<p>Also, in regards to other posts, the SATs do not measure intellect and especially not intellectualism. They measure how good you are at taking tests. They are not even an accurate predictor of college GPAs, much less future success, especially when compared to high school GPA. (<a href=“Publications | Center for Studies in Higher Education”>Publications | Center for Studies in Higher Education) SAT scores are also way more closely correlated to family income (as well as race and gender) than HS GPA, so really they are a better indicator of someone’s socioeconomic background than they are of ‘intelligence.’ (An interesting interview about the SAT with the president of Princeton Review- [Interviews</a> - Jon Katzman | Secrets Of The Sat | FRONTLINE | PBS](<a href=“http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/sats/interviews/katzman.html]Interviews”>Interviews - Jon Katzman | Secrets Of The Sat | FRONTLINE | PBS) and actually that whole series on the SAT is fascinating)</p>
<p>The amount of stock Reed vs HYPeD puts into such test scores is telling and I’m glad Reed will take a chance on bright students who might not be expert test takers, even if that means Reed’s average SAT scores are less than peer schools and it takes a hit in some arbitrary USNWR ranking. Good on them for having a holistic admissions process. Reed has even admitted high school dropouts who never took any standardized test (horrors!). </p>
<p>Re: Yale and Harvard students-- sure, anyone who attends an elite LAC/Ivy was probably a hard worker in high school (or very wealthy and well-connected). That doesn’t necessarily make them ‘intellectual’, or even interesting. While a gross oversimplification, I think looking at Steve Jobs (Reed) and Bill Gates (Harvard) is an interesting way to contrast the two different schools and the types of students they attract. Bill Gates is obviously more successful, at least financially, but I’d much rather hang out with Steve Jobs. </p>
<p>@OP: Syllabi for Hum 110 Intro to Western Humanities/ Ancient Civilizations
Old: [REED</a> VIRTUAL TOUR](<a href=“http://web.reed.edu/apply/tour/index.html?humanities/index.html~mainFrame]REED”>http://web.reed.edu/apply/tour/index.html?humanities/index.html~mainFrame)
New: [Reed</a> College | Humanities 110](<a href=“http://academic.reed.edu/humanities/hum110/syllabus/syllabus-preview-2010-13.html]Reed”>http://academic.reed.edu/humanities/hum110/syllabus/syllabus-preview-2010-13.html)
Hum 210 Early Modern Europe
Fall: [Reed</a> College | Humanities 210 | Fall 2012 Syllabus](<a href=“Humanities 211/212 - Reed College”>Humanities 211/212 - Reed College)
Spring: [Reed</a> College | Humanities 210 | Spring 2013 Syllabus](<a href=“Humanities 211/212 - Reed College”>Humanities 211/212 - Reed College)
Hum 220 Modern European Humanities (best class ever)
Fall: [Reed</a> College | Humanities 220 | Fall 2012 Syllabus](<a href=“http://www.reed.edu/humanities/hum220/syllabus/2012-13/fall.html]Reed”>Fall 2012 Syllabus - Humanities 220 - Reed College)
Spring: [Reed</a> College | Humanities 220 | Spring 2013 Syllabus](<a href=“http://www.reed.edu/humanities/hum220/syllabus/2012-13/spring.html]Reed”>Spring 2013 Syllabus - Humanities 220 - Reed College)
Hum 230 Foundations of Chinese Civilization
Fall: <a href=“http://academic.reed.edu/chinese/chin-hum/Hum230SyllabusF12.pdf[/url]”>http://academic.reed.edu/chinese/chin-hum/Hum230SyllabusF12.pdf</a>
Spring: <a href=“http://academic.reed.edu/chinese/chin-hum/Hum230SyllabusS13.pdf[/url]”>http://academic.reed.edu/chinese/chin-hum/Hum230SyllabusS13.pdf</a>
Hum 411 Senior Symposium (a post-modern hum book club)
[Reed</a> College | Humanities 411 | Syllabus](<a href=“http://academic.reed.edu/humanities/hum411/syllabus/index.html]Reed”>Syllabus - Humanities 411 - Reed College)</p>