| Wow. These are VERY different schools. Reed is very small, very intellectual (not to say that Penn isn't, but Reed is more intense about it) with a pretty defined hippy/hipster/alternative culture. It's really near Portland, but feel suburban.
UPenn is IN the city. It is a lot bigger, with a lot more variety of people and, overall, a far more sporty/preppy feel (not that it is particularly so in comparision to all schools, but it is in comparison to Reed). IMO, you should definitely make this decision based on what kind of environment you’d feel more comfortable it. If you’re really not sure, UPenn might be the better choice, because they’ll be a larger varity of kinds of people…OTOH, for some people Reed is absently perfect, and many of those people would not be as happy at UPenn. |