<p>One issue has been that some students have been surprised when they arrive at Reed, a unique school (as are many others). Reed has been trying hard to reduce that element of surprise by encouraging candidates to learn all they can about the school, to interview on campus and spend the night, and to be aware of Reed’s heavy reading and writing components. Freshman Hum 110 is challenging, and candidates should either love to read, or be very good at it. They payoff is great, however. “Based on a national survey of graduating seniors at 34 private, liberal arts colleges, and over 10,500 responses, 2005 Reed College graduates are 44% more likely to be very satisfied with their undergraduate education than the national average, and 51% more likely to say they definitely would attend the same institution again.” <a href=“http://web.reed.edu/ir/seniorsurvey.html[/url]”>http://web.reed.edu/ir/seniorsurvey.html</a></p>