<p>Reed is one of the most underrated schools in the country, if you’re a really passionate person, Reed is definitely the place for you to be. Academically and socially, I can get behind going to Reed 100%. Don’t take this the wrong way, but you definitely fit the student profile at Reed: really smart people who are overlooked because they aren’t outstanding in a traditional classroom settings (3.3 GPA). I’m not exactly a workhouse myself, far be it from me to call you a slacker. I’m sure you’ve done research about Reed, you don’t need me to tell you all the great things about it (im slightly jealous and regret not applying tbh). </p>
<p>I guess if you want input on the other schools, I know a few alumni from Mt. Holyoke that are cool people, I don’t know if the environment is your cup of tea (all women might be a drag) but there are interesting people there at least. I know a girl going to whitman, she is a nice person but not that cool to me at least.</p>
<p>Chicago is really interesting, its even more interesting that you applied there. I looked at the rest of your schools and i thought ‘one of these things is not like the others.’ You have to ask yourself if what you really want is to attend a relatively large school in a huge city, and based on where else you applied that doesn’t seem to be the case. The opportunities you will have in a city are obviously a huge incentive, but you were accepted by plenty of good schools, you should choose where you’d be most happy. I don’t know your political orientation, but UChi is probably less liberal than Holyoke, and obviously everywhere is less liberal than reed, but maybe you want an inside look at ‘the enemy.’ </p>
<p>I hope you find success wherever you end up, just don’t fall into the mindset of “i need to go the highest ranked school that accepts me.” I would have ended up at UCI, which would have been a complete and utter disaster.</p>