<p>what differences and similarities these two colleges have. Let me start:</p>
<p>Differences:
Reed is fiercely intensive, oberlin not so(from what I've been told from the science department).
Reed doesn't give a damn about the usnews ranking, Oberlin seems to do so. Reed in Oregon. Oberlin in Ohio.
Reed requires too many essays, Oberlin only two.</p>
<p>Similarities:
both individualistic colleges, a haven for eggheads and smelly hippies from what I've heard. :D
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