<p>@codexsplanade Decisions are out. I wasn’t accepted. Good luck!</p>
<p>I wasn’t either…ah, well, hopefully I still get in. More time to work on my essays!</p>
<p>@codexsplanade Everything’s good. To be truthful, I’m most bummed that now I’ll have to pay to visit. And that’s very true – no early deadlines for application materials! Are you going to schedule a visit/interview?</p>
<p>@cn7528 I visited over the summer, which I knew would hurt my chances for ROME, but I wanted to visit with students on campus since I can’t afford to go there again. I did an interview when I visited. It was nice, we talked about Ayn Rand and digging holes to China.</p>
<p>I haven’t heard from Reed at all since the confirmation email. Is anyone in the same boat? </p>
<p>@kmh1197 Have you heard from them by now?</p>
<p>I don’t know if I want to apply ED2 to Reed or not. I can’t apply ED1 because I haven’t visited yet, but I really really like Reed. I want to keep my options open by applying RD. However, Reed is my 2nd choice school out of about 14 schools and UChicago is the only school I prefer more. Now, I would be pretty much the happiest person ever if I could go to Reed, and I don’t have that great a shot at UChicago, so it seems like applying ED2 would be the best option. Really the only thing holding me back from being sure about ED2 is the breadth and depth of the Physics and Math courses. Don’t get me wrong, Reed’s course selection for Mathematics and Physics is amazing among LACs, it’s just that UChicago’s quarter system and the access to graduate level courses would give me the best possible preparation for grad school in Physics. Is there any wisdom you guys could give me regarding ED2 and Reed? How does the acceptance rate of ED2 compare with RD? Thank you for any help you can give me.</p>
<p>@Cosmological I don’t think they report specifically ED acceptance rates; I do know they ED in general admits about 2/3 of students.
Don’t give up on UChigago because it’s a reach, if you apply early decision to Reed you essentially have no other choice.
So, for the record, Reed is known for sending a large amount of students to grad school. So don’t worry about being unprepared if you do decide to attend.</p>
<p>I agree that Chicago could afford you more opportunities as a budding physicist. Applying EA to Chicago and ED 2 to Reed, after visiting, sounds like a good approach. It is not that difficult to get into Reed ED, but RD is becoming <em>intentionally</em> more selective, so your admission decision could go either way. Reed, like most LACs, has limited course offerings in physics and math (relative to big universities), but just know that the professors can teach you more than you could possibly learn in 4 years.</p>
<p>@International95 @codexsplanade Well, I’ve been reading a lot about Reed, and as time goes on it seems more and more awesome. I’m almost certain I’m applying Early Decision 2 now. My stats just aren’t that good for me to have more than a 2-5% chance of getting into UChicago (The RD acceptance rate for them is about 4.5%), and Reed’s Physics department has special topics courses, so I could independently learn topics like Quantum Field Theory that aren’t taught at Reed as official courses. Everything about Reed from the canyon and nature around it to Portland to the intellectualism has made me really love Reed, so I’m trying to maybe visit around Thanksgiving break (I live in NY, so it’s a pretty long flight) to solidify my opinion of Reed.</p>
<p>I have not written the UChicago essays yet, so applying EA wouldn’t be that beneficial.</p>
<p>Also, grad school Physics usually has PhD candidates take courses for the first 2 years and then do research, so an LAC with a good preparation of Physics in the fundamental topics like Classical Mechanics, Electromagnetism, Quantum Mechanics, and the more advanced courses like General Relativity and Particle Physics is really good. I will probably apply to UChicago for grad school, but I feel that I will probably be happiest at Reed.</p>
<p>I wonder if I should check my admissions decision on February 1st in the Apple Store… Hehe.</p>
<p>As the deadline gets closer, I’m positively buzzing with excitement. The more I read from ED applicants from prior years, the more excited I get. I’m praying that Reed will take a chance on me. I know that this school and I are meant to be.</p>
<p>How’s everyone else feeling? Are your apps in yet, or are you a big procrastinator? I fall into the latter category.</p>
<p>@codexsplanade Do they ask for first quarter grades for ED2? I’m not feeling too good about my first quarter grades, my AP Calc grade went from an A+ to a B+ because of one single test, and a couple of my other classes are going to be Bs (I take 4 APs, an honors class, and a hard philosophy class). I might apply RD to have a strong semester if they do so, but that might be harder.</p>
<p>Also yeah, I’m really excited about applying to Reed. I kind of fall into the latter category.</p>
<p>Hello everyone!
I’m an international student from Vietnam and I’m also applying to Reed under ED1. I submitted my application on Nov 7th and now it’s just waiting time - aside from the only thing which is interview. I’m pretty worried about this since the deadline to request an optional interview for ED1 applicants has passed (Oct 25th), and at that time I was freaking out over waiting for my Oct sat results and literally didn’t decide to apply ED1 to anywhere. Reed is my first choice and I’d die if not having an interview decreases my chance of getting accepted 
I sent an email to the admission office asking about this matter, but I doubt that I will get a reply soon. I’m dying… </p>
<p>I applied as an international student seeking financial aid, in the RD round, and got in without ever interviewing. It really, really does not matter.</p>
<p>@Ghostt Is that so, really? Wow, that’s a huge relief… </p>
<p>I finally submitted all portions of my application. Fingers crossed for everyone applying! To those of you concerned about your stats, fear not; I assure you mine are at least a little less impressive:</p>
<p>I’m sixteen. I’m graduating high school early and applying to Reed ED1.</p>
<p>SAT: 1850
Math: 630
C Reading: 620
Writing: 580</p>
<p>rank: 22/623, top 5%</p>
<p>GPA, unweighted: 3.6
weighted: 4.1</p>
<p>2 APs sophomore year
6 APs this year (including both semesters, not just fall)
all non-APs are honors, including an independent study of Chinese III materials</p>
<p>hosted a couple of foreign exchange students
have roughly 120 volunteer hours, largely from community service projects
interned out-of-state on an organic ranch for three weeks this last summer
interviewed with alumni
did not visit and will not visit (applied to ROME, but was rejected)
Hispanic, female
did apply for financial aid</p>
<p>I wrote some kick-ass essays and expect strong recommendations considering my relationships with my instructors.</p>
<p>If the world could do full body cyberization, including the brain. What would be the difference between us and A.I’s? I wonder if these are the kind of questions they ask in the interview. These are the kind of questions that I am better at.</p>
<p>@Isabetta I guess it depends who interviews you. The way I saw it during my interview, it was up to you to take the questions in a more abstract route, or to answer them more straightforward. There were no super quirky-philosophical-confusing questions. Only one of them caught me off guard.</p>
<p>I feel kind of disappointed in myself. I don’t like my first quarter grades and now I’m almost definitely going to apply RD.</p>