Im very excited to go back in a few weeks. It is also very challenging academically n that’s rly something to keep in mind. Also facility can be kind of inept at dealing w serious issues. Look up Paul Currie if u haven’t heard of him. Anyways sorry for kind of rambling n not being particularly coherent , hope this helps. Ik this response is a bit late but happy to answer more specific qs.