<p>There’s the Claremont Consortium. And in April I learned of this college called Soka University of America, which is need-blind for all students and offers free tuition for those with incomes <60k, in addition to merit aid to make up the difference. A poster was deciding between that school and Reed, and I have no idea what he or she or they decided to do.</p>
<p>Reed is very, very generous to international students. It promises to meet your need if admitted and I, for one, was offered more aid than I expected. Reed owns a ski cabin, actually. ‘Good’ depends on what you hope to do with your degree. In 2012, for instance, after Williams (7), Reed produced the most number of economics PhDs (5) (amongst LACs). My impression is that a lot of political science majors go on to law school. I can’t answer your other questions just yet, but you can ask those questions in the Reed forum.</p>