reapplying

Colleges and Universities A-Z Reed College
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<p>hi everyone, </p>

<p>i applied to reed last year and was placed on their waiting list, but never got picked up off of it. i want to reapply for next year, but i wanted to see what anyone else had to say. any one have experience with the process, know anyone that has done it? gpa/ecs/ misc below</p>

<p>gpa: 81.000/100.00 (weighted on AP's alone)
4 AP's: US History (4)
US Govt./Ptix (3)
World History (2)
English Lit/Comp </p>

<p>-National Achievement commended scholar
-3 years: National Honor Roll/Who's Who
-Editor of nationally/state ranked literary magazine "the unmasking"
-member of nationally recognized newspaper (southerner) and magazine (nexus) staff
-National Forensics League: Three-time nationals competitor, degree of outstanding distinction (1200 points), champion debater
-Theater: Intern at a internationally recognized theater, directed 'playwriting 101:the rooftop lesson' for one-act festival, stage managed 'ragtime' and 'alice in wonderland'
-model arab league, model un
-recipient of the Lisa Willoughby/Frank L Martin prize ($1000) for Performing Arts and Oral Advocacy (weird title, i know)</p>

<p>-black, first generation college student</p>

<p>any shot? any ideas?
i am going to a state school for at least the spring semester, to just be in school and work on any gpa issues, buti worry that that's too late to show any form of change. i want to go for ed II, for financial aid purposes. </p>

<p>thanks!</p>

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<p>I applied to Reed last year and got in, and plan to begin my freshmen year next fall. </p>

<p>My "stats" weren't much different than yours to be honest, so really, my advice is, don't worry about your numbers. It's funny, you would think Reed, with its reputation for unsurpassed intellectualism, carefully selects applicants with impressive resumes, when really, that's not the case at all. From what I understand, Reed selects a few high school drop outs every year.</p>

<p>What you have to understand about Reed is its seriousness. Reed's mission is to provide a demanding yet eye-opening education to those who really want it. So really, if you're serious about Reed (and make that apparent in your application / essays,) then Reed will be serious about you.</p>

<p>Reapplying will score you huge points.</p>

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<p>britishkid, please read your private messages!</p>