<p>So, I have gotten into the above three schools. I am looking for any input that would be helpful. To note, I am someone who is very interested in academia and, more specifically, philosophy. To that extent, I am looking for a school where the most prevalent subject of conversations is about academia.
Thanks for any help (btw, I have visited Reed).</p>
<p>Reed is the most intellectual of the three.
Portland is a lot nicer than Poughkeepsie, and there’s more going on than the Hudson Valley.
Vassar is more well known on the east coast. Bard is artier, and has a conservatory. Both Reed and Bard are considered quirky, vassar less so.<br>
When we visited Vassar the tour guide spoke about how they have shuttles to the mall on the weekends.
If you’re looking for the most academic, I would go with Reed</p>
<p>Hmm…aghast, that is quite an interesting spin on “shuttles to the mall” sort of making it sound like that is what the students do for entertainment. In actuality the shuttle are a convenience provided to the Vassar community to various destination points in Poughkeepsie like the train station- to catch the metro to NYC; or to various other locations if a student doesn’t have a car and for instance needs to buy some essentials that aren’t available at the bookstore, or maybe to a community service location.</p>
<p>Thisisreal, if you are interested in studying philosophy at Vassar check out the course offerings for fall, my daughter is a freshman studying philosophy there and just loves it!!</p>