<p>I'm the penultimate anti-athletic trek-watching computer-game-playing physics-loving uber nerd, and I fit in just fine.</p>
<p>he is currently practicing Tibetan and Zen Buddhism. Our eyes just glazed over when he starts talking!</p>
<p>oh</a> a Reedie
;)
My daughters current roommate graduated in religion anyway
her thesis was titled
Blazing Trails on the Steep Pass: A Study of the Progressive Muslim Movement</p>
<p>Reed is secular- but they have a strong religion dept.
<a href="http://chuckcurrie.blogs.com/chuck_currie/2006/08/reed_college_1.html%5B/url%5D">http://chuckcurrie.blogs.com/chuck_currie/2006/08/reed_college_1.html</a></p>
<p>Interesting- just talked to a UW-Madison student who will be a senior with majors in Philosophy and Honors in Religious Studies. A secular college is a good way to go to avoid a Christian slant. He plans to be a Lutheran minister eventually, but not a traditional one from what I gather (heard about a Lutheran minister with some Buddhist practices, in N CA I believe). </p>
<p>Found out there are different areas within the major to specialize in; therefore it would make sense to check on the major requirements and course offerings at the various schools to see which offers the area he wants.</p>
<p>Reed was on his long list -- so I will have him take another look, same for UW-Madison.</p>
<p>One of the things I am wondering about is the benefits of being in a large urban area -- especially DC or NYC.</p>
<p>He is probably interested in working for an NGO in international relations/religion in some advisory capacity. I know he wants to get his masters,not sure about the PhD.</p>
<p>Personally, I was thinking a school located in NYC or DC would give him the best opportunities for appropriate internships. Couldn't student be interns during the school semester instead of just in the summer? Are kids from other schools at a disadvantage in that area?</p>