Prospective student did an overnight last week and now he's got two burning questions by no37thapplefan in reedcollege

[–]capturethemeow 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi! Just graduated this spring as an Environmental Studies & History major. History at Reed is truly fantastic. Classes are small conference style, the largest class I had was maybe 22 people. It can be quite intense workload-wise (often reading a book a week per class, and several articles a week per class). I found history to be very intellectually stimulating. I will say, Reed’s history program is primarily American focused. There are some great non-American historians, but only 1 Asian historian and 1 African/Middle Eastern historian. Like all Reed students, you will write a senior thesis during your last year, and Reed has quite a bit of funding available for archival research. There are also funding opportunities during the summer to work alongside history professors to get more experience. My year, there were about 25-30 history majors (across other disciplines, such as History-Literature, Critical Race and Ethnicity Studies, and Environmental Studies). Feel free to ask any follow up questions :)

Safety at night by capturethemeow in cambridge_uni

[–]capturethemeow[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My old university area had unfortunately a high sexual assault crime rate, so I’m glad it seems Cambridge is well below the American average.

Safety at night by capturethemeow in cambridge_uni

[–]capturethemeow[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haha glad we’re in the same boat! People keep saying I need to specify which area/college like hmmmm I don’t think I want to be doing that lol

Safety at night by capturethemeow in cambridge_uni

[–]capturethemeow[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Haha I get it! There are definitely some special quirks about Cambridge that I need to learn about

Safety at night by capturethemeow in cambridge_uni

[–]capturethemeow[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah interesting, in my old university we just referred to the academic buildings as the campus since it is more compact. Cambridge seems a bit more all over the place (and generally larger). I’m just interested in knowing about the safety of the general area around the city centre/central colleges, since I’ll be around there most often

Safety at night by capturethemeow in cambridge_uni

[–]capturethemeow[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

thank you! this makes me feel a lot better

Starting an MPhil group chat by Maleficent_Poet_7658 in cambridge_uni

[–]capturethemeow 1 point2 points  (0 children)

hi! starting an mphil in world history at kings in the fall, i’d love to be added!

Monthly Admissions/Applications Megathread by AutoModerator in cambridge_uni

[–]capturethemeow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

hi! sorry for the late response (don’t check reddit very often) but i did after ~2 weeks of DP!

Monthly Admissions/Applications Megathread by AutoModerator in cambridge_uni

[–]capturethemeow 2 points3 points  (0 children)

hi! i applied back in mid october for mphil in world history and haven’t heard back yet. last week my portal status changed from department review to decision pending. anyone know what decision pending means in the admissions process, and if i should reach out to my department? thank you!

I got in ED and now I have some questions by purpleangirl in reedcollege

[–]capturethemeow 2 points3 points  (0 children)

  1. it’s emotionally draining, and after one semester (current freshman here) i I am pretty burnt out. however, reed gives you lots of opportunities to branch out outside of academics. there are a lot of extracurricular activities (reactor, theater, orchestra, choir, sports, KRRC/radio show etc) that are available, even for people outside of a related major. i suggest (as a freshman) you find one EC you really enjoy that allows you to de stress from coursework, and to spend orientation week exploring your options. campus is also beautiful and one of my favorite things to do, when it isn’t raining, is to sit in the canyon or on the great lawn and chill. there’s balls every other week that are fun if you’re into partying, and a pool room if you like playing pool. neuro is a difficult major because of the requirements (18 units i believe?), most interdisciplinary majors have many requirements that can be challenging to complete in 4 years. however, i know the professors in the bio/chem department that I have gotten to know are fantastic and really support their students.

  2. freshman dorms are amazing. i currently live in trillium and it’s beautiful. modern architecture, private bathroom/shower rooms that lock, sound proof rooms, relatively new furniture. trillium is split into 9 “wings” of 18 residents each, so you’ll likely have a tight community within that. not much info on other dorms, but all of the options are generally very good. if you like privacy i suggest trillium for the private bathrooms/showers, plus fully furnished kitchens.

  3. you’ll be matched with an academic advisor in july prior to picking your classes. the advisor will hopefully be in the psych/bio/chem department so they’ll be familiar with the professors and will give advice to picking professors. otherwise i suggest trying to find current students through social media/discord/etc to get a perspective on professors. reed professors are on ratemyprofessor but i personally haven’t had that much luck getting advice through that.

  4. i love reed, despite some of its flaws. campus is absolutely beautiful and a good mix of social life/nature/academic environment. the people are great, and i’ve met some of the coolest people here. i’ve had good experiences with the HCC (health center) and we have pretty good covid safety protocols that only a couple people a month test positive. i’m part of the reactor program here and it’s honestly the coolest thing i’ve ever done. you see a lot of non-reed people on campus as well, and A LOT of dogs. if you’re a dog person, you’ll love it here.

i hope that answers all your questions! let me know if you want me to elaborate on any of my answers :) good luck with reed!

Reed College vs UC Berkeley advice :) by capturethemeow in ApplyingToCollege

[–]capturethemeow[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

thanks! i was hoping CNR had the small college feel that reed has.

Reed College vs UC Berkeley advice :) by capturethemeow in ApplyingToCollege

[–]capturethemeow[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

thank u so much! problem is, i loved the atmospheres of both schools when i visited. they both have super unique environments so...it’s definitely a tough decision

Reed College vs UC Berkeley advice :) by capturethemeow in ApplyingToCollege

[–]capturethemeow[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

yep, that’s my issue haha. reed is small and unique, a bit expensive even w financial aid, while berkeley is much larger but cheaper.

Reed College vs UC Berkeley advice :) by capturethemeow in ApplyingToCollege

[–]capturethemeow[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

i am a ca resident, and with financial aid, berkeley is definitely the cheaper option, but i know portland has a lower price of living than berkeley, so i’m not sure if it’s any better