<p>swarthmore sorry</p>
<p>There are cliques everywhere and I think Reed has its clique of people who try to be difference by smoking and trying "working hard at being different" but there's also a clique of people who are very into the healthy Pacific Northwest hiking, biking, mountain climbing, eating healthy thing and wouldn't be caught dead (ahem) near a cigarette. It's a very diverse school and I think that's why many people are drawn to it after coming from very homogeneous high schools.</p>
<p>( er moking as in weed not camels)</p>
<p>Don’t be fooled by US News saying Swarthmore is the 3rd best Liberal Arts School in the Country, It’s probably number 2.
But number 1 is not williams, nor amherst, but indeed reed (this is solely my opinion)</p>
<p>If you look at the undergrad programs that were ranked “best noticed by graduate schools” the ranks go a little something like this…</p>
<ol>
<li>Cal Tech</li>
<li>Harvey Mudd</li>
<li>Reed </li>
<li>Swarthmore</li>
<li>MIT </li>
<li>Carleton</li>
<li>Grinnell</li>
<li>Bryn Mawr</li>
<li>U Chicago</li>
<li>Oberlin</li>
</ol>
<p>Reed is ranked #3 in the country (the Ivy league schools don’t come in til like the 20’s.)</p>
<p>*Reed may be the most intellectual school in the Country.
^^^ Completely opinionated.</p>
<p>PS… Look at Lawrence</p>
<p>These are all excellent schools. Grad schools won’t care a whit which of these you attended; they’ll care about what you did and your recommendations. Pick the one you can afford and like the best.</p>
<p>This thread is from 7 years ago people!</p>
<p>The questions are timeless! :)</p>