A Transfer Thread

<p>Anyone apply as a transfer student for Fall 2011?</p>

<p>Me! Do you know when Reed releases decisions?</p>

<p>May 15th! It is forever from now. Have you interviewed?</p>

<p>Yes, I did so in October, which I kind of regret now because I’ve done a lot of reflection since then. Have you? Is Reed your first choice?</p>

<p>I will sometime next week.</p>

<p>It is my first choice! I am more excited/nervous this time around than I was as a high school senior.</p>

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Don’t worry, you would eventually feel that way even if your interview had been yesterday. I’m sure your interview was fine.</p>

<p>When I interviewed at Reed, I was interested in physics and mathematics; now I’m an undecided freshman, leaning towards either music or history.</p>

<p>Yeah, definitely. I feel like this is “it.” My last chance at college admissions! Reed’s my first choice toooo. I want to go so bad.</p>

<p>It is my first choice, as I mentioned, but I am interested in a few other schools. I made myself love a few others JUST IN CASE, what are you back ups, other than your current school…</p>

<p>I’ve been accepted to Lewis and Clark so that is my backup! I reapplied to Macalester (I was accepted last year) so that’s the other back up. But Reed would be so, so wonderful.
Have you visited?</p>

<p>I have visited before.</p>

<p>Lewis & Clark is also amazing! Have you visited that campus?</p>

<p>L&C has the nicest campus I have ever ever seen, and is a great school. It was my third choice when I was applying my senior year. :)</p>

<p>Is that where you are currently attending?</p>

<p>aren’t you guys already at 4 year schools? I don’t see why you think it is your last chance at college admissions. I mean, at least you are* in* a school.</p>

<p>Reed has a “two strike your out” approach, so if you don’t get in the second time, you’re done.</p>

<p>Furthermore, the four year schools we are in are – well in my case – not giving us what we need academically.</p>

<p>ALSO, one can’t go around “college hopping”, it looks bad for grad school, so this is our last shot.</p>

<p>I think most every school (Reed included) requires at least half of the units to be completed at the school of graduation.</p>

<p>Yeah. I just don’t think there’s any way I could go through the admissions process again. The transfer process has been just as tedious and irritating as the original. Albiet this time I was definitely a lot more prepared.
As a side note - I emailed the Reed transfer counselor expressing my concern that L&C’s decision date is before Reed’s notification date. She told me I could call at the end of April and if a decision was available, they would give it to me by phone. Which freaks me out because now I will be finding out a lot sooner than I thought I would!</p>

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No, I’m currently a freshman here at Reed.</p>

<p>@skippedabeat</p>

<p>Phone decisions are very scary, and can hurt more than phone decisions, I would be EXTREMELY freaked out. :(</p>

<p>Hope we both get accepted!</p>

<p>@ zchryevns</p>

<p>Would you like to give us a pro/con list for Reed, in your perspective?
AND Are academics as intense as they are made out to be?</p>

<p>Pros:
Great community: people are very accepting of others, which is really refreshing; the professors are extremely intelligent and very helpful, as well as easy to contact and punctual in their responses; the campus is beautiful; you will learn a lot; Portland is a wonderful city with a great music scene and many things to do at any time; student events are usually great fun, with events/organizations such as Beer Garden, SLUR (Singing Loudly Unto Reed [drunkenly]), Friday @ 4 concert series courtesy of the music department, etc.</p>

<p>Cons:
The only real “con” (I don’t necessarily consider it a negative thing—rather, it’s just a struggle) is the stress of the academics. Not only do professors expect students to do large amounts of self-study, but the overall quality expected of work must be quite high as well. It can be stressful and discouraging, but it pushes the students here to strive to reach our greatest potential in everything they (myself included) do.</p>

<p>So to answer your last question: yes, academics here are as intense as they are made out to be. That’s not to say you will be confined to your room/the library studying for four years straight—you won’t; I tend to get out and meet with friends for a bit most days. However, you will have to sacrifice a number of hours each day in order to devote an appropriate amount of time to studying if you want to thrive here.</p>

<p>Also, I guess the increase in AOD (Alcohol or Other Drug) violations given is a con. People can’t smoke weed in their room in peace without a CSO wanting to know what’s going on in there anymore, sheesh.</p>

<p>I figure I’d rather just find out as soon as I can. I should probably just start practicing my responses to my decision. What other schools are you considering?</p>